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Andrew Cuomo’s economic development efforts have been so successful his administration  has had to use a stock photo of construction activity in South Africa in its progress report, according to a story in the Democrat & Chronicle:

New York’s economic-development agency said it will replace a photo of construction cranes in South Africa published in its annual report on the state’s jobs programs.

On page 7 of the flashy, 128-page report about New York’s economy, Empire State Development used an 8-year-old photo showing construction cranes in South Africa —not New York.

The Associated Press spotted the mistake, saying the photo is of seven cranes that were used to build a stadium in Cape Town for the 2010 soccer World Cup…

Cuomo’s economic-development programs, which cost New Yorkers billions of dollars a year, has been knocked for a lack of transparency over how the money is spent and whether taxpayers are getting a positive return.

There’s more on the fiasco here, but congratulations, Andy! You’ve done New York proud! But, why is the report no longer accessible? Oh, you’re fixing it…

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