Hoboken Mayor Says Christie Aides Withheld Sandy Relief Funds

The mayor of Hoboken, N.J. says aides of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would not provide the relief money she sought to rebuild her city following Hurricane Sandy unless she approved a redevelopment plan sought by the governor.

In an appearance on MSNBC, Dawn Zimmer said she did not agreed to the redevelopment plan, and claimed that as a result, Hoboken has only received $342,000 of the $127 million recovery funds she requested. Zimmer said Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Christie's community-affairs commissioner, Richard Constable, were the two responsible for withholding money, a claim she backs up with emails and public records, posted below. Read more...