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State Fines Developers for Their “Gifts” to Mayor Mayor De Blasio

by The City September 20, 2019

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 […]

NYC Historian Mitch Waxman Discusses Amazon HQ2

by Aaron Simon December 3, 2018December 3, 2018

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?

by Aaron Simon October 31, 2018October 31, 2018

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”

by Geoff Cobb December 18, 2017December 16, 2017

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 […]

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