Christine Quinn’s director of communications, Jamie McShane, briefed reporters in Room 9 at City Hall just now, and provided the names of the fake organizations her staff used to shield the fact that taxpayer money was being moved into reserve. Her office has not said who created these groups, or which, if any, City Council members requested funding for them.
According to Quinn’s office, in fiscal year 2007, $3.6 million was misreported as going to these nonexistent groups:
American Association of Concerned Veterans
Association of Community Partners
Coalition for Strong Special Education
Coalition for Informed Individuals
Community Development for Stronger Neighborhoods
Firewood Senior Services
Great American Family Health Services
Greater New York Cleaning Program
Forever Green New York City
Immigration Improvement Project of New York
Learning Through Arts Initiative
Movie Up, Building Bridges
New Metropolitan Housing Services
New York Foundation for Community Development
Rockwood Regional Development Foundation
Senior Citizen’s for Equality
Social Alliance for New York
Stand New York
In fiscal year 2008, $1.1 million was misreported as going to these nonexistent groups:
American Association of Concerned Veterans
Association of Community Partners
Coalition for Strong Special Education
Coalition for Informed Individuals
Community Development for Stronger Neighborhoods
Firewood Senior Services
Immigration Improvement Project of New York
New York Foundation for Community Development
Rockwood Regional Development Foundation
Senior Citizen’s for Equality
Social Alliance for New York
Stand New York
