Astoria Not Ready For FedEx Depot (Queens Tribune)

A Queens community is up in arms after hearing FedEx could become its newest neighbor. Con Edison currently is in negotiations with developer Steel Equities to sell 1 million square feet of its property in Astoria, which would be leased to the national delivery service. More: continued here

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Food Stamps Rolls Rise Under Bloomberg (The New York Sun)

The number of New Yorkers receiving food stamps has increased dramatically under Mayor Bloomberg thanks to a reversal of Giuliani administration policies that lowered enrollment, a report by the Independent Budget Office says. The number of city residents receiving food stamps peaked at about 1.5 million in 1994, according to …

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