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What Amazon Didn’t Get From New York
Politicians squabble over who is to blame for Amazon decision to ditch New York
Politicians bickered Sunday over who is to blame after Amazon canceled second headquarters in New York.
New Jersey Makes Bid for Amazon HQ2 After Company Pulls Out of New York
Gone in a New York minute: How the Amazon deal fell apart
NEW YORK (AP) — In early November, word began to leak that Amazon was serious about choosing New York to build a giant new campus. The city was eager to lure the company and its thousands of high-paying tech jobs, offering billions in tax incentives and lighting the Empire State Building in Amazon orange.
Amazon's New York City Deal Was Killed By a Cocktail of Hubris and Miscalculations
Amazon cancels plans to build second headquarters in New York after local protests
Ocasio-Cortez takes a victory lap after Amazon scraps plans to build in New York
The Democratic phenom scores a victory over the "richest man in the world."
Amazon drops New York headquarters plan amid protests
Amazon abandoned plans for a new headquarters in New York City on Thursday, blaming opposition from community leaders angry at the huge subsidies being offered to one of the world’s most successful companies. The online retail giant had promised the sprawling complex in the borough of Queens would create 25,000 jobs in exchange for nearly $ 3 billion in state and city incentives — which had riled some New Yorkers. “While polls show that 70 percent of New Yorkers support our plans and investment, a number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppose our presence and will not work with us to build the type of relationships that are required to go forward with the project,” Amazon said in a statement.
Feeling unwelcome, Amazon ditches plans for New York hub
Amazon.com Inc abruptly scrapped plans to build a major outpost in New York that could have created 25,000 jobs, blaming opposition from local leaders upset by the nearly $ 3 billion in incentives promised by state and city politicians. Opponents of the project feared congestion and higher rents in the Long Island City neighbourhood of Queens, and objected to handing billions in incentives to a company run by Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man. State Senator Michael Gianaris, who represents Queens and was a vocal critic of the deal, told a news conference on Thursday that the Amazon subsidies were unnecessary.
New York Lawmakers Fuming Without Key Details on Amazon Campus
