Last week's adoption by Community Board 13 of changes to the city's Coney Island redevelopment plan isn't sitting well with city officials who see the changes as friendly to—and, heck, even written by—developer Joe Sitt. "Having a for-profit developer write these zoning amendments is the equivalent of having a Big Tobacco lobbyist write anti-smoking legislation," a city official said. Yes, friends, it's politicians vs. politicians, a circus only Coney Island could love. [NYDN]
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