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Must all news in Long Island City continue to be framed by Amazon? Sadly yes, at least for the next few months. Life goes on, though somewhat drearily (and cold), as does building. The Court Square Blog updates us on two super-large towers coming to Court Square and Queens Plaza respectively. Like the flowers weeks away, they are starting to spring from the earth. One will be [Read more…] about Building Continues in Long Island City Despite Amazon
So, I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window. Open it, and stick your head out, and yell: ‘I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not gonna take this anymore!’
I was really close to running a post entitled “Slim Pickings in Long Island City Post-Amazon” when news filtered out about a last gasp at bringing back Amazon. Yesterday came the report from QNS.com about Josh Bowen the founder of JB Smokehouse personally trekking out to Seattle to try to get Amazon to reconsider, an effort I viewed in the manner of Don Quixote. BUT, the media loves a good story and it slowly trickled out of LIC. THEN, The New York Times reported late today that Mario Cuomo has also been begging appealing to Amazon to reconsider, including garnering a phone conversation with Pontiff Bezos. PLUS a letter signed by multiple NYC cognoscenti, including the pontiff of NYC, David Solomon – and many other recognizable cardinals with pull, will be published in tomorrow’s Times, ALL of which lead to the headline above, and what effectively counts as LICtalk’s first ever double-issue. WHOA, that’s serious, time for all of us to go to the window…
Cuomo Speaks With Bezos, Furiously Trying to Win Back Amazon – yes, Bezos!
NY Leaders Urge Amazon to Reconsider – NY Times letter
QueensBridge Grapples with Amazon HQ2 Fallout – yo Mike n Jimmy “Aramark, a food and retail service provider, was looking to hire 300-500 workers on the spot for Citi Field in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, at pay rates of $15.25 to $16.70 an hour, and hired a couple dozen workers from the nearby Astoria Houses, according to Urban Upbound workers.”
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What’s next for Anable Basin? Oh wait, that was last week’s topic, and possibly next week’s too. Or maybe we can discuss apartment prices pre/post/past Amazon? I am truly curious to what extent buyers in the middle go through with their impulsive purchases. [Read more…] about Cuomo to Bezos “Furiously” Trying to Bring Back Amazon
New York City is looking at reviving prior development plans for the HQ2 site according to James Padgett the President of the Economic Development Corp (EDC) in [Read more…] about City Looks To Revive Prior Development Plans For HQ2 Site
Spring training started this week, yet the gloom of winter still casts its pall on Long Island City with nary a bulb peeping and local news in deep hibernation. Sure, I could do a post-mortem on HQ2, but why? It’s time to move on and with that we’re happy (sad) to share that M. Wells Dinette will be leaving MoMA PS1 at month’s end and [Read more…] about Mina’s Restaurant is Moving Into MoMA PS1 in LIC
Amazon has canceled its plans to build HQ2 in Long Island City.
Why? From the press release: [Read more…] about A Horrible Day For Long Island City