This dying bookstore has a proposal for NYC: Just treat us like you treated Amazon

Book Culture, based in the same Queens neighborhood where Amazon wanted to set up shop, says it will be forced to close if the city or state doesn’t offer assistance. In New York City’s Long Island City neighborhood, down the road from where Amazon tried (and failed) to build a “second headquarters,” a bookstore owner is claiming that, despite solid business, he’ll have to close unless the local government steps in to help.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2019-06-26 15:56:45 UTC ]
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