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Enraged Pro-Amazon Restaurateur Insists He Isn't 'Actually' Targeting Queens Councilman With Firing Squad


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Christopher Robbins

Published Mar 1, 2019

Modified Mar 1, 2019


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Queens Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer at a rally against Amazon last month
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Published Mar 1, 2019

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Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.

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