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Amazon Is Bringing in Elite Lobbyists Amid Seething Rage Over HQ2
One of the most powerful corporations ever is acting like it has a lot to lose. Maybe because it does.
Despite Everything, I Still Love New York
The city isn't the same. That doesn't mean we should give up on it.
Amazon Is Creating Cities for the Rich
When the megacorporation announced its new headquarters, many locals in New York and DC weren't happy.
What Will Amazon's HQ2 Mean for Transit in Queens?
When the L Train goes offline, Long Island City will have to make room for hordes of rerouted passengers. Can the city handle a corporate giant too?
Amazon Is Creating Cities for the Rich and Democrats Are Bending the Knee
Meanwhile, debt is exploding, Americans are very angry, and Donald Trump is honing in on a second term.
‘Blowin’ Up’ Explores the Court Giving Sex Workers a Voice and a Choice
Filmmaker Stephanie Wang-Breal went behind the scenes at the Queens Human Trafficking Intervention Court to explore how they’re challenging the criminalisation of sex work.
The Blaze Explore Humanity with Some of the Best Videos You’ve Seen
We went to Paris to speak to the electronic duo about their new visual “Queens” and how they came to make such vivid art together.
What Is Nicki Minaj Doing?
Five women critics discuss Nicki Minaj's recent press run, which only raises more questions.
Diana Gordon Already Made It, Now She's Starting All Over Again
The Queens native already found success in dance’s electropop scene as Wynter Gordon. Now, the mastermind between Beyoncé’s “Becky with the good hair” lyric is ready to step into her own on her new EP, ‘PURE.’
All Hail Hatshepsut, the Cross-Dressing Queen Turned Powerful Pharaoh
The ancient Egyptian ruler depicted herself in kingly attire as the child of Amun-Ra himself—which almost got her erased from history.
World's Fair Will Make You Believe in New York City Again
The seven-man Queens group is getting ready to put out ‘New Lows,’ a long-awaited debut loosely inspired by Elvis Guesthouse. But it almost didn’t happen.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is the Climate Change Hardliner the Planet Needs
Ocasio-Cortez upset the NY-14 primary with a progressive agenda that included transitioning the US to renewables by 2035.