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Cest Vrai Week In Review

The C'est Vrai : Week In Review is a newsletter of important political articles that are culled from the database that powers the C'est Vrai computer-assisted reporting Web app. Photo Illustration/Progress New York

December 2, 2018

C’est Vrai : Week In Review : 02 December 2018

C’est Vrai : Week In Review : Amazon.com lobbied the New York City Council for a procurement contract that, if won, may provide the online retail giant with more compensation. #AmazonHQ2

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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,

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Daniel Dromm’s 2017 City Council calendar reveals meetings with special interests, but redactions stand out

The official 2017 calendar of Councilmember Daniel Dromm showed scheduled meetings with Taser International, several special interest groups, a controversial Democratic Party club, and problematic redactions.

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