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A map of the partial, proposed route of the BQX streetcar service, indicating that the streetcar would run through the Long Island City section of Queens, which is represented in the New York City Council by Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside). New York City Economic Development Corporation/Public Domain

December 2, 2018

Amazon.com was using lobbying firm from BQX to lobby City Government for cloud computing services

By Progress New York Staff The lobbying firm, Yoswein New York, Inc., which had been prominently promoting the troubled Brooklyn-Queens Connector,

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio are actively engaged in trying to persuade Amazon.com to open one of its new headquarters in Long Island City, Queens. / Queens CC BY 3.0 AAK

November 10, 2018

Ten Figures for Amazon.com’s HQ2 — and Lead Poisoning, Mold, and No Heat for NYCHA’s tenants

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio are making entreaties to lure Amazon.com to locate one of its new headquarters in Long Island City, Queens.

Photo Illustration/Federal Bureau of Investigation/Fair Use

November 4, 2018

As REBNY ramps up efforts to stop or gut SBJSA, two politicians renounce campaign donations from the real estate industry

Council Speaker Corey Johnson adopts a REBNY talking point, saying that the SBJSA must not be passed as-is, just as two prominent politicians renounce real estate donations.

Corruption by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 ImageCreator with Public Domain/City of New York ; Bill de Blasio (L) and Mark Peters (R).

November 1, 2018

Feds mum as Bill de Blasio attempts to undermine reported active investigation by DOI chief Mark Peters

The U.S. Attorney’s Office is keeping mum about alleged efforts by Bill de Blasio to fire DOI chief Mark Peters in order to stymie probes of City Hall.

Official Photograph/U.S. Department of Justice

October 28, 2018

As U.S. District Court decides NYCHA settlement, Wilmer Hale, a law firm with questionable legal authority, has been participating in the litigation

U.S. District Court Judge Willliam H. Pauley III is close to accepting a settlement with NYCHA negotiated by Wilmer Hale, which lacks legal authority. Tenant activists appear to be overlooking legal issues and criminality amongst the controversies at NYCHA.

New York City Councilmember Rory Lancman has announced a campaign to run for Queens District Attorney. New York City Council : Public Domain

October 3, 2018

Feds mum as Lancman announces run for Queens D.A. after supporting Crowley as chair of Queens machine that is reportedly being monitored by FBI

Rory Lancman plans to make social justice system reform a key plank in his race for Queens District Attorney, ignoring the problem of corruption in the Queens machine.

Editorial of Progress New York Photo Illustration/Progress New York

September 21, 2018

In wake of Cuomo’s anti-Semitic mailer, MTA must both dismiss Larry Schwartz and endorse BDS

The M.T.A. has no choice but to dismiss Lawrence Schwartz from its Board of Directors over his role in approving an attack mailer against Cynthia Nixon that supported the use of national origin discrimination.

"No one should have to live with mold like what NYCHA maintenance workers recorded in this apartment," wrote Federal prosecutors in a Court filing in Manhattan. U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York/Public Domain

September 16, 2018

Federal Judge Pauley will decide whether pennies on the dollar repair fund will be approved for NYCHA

Judge William H. Pauley III will decide more than just eliminating lead paint and toxic mold from NYCHA : he will decide if we save public housing in New York City.

Andrew Cuomo endorses Eric Schneiderman for New York State Attorney General in 2010. CC BY-SA 2.0 by Citizen Action NY

September 9, 2018

In a desperate campaign, Cuomo hurls false charges of anti-Semitism, reminiscent of his history of homophobia

Facing an electoral revolt against establishment politicians, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s campaign falsely accused his progressive political rival Cynthia Nixon of anti-Semitism.

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced a settlement with NYCHA that only asked the City of New York to set aside pennies on the dollar toward what NYCHA needs to fully fund its capital improvement budget. Official Photograph/U.S. Department of Justice

September 8, 2018

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman turns back on NYCHA tenants after woefully inadequate repair fund settlement

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman celebrated the announcement of a repair fund for NYCHA residents that has since been revealed to be woefully inadequate.