For 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.”
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Train 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.”
Read MoreTroubled NYPD Officer Busted Twice For DUI
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Brayan Terrazas was driving a 2011 Nissan Rogue around 6:50 a.m. when he ran a red light in Long Island City and crashed into a young woman.
Read MoreAmazon's LIC Home in 'Opportunity Zone' for Trump Tax Break
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Median household income around Amazon's planned campus is $130,000 a year and poverty is half the city average.
Read MoreIncentives to Amazon Could Top $2.8 billion
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The total value of the incentive package New York is using to lure Amazon could top $2.8 billion.
Read MoreAstoria Creep Sentenced For Child Porn, Sex Abuse Images
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Stapley admitted to sharing the images with his girlfriend over the instant messaging app KIK.
Read MoreLocal Leaders Slam Amazon, Mayor and Gov At LIC Rally
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Local elected officials joined community groups to denounce the e-commerce giant’s newest headquarters as “outrageous.”
Read MorePolice Looking For Three Suspects In Two Separate Robberies At Train Stations
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Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline.
Read MoreLIC Leaders Sound Off On Amazon Arrival
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Amazon HQ2 is coming to Long Island City, but local leaders are telling CEO Jeff Bezos to buzz off.
Read MoreSource Reveals Exact Site of Amazon’s LIC Headquarters
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Previously, an Amazon spokesperson told the Eagle that Amazon’s new campus, “will be around Anable Basin.”
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