Orestes Gonzalez, Clip 4: Amazon HQ in Long Island City

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Orestes Gonzalez

Date: Time Period: 2019; 2019-01-22; Interview recorded: January 22, 2019 Material: Digital audio recording made using unknown digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 0:01:15

Creator: Orestes Gonzalez interviewed by Fran Kipnis Identifier: aql:34036 gonzalez-orestes-clip4

Description: Orestes thinks there is both good and bad things about the potential Amazon HQ in Long Island City. It would be good for the value of the property he owns, but it would also stress the local infrascruture. (Amazon did not end up creating a HQ in LIC.)

Title : Orestes Gonzalez, Clip 4: Amazon HQ in Long Island City

Collection : aql:20455; aql:34077

Creator : Orestes Gonzalez interviewed by Fran Kipnis

Date : Time Period: 2019; 2019-01-22; Interview recorded: January 22, 2019

Summary/Description : Orestes thinks there is both good and bad things about the potential Amazon HQ in Long Island City. It would be good for the value of the property he owns, but it would also stress the local infrascruture. (Amazon did not end up creating a HQ in LIC.)

Subject : Real estate development; Neighborhoods; Long Island City Artists Inc.; Amazon.com (Firm)

Relation : Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Orestes Gonzalez

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Coverage : Locations discussed: Long Island City, Queens, NY Long Island City (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using unknown digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:01:15

Identifier : aql:34036 gonzalez-orestes-clip4