[JonEisberg]

Gee, what a shocker:

Mr. Fortenbaugh says he believes that Brookfield and its partner, Island Global, are better positioned to win the contract because of their financial and political clout. Both Brookfield and Island Global's chairman, Andrew Farkas, have been generous donors to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who appointed four of the five Battery Park City Authority members, and Mr. Cuomo once worked for Island Capital Group, also run by Mr. Farkas.

Yup, that's The American Way, alright...

Personally, I've always detested that place, probably the most uncomfortable wave action I've ever experienced in a marina... They've always been the ultimate rip-off artists, 15 years ago I was charged $40 to simply discharge a passenger, pulling alongside only long enough for them to jump off without even tying up...