Amazon Has Role in Making Queens More Equitable, Katz Says
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On Monday, Katz announced that Amazon has a duty to invest in its new home.
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Crash Coward Admits to Leaving Friend to Die In Fiery BQE Collision
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“I didn’t mean for anyone to get hurt. She was my friend,” said Ahmad.
Read MoreBrooklyn Heights Association Presents Alternative BQE Plan
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BHA presented its alternative plan conceived by Marc Wouters Studios, a Heights-based architect-urban planning firm.
Read MoreActivists to Amazon On Cyber Monday: No HQ2 In Long Island City
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Protesters stormed into Amazon’s bookstore on 34th Street in Manhattan.
Read MoreSingle Punch Bar Death Suspect Faces One Year In Jail
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Police found McGee laying on the ground with head trauma. He was taken to Elmhurst Hospital and pronounced dead.
Read MorePro Soccer Players Help Astoria Stay Fit and Find Community
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On a rooftop in Astoria, a handful of pro soccer players are sharing the tricks of the trade.
Read MoreCuomo Says Amazon HQ Will Cost New York 'Nada'
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Cuomo went on New York City public radio Monday to defend the agreement.
Read MoreMy New Amazon Shopping Cart: Affordable Housing, Better Schools, Trains and Workers’ Rights
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“As reality sets in, we must ask whether this was the greatest giveaway since the Dutch stole Manhattan Island.”
Read MoreFor Amazon HQ2 Deal, Atlantic Yards Should Serve as a Warning
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“Promises of jobs and tax revenue deserve deep scrutiny and continued oversight.”
Read MoreTrain Trouble: Stalled 7 Train Holds Up Queens Commuters
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The stalled train was eventually cleared at 8:33 p.m. and 7 line service was restored, according to the MTA.
Read MoreAmazon's Would-Be Neighbors: Cynicism, Some Hope for Jobs
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, both Democrats, have heralded the deal as good for everyone.
Read MoreCuomo Slams Media Over Criticism of Amazon’s LIC HQ2
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“Nothing in the Amazon transaction is new.”
Read MoreGood Samaritan Shot in Leg After Astoria Bodega Robbery
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Authorities say they took about $2,000 and fled, chased by the store owner's brother-in-law.
Read MoreTop 10 Tweets: Queens Responds to Amazon's Arrival
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Cuomo and de Blasio announced that Amazon would set up shop in LIC. As a reward, the corporate behemoth — valued at roughly $1 trillion — will also receive more than $3 billion in tax breaks and subsidies. Over on Twitter, the response wasn’t pretty.
Read MoreOcasio-Cortez Responds To Tweet About Her Finances
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Eddie Scarry, Washington Examiner reporter, tweeted, “That jacket and coat don’t look like a girl who struggles.”
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