My 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.”
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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.”
Read MoreFor 20 Years, TEAK Reaches Queens Teens Threatened by Gun Violence
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Gun violence is on the rise in Queens this year, disproportionately affecting low income communities of color.
Read MoreDuck Tales: Queens Boasts Own Eye-Catching Duck in Jamaica Bay
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Gateway National Recreation Area, home to such natural wonders as Jamaica Bay, features a wide variety of ducks.
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 MoreRikers Teen Convicted For 2014 Deadly Home Invasion Burglary
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Churaman was 15 when he, Elijah Gough, 28, and a third man commited a deadly home invasion in Jamaica.
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 MoreCops Arrest Killer of Flushing Couple
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Lam, 52, was allegedly seen on video surveillance fleeing the bloody scene where Lui and Zhai were found dead.
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 MoreQueens Deputy Chief to Lead SVU After Unit Shake Up
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Deputy Chief Judith Harrison is replacing Michael Osgood as commanding officer.
Read MoreTeenager Killed In Glen Oaks Hit-And-Run
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Police have not identified the alleged suspect and an investigation is ongoing.
Read MoreDubowski Barba Builds Bridges in Queens Legal Community
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Dubowski Barba serves as chair of the Young Lawyers Committee and co-chair of the Professional Development Committee at the QCBA.
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