He served as North York's Commissioner of Planning and Development from 1976 until 1983, when his career ended amid controversy.

But Abraham Biderman, the city's Commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development, said a bigger building would mean more money for local rehabilitation.

"Now developers believe they can do business with the city," said Joseph G. Madonna, Commissioner of Development.

The Commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development, Richard T. Roberts, called the study "a very good document."

The city's Commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development, Abraham Biderman, called the decision frustrating.

"There was universal opposition to Amtrak's leaving the downtown," said Joseph G. Madonna, the city's Commissioner of Development.

Of the two new proposals, Avalon's appears the most likely to come to fruition, according to Joseph Madonna, the city's Commissioner of Development.

The city plans to make a decision sometime this summer, said Richard T. Roberts, the Commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development.

Deborah Wright, the Commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development, said the new administration was considering its role in Harlem.

He replaces Abraham Biderman, who was recently named Commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development.