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Clinton Said to Rent Space in Brooklyn for 2016 Bid (The New York Times)
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Clinton Said to Rent Space in Brooklyn for 2016 Bid (The New York Times)By Maggie Haberman April 4, 2015 The New York Times Hillary Rodham Clinton has leased two floors of office space at 1 Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn for her presidential campaign headquarters, according to a person familiar with the deal. The agreement will put Mrs. Clinton's political hub on the edge of Brooklyn Heights and the borough's civic center, and just a short subway ride from Manhattan. The person who described the lease did so on the condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss it publicly. Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Mrs. Clinton, declined to comment. Signing the lease, which was first reported by Politico, effectively starts the clock on when Mrs. Clinton will have to file candidacy papers with the Federal Election Commission. Prospective office-holders have 15 days from engaging in campaign activities to register a committee. It was not immediately clear when the lease agreement had been signed, or who or what entity was listed as the tenant, but Mrs. Clinton is expected to announce her candidacy in the coming days. Among the other tenants in 1 Pierrepont Plaza are Morgan Stanley and the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Loretta E. Lynch, President Obama's nominee for attorney general. The office building, like many others in the area, is owned by Forest City Ratner Companies, whose chairman, Bruce C. Ratner, is a prolific Democratic donor. Mr. Ratner developed the Barclays Center, an arena that was the centerpiece of New York's unsuccessful bid to be the host of the Democratic National Convention in 2016. Mrs. Clinton had also considered another Forest City Ratner property a few blocks away, at the Metro Tech complex. But the building she chose may have had an unfair advantage: It is bounded on the west by Clinton Street. Correction: April 3, 2015 An earlier version of this article gave an incorrect title for Loretta E. Lynch. She is the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York, not the Southern District.
April 3, 2015 NY Daily News WASHINGTON — Hillary is coming to Brooklyn. The former Secretary of State’s team signed a lease Wednesday to house its headquarters in a Brooklyn Heights office building, a move indicating Clinton will launch her second presidential campaign within two weeks. The Federal Election Commission gives candidates 15 days to create a campaign committee after “campaign activity” — which includes leasing office space. Sources said Friday that Clinton’s camp has leased two floors, totaling about 80,000 square feet, at One Pierrepont Plaza. The offices are near a dozen subway lines. The building touts itself as “Modern Offices. Brooklyn Cool.” But the location, just across the East River from downtown Manhattan, is about as corporate as Brooklyn gets. It is located in a building where Morgan Stanley and employees of the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney, currently Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch, have offices. The building is owned by Forest City Ratner. Executive chairman Bruce Ratner, a minority owner of the Brooklyn Nets, who developed the nearby Barclays Center, has contributed $400,000 to Democrats. Ratner has never contributed directly to Clinton. Critics said the campaign's location in an office building some call the “Morgan Stanley building,” in one of New York's richest neighborhoods is hardly edgy. “It’s located just a short ride across the bridge from Wall Street,” America Rising, pro-Republican political action committee said. “This is all terrible news for Elizabeth Warren Democrats!” Clinton’s team considered locations in Queens and Westchester County, before settling on the Brooklyn location, people familiar with their search said. According to Politico, which first reported the lease signing, Clinton’s chief of staff, Huma Abedin, checked out the building weeks ago and took a walking tour of the neighborhood. Setting up offices will unite around three dozen Clinton staffers who have been working out of various locations in New York, while Clinton, who works from her Chappaqua, N.Y., and a small midtown Manhattan office. Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill declined to comment on the lease. Team Clinton signs lease for Brooklyn office (CNN)By Dan Merica and Jeff Zeleny April 3, 2015 CNN Hillary Clinton may not officially have a campaign yet, but she does have a campaign office.Clinton's nascent campaign signed a lease for two floors of office space at 1 Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn Heights, a person familiar with the lease told CNN.Clinton and her team coalesced around Brooklyn last month, according to multiple sources, after considering headquartering the campaign in other New York City neighborhoods. Last month, the team was in "serious negotiations" for office space at the MetroTech complex in Downtown Brooklyn, according to the same sources, but a lease was not signed.The now set Brooklyn Heights office, which was first reported by Politico, puts Clinton just across the river from Manhattan and near a focal point for Brooklyn transportation. The building -- which bills itself as "Modern Offices. Brooklyn Cool" -- also houses offices for Morgan Stanley and the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.Clinton supporters see a number of benefits in Brooklyn, including ease of attracting talent to the New York area and the fact that it's known for ethnic and socio-economic diversity.On the downside, some Clinton supporters have expressed concern with being closely associated with New York City, and in particular Wall Street, which is only a few subway stops away.Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2016 -> HRC -> HRC1 Clips 2016 -> An introduction to centre’s interventions expanding access to justice 2016 -> Sanchar Shakti 2016 -> Unit analysis should help here. We want number of bananas 2016 -> The Autobiography of Elder Joseph Bates 2016 -> The Great Heat and the Rhode Island Deep Water Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradians) Fishery 1875-1905 HRC1 Clips -> Hrc clips October 19, 2016 hrc HRC1 Clips -> H4a news Clips [May 1, 2015] Summary of Today’s news HRC1 Clips -> H4a news Clips [April 26, 2015] Summary of Today’s news HRC1 Clips -> Hrc clips October 19, 2016 hrc HRC1 Clips -> H4a news Clips [April 11, 2015] Summary of Today’s news Download 147 Kb. Share with your friends:
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