City Council Announces Hearings on Amazon Deal

by | Nov 30, 2018 | Uncategorized

“Council speaker Corey Johnson said the first hearing, at City Hall on Dec. 12, will review how the deal unfolded; a second hearing in January will look at the nearly $3 billion Amazon is getting in city and state incentives; and a third hearing in February will...

Rally For Public Space in Court Square

by | Sep 22, 2018 | News

Thanks to all who showed up to support, including Jimmy Van Bramer, Brent O’Leary, and staff from Mike Gianaris and Cathy Nolan’s office!    Support Public Land for Public...

HPCA Meeting Covers Environment, Development, Activism

by | Sep 20, 2018 | News

The latest meeting of the Hunters Point Civic Association, the first since May, gave its audience at the New York Irish Center on Jackson Avenue a scientific lecture on climate change, a review, called “disheartening,” of mammoth building projects planned for Long...

Farm Bill: What You Need to Know

by | May 13, 2018 | Uncategorized

Farm Bill Outreach and Advocacy* – LIC Coalition – May 7 2018 The Farm Bill affects everyone in the United States, and is important to every sector of the national food system – farmers, consumers (especially the needy through SNAP), an evolving...