“The David Dinkins that David Dinkins wants voters to see is a man who can bring the city together, who cares about the city's growing underclass, and who can do something about New York's out-of-control drug and crime problems.”
“The most curious aspect of the Bowery/UDC relationship is the striking similarity between letters sent by both to the city concerning the Commodore deal.”
The Commodore story led the author into a series of possible conflicts concerning Ravitch's role as the unpaid chairman of the New York's Urban Development Corporation
