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No AIG Here! Financial District Building De-AIGs Facade
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Jen Chung
Published Mar 23, 2009
Modified Mar 23, 2009
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Reader Dan Albanese sent us photographs of the anonymous-looking exterior of 175 Water Street. The building formerly had "American International Group" prominently over the front doors, along with "AIG" etched in the windows and doors. According to the Post, AIG spokespeople explained that "the company had decided to replace the large AIG sign -- outside the entrance to its property-casualty offices -- as part of its plan to change that operation's name to AIU Holdings Ltd"—to "distinguish these well-capitalized businesses from AIG." Is the subtext, then, that the employees here are not the ones protesters should be harassing?
AIG is trying to sell two other offices—and apparently a labor union is interested in the 72 Wall Street location!
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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