Claim: Boston is just 60 minutes away and it's offering subsidies to developers who can charge higher rent than you can get in Providence while construction costs are more or less equal. As a result, the Boston skyline "is completely dominated by the cranes."
Fact-check: Superman developer on why he needs subsidies
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Mark Reynolds
Date published: 2016-01-17T00:00:00