Amazon will no longer build a second headquarters in New York City, following pushback from residents and local lawmakers who were concerned about what the influx of high-skill, high-paying jobs would do to an area already facing fast gentrification.
“After much thought and deliberation, we’ve decided not to move forward with our plans to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long Island City, Queens,” Amazon wrote in a statement this morning.
Amazon’s plan to move into Queens was largely hashed out in secret, without input from local lawmakers. There was immediate backlash after it was announced, in part because of the major concessions that New York agreed to give Amazon in order for it to move in. That included up to $1.5 billion in…
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