EDUCATION

GRAND ISLAND NY 2020 CENSUS TRENDS

DEVELOPER TC BUFFALO’S PROJECT PROPOSAL

TOWN OF GRAND ISLAND’S PROJECT DOCUMENTS

TOWN OF GRAND ISLAND’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

TOWN OF GRAND ISLAND’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL WITH TOWN BOARD AND ADVISORY MEETINGS

TOO BIG TO GOVERN

INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF RELIANCE:5 Things Local Officials Need to Know Before Welcoming an Amazon Warehouse

INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF RELIANCE: Amazon’s Stranglehold: How the Company’s Tightening Grip Is Stifling Competition, Eroding Jobs, and Threatening Communities

PHOTOS OF THE SITE 7-16-2020

TWIN PROJECTS

Footage of Amazon’s 3.8 million sqft Warehouse in Clay New York

Footage of the “Short Side” of Amazon’s 3.8 million sqft Warehouse in Clay New York

THE BUFFALO NEWS: As Grand Island Project Stalls, Massive Amazon Center Near Syracuse is Built

KVUE: Pflugerville City Council approves rezoning for 'Project Charm'

SYRACUSE: It’s official: Amazon will move into enormous warehouse being built in Clay

JOBS

ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE: Unfulfilled Promises Amazon Fulfillment Centers Do Not Generate Broad-based Employment Growth

THE NATIONAL HERALD: Michael Gianaris to TNH: "Amazon Left by Itself, We Could Not Accept Those Terms" 

INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF RELIANCE: Can the People Take Power Back From Big Tech? (Episode 107)

THE BUFFALO NEWS: Another Voice: Geographic imbalance in Buffalo’s workforce raises inequality

THE INTERCEPT: Amazon Gets Tax Breaks While Its Employees Rely On Food Stamps, New Data Shows

POLICY MATTERS OHIO: More Ohio Amazon Workers Relying on Food Aid

THE NEW YORK TIMES: As Amazon Rises, So Does the Opposition

THE ATLANTIC: Ruthless Quotas at Amazon Are Maiming Employees

NPR: Amazon Warehouse Employees Face Serious Injuries, Report Says

THE WITCHITA EAGLE: Amazon to Close Coffeyville Warehouse

BIZJOURNALS: Amazon Shutters Warehouses for First Time Since 2006

PBS: “You’re Just Disposable”: New Accounts from Former Amazon Employees Raise Questions About Working Conditions

AMAZONPACKINGPAIN.ORG: Workplace Injuries in Amazon's Empire

NY POST: Inside the Hellish Workday of an Amazon Warehouse Employee

REVEAL NEWS: Federal Lawmakers Call on OSHA to Release Amazon’s Injury Records

BUSINESS INSIDER: A Slew of 911 Calls From Amazon Warehouses Reportedly Show Some Employees in Severe Emotional Distress and Threatening Suicide

THE VERGE: Amazon Says Fully Automated shipping Warehouses are at Least a Decade Away

VOX: Suicide Attempts and Mental Breakdowns: 911 Calls from Amazon Warehouses Reveal That Some Workers are Struggling

HBO: Warehouses: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

DW: Poland Takes Up German Slack for Amazon

USA TODAY: Amazon Driver In Detroit Quits Job in Viral Twitter Post

TAXES/ ECONOMY

PHILLIPS LYTLE ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT

AMAZON’S CORPORATE SUBSIDY TRACKER

A HISTORY OF CORPORATE TAX INCENTIVES

PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS AND BUFFALO SPRAWL

INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF RELIANCE: AMAZON’S STRANGLEHOLD: How the Company’s Tightening Grip on the Economy is Stifling Competition, Eroding Jobs, and Threatening Communities

COMMUNITY EFFECTS OF AMAZON WAREHOUSES AND TRAFFIC

PROPUBLICA: The Deadly Race - How Amazon Hooked America on Fast Delivery While Avoiding Responsibility for Crashes

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Amazon’s Hard Bargain Extends Far Beyond New York

THE STODDARD FIRM: Amazon’s New Warehouses Mean More Deaths On Georgia’s Roads

BUZZFEED: Amazon’s Next-Day Delivery Has Brought Chaos And Carnage To America’s Streets — But The World’s Biggest Retailer Has A System To Escape The Blame

MEDIUM: Small Towns Harmed by Amazon

ARS TECHNICA: Amazon Delivery Contractors Operate with Little Oversight, Report Finds

URBAN MILWAUKEE: How Trucks Destroy Our Roads and How a Fee on Trucks Could Solve State’s Transportation Problem

FREIGHT BROKER LIVE: J.B. Hunt, Amazon Logistics Named in Lawsuit Following Fatal Pileup

AUTOACCIDENT: Amazon Truck Driver Files Lawsuit Against Retail Giant

MWPVL: Amazon Global Supply Chain and Fulfillment Center Network

GRIST: No One’s Breathing Easy in the Nation’s New Megawarehouse Hub

ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: BRIDGE DATA

DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AND NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS

MCKINSEY: Distraction or Disruption? Autonomous Trucks Gain Ground in US Logistics

MCKINSEY: Automation in Logistics: Big Opportunity, Bigger Uncertainty

THE NEW YORK TIMES: New Rule in California Will Require Zero-Emissions Trucks

VICE: Over 100 Residents of California’s Inland Empire Occupy Amazon Developer's Offices

CNBC: Amazon is hauling cargo in self-driving trucks developed by Embark

REUTERS: Amazon Begins Rolling Out Bigger UPS and FedEx-style Delivery Trucks

ENVIRONMENT

NIAGARA FRONTIER PUBLICATIONS: International Wetland Status at Niagara River Corridor

GRAND ISLAND WETLANDS MAP

DEC: State Environmental Quality Review Act Handbook

ABC NEWS: Despite Green Pledges, Amazon’s Carbon Footprint Grew 15%

THE RISING: Amazon Is Convenient, But It’s Terrible for the Environment

TOWN OF GRAND ISLAND: Local Waterfront Revitalization Program

THE NIAGARA GAZETTE: The Eagles Are Landing - A Few of the Majestic Birds Have Returned to Niagara