Gee whiz, we have a huge national debt and New York City has a large debt, and the UN owes rent, which probably means they are currently rent free. Then America and the UK are the main financial support for the World Bank, and the WB is famous for forgiving debts. Do we need to change directions in regaurd to the UN? M

UN owes us $6M in rent, grumbles city

BY KATHLEEN LUCADAMO
DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU

UN owes us $6M in rent, grumbles city

The United Nations owes the city $6 million in back rent in the latest war between the world's peacekeeping arm and the Big Apple.

The United Nations Development Corp. failed to pay $12million in rent from 2003 to 2006 on one of the three leases it has with the city, according to an audit released Thursday by city Controller William Thompson's office.

UN officials coughed up $6million of the sum to the city's Economic Development Corp. when alerted of the pending audit last month, Thompson said.

Another $6 million remains, according to the audit.

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$6 million? That's it? We're upset about $6 million? Really? Not that I think it's cool to default on rent, but come on. Ask Ted Turner to just check the cushions of his couch, for chrissakes.

Considering WE owe THEM $1.24 BILLION in arrears......

United States and the United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Once you factor in all of the parking tickets they get and don't have to pay it is much higher than 6mill.

Thanks, I was just going to ask how much we owe in dues.

Wasn't it Reagan who decided we shouldn't pay our dues?

Forget the rent...just kick them out of NYC. The building could be put to better uses (say, a parking lot).

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