After holding up construction for years, Mayor de Blasio says he’s now ready to provide a much-needed assist to hockey legend Mark Messier’s embattled plan to develop the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx into the world’s largest ice-skating complex.
Hizzoner said Wednesday that the city’s Economic Development Corp. will turn over the lease to the property that Messier and developer Ken Parker’s company, KNIC, needs to break ground once the state’s economic development arm formally authorizes a $108 million loan for the first phase that was included in his state budget.
“We’re ready to move foreword with all the legal paperwork to make the project happen,” said de Blasio during an unrelated event in The Bronx.