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NYC Developers Push to Jump-Start Public Review of Key Construction Projects

July 12, 2020, 2:22 p.m.July 12, 2020, 5:27 p.m.

Many proposals, from Brooklyn rezoning to new plans for Queens Amazon site, are frozen. The city will decide who goes first based on help for pandemic recovery and racial justice.

Amazon Warehouse Packers Say They’re Jammed onto Staten Island Buses

April 29, 2020, 7:59 p.m.May 4, 2020, 4:04 p.m.

Workers call on the retail giant to provide shuttle transportation so they can socially distance. They’re also seeking more service from the MTA.

Queens

A Year After Amazon Rejection, Both Sides of Battle Applying Lessons Learned

Feb. 13, 2020, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

It was last Valentine’s Day when the online giant deleted its plans for LIC, but both activists and developers know there’s plenty of fish in the sea.

Queens

LIC Library Reveals Looming Shut-Down Date, With No New Home

Jan. 9, 2020, 1:28 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Popular branch in Citigroup Tower once eyed by Amazon will close a year after the tech giant cancelled its Long Island City deal.

Economy

A Year After Amazon Picked LIC, Suspicions Cloud Future

Nov. 13, 2019, 8:22 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Developers say they’re looking for community input on the Queens neighborhood’s path while some local groups are calling for a moratorium on building.

Queens

Facing City Subpoena, Queens Tenants Group Fights for the Right to Flyer

Nov. 4, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Organizers alarmed as Sanitation Dept. strong arms Google to unmask source of Amazon-LIC protest flyers last winter.

Politics

Amazon Slayer Mike Gianaris Gets a Primary Amid Ongoing HQ2 Fallout

Oct. 17, 2019, 4:05 a.m.June 23, 2020, 7:07 a.m.

The Long Island City state senator is set to launch his reelection campaign, flanked by activists who helped him foil the tech giant’s Queens dreams.

Economy

After Amazon Loss, Economic Development Corp. Hired Big Guns for Local Battles

Aug. 28, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

EDC brought in a top public relations firm to help it “navigate political and community-related opposition” following the HQ2 debacle.

Cold Water on Queens Firehouse Reopening Hopes After Amazon Breakup

Aug. 21, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Discussions for reviving a long-shuttered engine company stall, despite FDNY acknowledgment the booming area needs more emergency responders.

Economy

Amazon Starts to Deliver on its Other Queens Home

April 30, 2019, 4:15 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

Plans for a distribution center in Woodside move forward two months after the end of HQ2 – spurring vows of a renewed fight against the retail giant.