APNewsBreak: NY touts economy boom with pic of South Africa
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}New York's economic development agency issued a report this month that illustrates the state's growth with an 8-year-old photo of construction cranes in South Africa.
The photo in the report from Empire State Development shows seven towering heavy-lift cranes that were being used to build a stadium in Cape Town for the 2010 soccer World Cup. It's a cropped version of a larger image owned by Getty Images, available for licensing on its website for up to $575.
Empire State Development hasn't responded to requests for comment on the photo, apparently employed to give the impression of heavy construction activity in the state.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The gaffe comes as Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development programs face continued questions over their effectiveness.