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November 27, 2018

Activists Protest New York's $3 Billion Subsidy for Amazon "HQ2"
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And in New York City, activists and members of community groups
protested at an Amazon bookstore Monday to call out the recent decision
to host part of Amazon's new expanded headquarters in Queens. Speakers
included immigration activists and transit and housing advocates. This
is homeless activist Nathylin Flowers Adesegun.

Nathylin Flowers Adesegun: "They're giving Amazon a $3 billion-dollar
home while we, 69,000 New Yorkers, have to be homeless and sleep in
shelters every night."

Activist: "That ain't right!"

Nathylin Flowers Adesegun: "They're trying to erase us. They're trying
to erase us from New York, because so many of us have been evicted and
pushed out of our neighborhoods, as shiny new buildings go up all around
us. We can't afford to live in them. That is set to get worse when
Amazon comes here."



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