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    Amazon Backs Out of Deal
    Briana Warsing
    • Feb 15, 2019
    • 4 min

    Amazon Backs Out of Deal

    “After much thought and deliberation, we’ve decided not to move forward with our plans to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long Island...
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    Unclear Whether Bezos Divorce Will Impact HQ2 Plan
    Briana Warsing
    • Jan 21, 2019
    • 1 min

    Unclear Whether Bezos Divorce Will Impact HQ2 Plan

    Cartoon by Jim Meadows (jimtoon.com) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his novelist wife, MacKenzie Bezos announced on Twitter recently that...
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    All I Want for Christmas
    Jim Meadows
    • Jan 7, 2019
    • 1 min

    All I Want for Christmas

    Great editorial cartoon from neighbor Jim Meadows, who lives across the river in Western Queens. Long Island City was one of two...
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    Community Backlash in LIC Greets Amazon's HQ2 Announcement
    Briana Warsing
    • Nov 16, 2018
    • 5 min

    Community Backlash in LIC Greets Amazon's HQ2 Announcement

    One day after the official announcement of Long Island City as the future second headquarters of online retail giant Amazon,...
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