Nader Slams NYC Snapple Deal

Mayor Bloomberg has committed New York City to naming Snapple as the official water, juice and iced tea provider for the nation's largest metropolis. The elaborate five-year agreement -- not publically available -- transferred $166 million

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September 17, 2003, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Cities were viewed more benignly when they were more livable, more employable at good wages, more replete with public institutions like good libraries, good public transit, good schools, good hospitals and clinics and good recreational facilities in the neighborhoods. New York City is crumbling on these measurements.

Thanks to Michael Dudley

FULL STORY: Big Snapple? Selling the City, Drink by Drink

Monday, September 15, 2003 in Common Dreams

Government / Politics New York

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