A very noncorporate project floated in Queens where Amazon wanted ‘HQ2’

Residents and community advocates in Long Island City, Queens are pushing a decidedly noncorporate vision for land where Jeff Bezos and Amazon sought — and ultimately failed — to build a new corporate headquarters five years ago.

The new proposal, which is known as the Queensboro People’s Space, would keep a sprawling, city-owned building in the thick of a rapidly developing community out of the hands of for-profit developers and create a permanently affordable space filled with a food co-op, community garden, art studios and a garage for street vendors.

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