The documents, which include emails and memos from the months preceding the government’s final decision, may be used in a suit filed by Fairholme Funds Inc.
Cities have traded their historical social and economic diversity for wealth and economic specialization, making them uniquely vulnerable to future shocks.
The area, mostly between Madison and Third avenues, has more than 60 million square feet of offices and more than a quarter-million workers, according to the city.