The Artist Studio Affordability Project (ASAP) says city officials are helping the corporate behemoth steamroll dissent.
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Divisive Amazon HQ2 Meeting Draws Hundreds to City Hall
“Why do you need our money? We have 63,000 people who are sleeping in homeless shelters,” council speaker Corey Johnson told Amazon reps. “Don’t you think there’s a better way for us to spend $3 billion?”
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Planned Amazon Headquarters in Queens Enrages Residents as Art Organizations Stay Mostly Quiet
Nearly 250 people gathered today, November 14, in Long Island City to protest the controversial announcement as arts organizations held their breath to see what financial fortunes might come their way from Amazon’s touchdown in Queens.
