This story was originally published on 9/20/19 by THE CITY. (By: Greg B. Smith) On the same day would-be President Bill de Blasio unveiled a campaign finance reform plan he hopes […]
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NYC Historian Mitch Waxman Discusses Amazon HQ2
Mitch Waxman is a lifelong New Yorker and historian who for the past decade has traversed the area near the Long Island City waterfront at Anabel Basin where Amazon’s HQ2 […]
Will Newtown Creek Be Renamed To Amazon Creek?
Two weeks ago at their annual fundraiser, the North Brooklyn Parks Alliance (formerly Open Space Alliance) announced that Amazon Fashion donated $100,000 to the organization focused on bringing more recreational greenspace […]
How a Local Bartender Stunned the Political World and Defeated The Corrupt “Sugar Senator”
In 1893, one of the greatest upsets in New York State electoral history occurred locally when a bartender defeated one of the most powerful men in Albany. I have written […]