But the authority, which reviewed 173 sales, said it found "serious failings" by the banks.
Ward, the executive director of the authority, which operates the airport.
Transit fares are set by the authority, which the mayor does not control.
The Authority, which plans to have programs operating before summer, said that many tenants were exempt.
The authority, which runs the public bus and subway system, was not involved in the negotiations.
The authority, which loaned money for a stadium development, says the club owes more than £10m.
The move was a severe blow to the Authority, which is limping through a financial crisis.
The authority, which lost scores of employees in the attack, was in mourning and disarray.
The authority, which is independent of the city government, eventually dropped the idea.
Mr. Bush later won the authority, which Congress had denied to President Bill Clinton.
But in early November, the authority, which owns Grand Central, rejected the proposal.
