Small Business Bill Looks to Save New York, But Can it Save Queens?
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Though the bill has many proponents across the city, in Queens, some wonder if the bill’s unintended consequences could cause problems.
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5 Beat Up Queens Fields Set to Get New Turf
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Overall, Parks has installed about 160 turf fields in New York City.
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 MoreBraunstein, Queens Residents Give Back This Week
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All week long, people across the borough will gather and lend a hand to neighbors in need.
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 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 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 MoreComrie, Legal Aid Launch ‘Case Closed’ Conviction-Sealing Series
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At least 52 Queens residents have had their records sealed since the law was introduced last year.
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 MorePart II: Diverse Immigrant Communities Unite to Preserve TPS
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Immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) status live throughout the country.
Read MoreBP Katz Holds Public Hearings On Use Of Land Throughout Queens
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Additional proposed submissions are located in Astoria, New Hyde Park, Long Island City, East Elmhurst, Flushing, Howard Beach and Forest Hills.
Read MoreQueens Marks 17th Anniversary of Flight 587 Crash
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Flight 587 was bound for the Dominican Republic when it crashed on the Rockaway Peninsula on Nov. 12, 2001.
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