Chris Christie Bridge Scandal: It looks like it's only getting worse for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as new bullying allegations come to light from other New Jersey politicians. Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer claims that Chris Christie's administration Sandy relief funds "hostage" over a development project favored by the New Jersey governor.

The Hoboken Mayor says Chris Christie bullied the town in much the same way as the recent bridge scandal allegations. In an on-camera interview with MSNBC's Steve Kornacki on Saturday, Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer claimed that two members of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's administration warned her that her town would not receive Superstorm Sandy relief money unless the mayor approved a redevelopment plan. Zimmer, a Democrat, told MSNBC television's Kornacki that she requested about $127 million in Sandy relief aid, but only got $350,000. Hoboken had more than 80% of the city underwater at one point in October 2012, which made it one of the hardest-hit areas by Sandy.

The Hoboken mayor says she was told by top officials in Gov. Chris Christie's administration that she would have to go along with a private development project the Christie wanted if she wanted to see any Hurricane Sandy relief money. A Christie spokesman said Zimmer's claims are false.

Mayor Dawn Zimmer's allegations come as Chris Christie faces an investigations into a traffic jam on the George Washington Bridge that was apparently politically motivated. Members of his administration were subpoenaed just hours ago. Christie denied involvement in the "Bridgegate" scandal. Governor Christie is seen as a likely presidential candidate in for the Republicans in 2016. Christie is the new chairman of the Republican Governors Association. He is to scheduled appear at several fundraisers for Florida Gov. Rick Scott and the RGA.

Zimmer wrote about the incident in her personal diary last May. In an excerpt read by Kornacki, Zimmer wrote "At the end of a big tour of Shop Rite and meeting, [Guadagno] pulls me aside with no one else around and says that I need to move forward with the Rockefeller project. It is very important to the governor. The word is that you are against it and you need to move forward or we are not going to be able to help you. I know it's not right - these things should not be connected - but they are, she says, and if you tell anyone, I will deny it."

Mayor Dawn Zimmer named Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Richard Constable, Christie's community affairs commissioner, as the two officials who delivered the messages on behalf of Christie. Zimmer claims Constable told her: "If you move that forward, the money would start flowing to you." The project would have awarded New York developer, the Rockefeller Group, the right to redevelop a stretch of Hoboken. MSNBC said the project would have been eligible for tax incentives and it would have given the Rockefeller Group a freer hand to build while asking for millions of dollars in subsidies. Zimmer had asked for a professional study of the plan.

Zimmer claims Guadagno pulled her aside in a Hoboken parking lot and told her, "I know it's not right. I know these things should not be connected but they are. It's not fair for the governor to hold Sandy funds hostage for the city of Hoboken because he wants me to give back to one private developer."