At least eight business owners are fasting and staying put inside an auto shop at 37-03 126th Street until they can be relocated out of the Iron Triangle as a group. They began the strike on Friday, August 30.
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Developers need the City Council’s final approval to move Citi Field parking to Willets Point in order to construct a 1.4 million-square-foot shopping center west of the baseball stadium.
via Top Stories | Willets Point business owners hold hunger strike as vote is delayed | Queens Courier.
Hey, how about those Binghamton Mets!
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I also find this article interesting. It chose to describe the owners as “immigrant owners.” I assume the author Liz Goff comes from a proud line of Native Americans, or perhaps she is an “immigrant writer” or “a writer who comes from a line of immigrants.”
The immigrant owners have been lobbying for relocation when they are displaced by the upcoming redevelopment of Willets Point.
The City Council recently approved a $3 billion redevelopment plan that includes 2,500 residential units, along with commercial and retail space.
How about those Binghamton Mets?