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It's been a little over a year since Brett Ratner was bounced from his Oscar producing gig for making comments like "Rehearsal is for fags," but time is on his side: The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced this weekend that Ratner will receive the group's first Ally Award ... More »
vulture.com (2 months and 16 days ago)
MaryAnne Gilmartin, the new chief executive of Forest City Ratner Cos. didn't have to look very far for her chief operating officer: She has chosen David Berliner, the company's general counsel.
wsj.com (26 days ago)
"Homophobe. Bigot. Gay-basher. Ignorant frat boy." -- Brett Ratner on the insults he received after making an anti-gay slur in 2011. The Hollywood producer accepted an Ally award at Saturday's GLAAD awards for his work on behalf of the gay community since the incident, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Said Ratner: "I learned a valuable lesson: A word can matter, whether...
washingtonpost.com (2 months and 8 days ago)
Developer Bruce Ratner's proposal for the New York Islanders to play six games at Nassau Coliseum after the team moves to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn is unprecedented in the National Hockey League, a source familiar with the situation said.
newsday.com (7 days ago)
LIBERTY — Democrats are poised to take control of the Village of Liberty, with Dan Ratner Sr. leading the mayor’s race against incumbent Richard Winters and Democrat Ronald Stabak receiving enough votes to safely claim a trustee seat.
recordonline.com (2 months and 7 days ago)
It appears all is forgiven. Brett Ratner will be honored with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's inaugural Ally Award this weekend at the group's 24th annual Media...
eonline.com (2 months and 16 days ago)

Call them Brett Ratner’s comeback films. The “Rush Hour” director — who previously had to step down as the producer of the 2012 Academy Awards after using a homophobic slur — is receiving an honor from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) for a series of public service announcements he helmed.
nydailynews.com (2 months and 18 days ago)
Developer Bruce Ratner, who built the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, confirmed Wednesday that he has submitted a bid to redevelop the Nassau Coliseum with an "iconic design" that would "create a Nassau like never before."
newsday.com (1 month and 7 days ago)

Forest City Ratner Cos. of New York is the biggest contributor to net operating income for Forest City Enterprises Inc., a publicly traded real estate company based in Cleveland.
cleveland.com (1 month and 7 days ago)
LIBERTY — Democrats are poised to take control of the Village of Liberty, with Dan Ratner Sr. leading the mayor’s race against incumbent Richard Winters and Democrat Ronald Stabak receiving enough votes to safely claim a trustee seat.
recordonline.com (2 months and 7 days ago)
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