Meet State Dems’ Developer Donor, Peter Fine

If the Democrats succeed in wresting control of the State Senate next week, their victory will be owed in no small part to the wealthy party loyalists who round out their major contributors. Near the very top of that donor list is onetime major George Pataki donor Peter Fine, chairman of Atlantic Development, a leading Read More

Pataki Deals Blow to Developer Donor

Governor George Pataki today issued a blow to Manhattan real-estate developer Peter Fine, one of his campaign donors, when he put on hold the developer’s application for $41 million in tax-exempt bonds and $13.3 million in tax credits.

The application, from Mr. Fine’s Atlantic Development Group, was going to allow him to break ground on Read More