Amazon will not build a new headquarters in New York City, a stunning reversal to an ambitious plan that would have brought an estimated 25,000 jobs to the city.
The online retailer faced fierce opposition from some New York politicians who were unhappy with the nearly $3 billion in tax incentives Amazon was promised. Along with thousands of jobs, the Seattle company had planned spend $2.5 billion building its new offices.
…It was a serious blow to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, who lobbied intensely to land the campus within city limits.
Guess who wanted these jobs to come to NYC?
Minorities appear to be the biggest backers of the deal. Roughly 70% of black voters and 81% of Latinos support the project, the poll found. White people were more evenly split on the issue, with 51% in favor to 40% opposed.
Guess those Brooklyn hipsters didn’t need those jobs eh AOC?
Disappointed that NYC wont be home to 25K+ new jobs from HQ2 & that LIC will lose out on infrastructure improvements that would have accompanied this project. This is not the Valentine that NY needed. 1/
— Carolyn B. Maloney (@RepMaloney) February 14, 2019
Can’t make this stuff up.
And one more time
Bahahahaha
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