# Firms With Checkered Pasts Tied to Troubled Midtown Construction Project

- Published: 2026-07-18T00:01:02Z
- Updated: 2026-07-19T02:40:46Z
- Section: nyregion
- Language: English (en)
- Source: The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/nyregion/nyc-building-emergency-companies.html
- Tags: The New York Times · N.Y./Region
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Among those connected to companies that worked on 235 East 42nd Street were a man who once bribed city officials and a developer who gave a loan to Bernard Kerik.

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