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New York Mayor blames Amazon: ’You have to be tough to make it here’

sudshr47 February 14, 2019

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Amazon shocked everyone on Thursday when it announced it was halting plans to build a second headquarters in New York City’s Long Island City neighborhood.

While local opposition celebrated the unexpected announcement, one supporter of the project  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio — was less than thrilled.

You have to be tough to make it in New York City. We gave Amazon the opportunity to be a good neighbor and do business in the greatest city in the world. Instead of working with the community, Amazon threw away that opportunity.

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 14, 2019

In a statement, Mayor de Blasio shared his disappointment in Amazon for its change of plans, in which the company essentially backed out of a $3 billion dollar tax incentive deal made with New York. The mayor puts the blame squarely on the e-commerce giant for failing to address locals’ concerns and taking the easy way out by dropping the move altogether. Read more…

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Mayor Bill de Blasio says bringing Amazon HQ2 to New York City is “mission critical”

sudshr47 February 12, 2019

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New York City Council votes to cap licenses for ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft

sudshr47 August 8, 2018

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Tall Poppy aims to make online harassment protection an employee benefit

sudshr47 July 23, 2018

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New York City is launching public cybersecurity tools to keep residents from getting hacked

sudshr47 March 29, 2018

In a week of harrowing city-level cyber attacks, New York is taking some precautions. While the timing is coincidental, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio just announced that the city will introduce the first tools in its suite of cybersecurity offerings to protect residents against malicious online activity, particularly on mobile devices. When it […]

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