Flushing Meadows Corona Park, once the fifth largest in New York City, faces systematic de-funding aimed at privatization for mega-developers, notably to allow a casino under the pretense of improving cycling access. The park’s history is marred by exploitation, from the displacement of the Lenape to the industrial degradation epitomized by the “Corona Dump.” Cleanup for the 1939 World’s Fair cost taxpayers $50 million. The series aims to highlight the ongoing political betrayal harming community interests for billionaire profit.… Read More Flushing Meadows-Corona Park: Early Years of Exploitation