Amazon’s plans to invest in New York area engineering training programs and other local educational initiatives are not being canceled, despite Amazon’s announcement today that it will no longer open one of its HQ2 locations in New York City. The retailer decided to end its plans for the New York headquarters after significant backlash from local […]
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Amazon cancels New York City HQ2 plans
It’s official: Amazon is cancelling its plans to open a new headquarters in New York City.
According to the New York Times, Amazon has decided to reverse course and not move forward with plans to make Long Island City in the New York City borough of Queens one of its new “HQ2” headquarter locations.
Amazon will, however, proceed with its HQ2 plans in Arlington, Virginia as well as a third location in Nashville, Tennessee. The AP reports Amazon will not be searching for a location to replace the New York City site.
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During a state legislature hearing today, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio said it is “mission critical” that Amazon build HQ2 in Long Island City. De Blasio’s remarks come a few days after a report that widespread outcry from residents and local politicians alike have prompted Amazon to reconsider the move, which the company […]
View More Mayor Bill de Blasio says bringing Amazon HQ2 to New York City is “mission critical”Amazon reportedly rethinking HQ2 in New York City
Amazon’s second headquarters may not be coming to New York City after all.
According to the Washington Post, Amazon may be reconsidering its decision to open its long-touted HQ2 to the borough of Queens in New York City. Sources “familiar with the company’s thinking” told the Post that the reassessment comes following local opposition from politicians and activist groups.
Last November, Amazon announced it had chosen New York’s Long Island City and Arlington, Virginia as its locations for a second company headquarters. The Seattle-based company also announced a third location in Nashville. The selections came after a year-long competition with hundreds of cities vying for Amazon’s favor. Read more…
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Regal Healthcare Capital Partners backs Extend Fertility with $15 million to help the egg-freezing service expand to new markets.
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The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and CIV:LAB – a nonprofit dedicated to connecting urban tech leaders – have announced the launch of The Grid, a member-based partnership network for New York’s urban tech community. The goal of the network is to link organizations, academia and local tech leaders, in order to promote collaboration […]
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Drivers in New York City will soon be able to use Waze — and other navigation apps — in places like tunnels or bridges where it’s common to lose a GPS signal. The new capability is courtesy of small open source puck-like devices called Waze Beacons that were invented in-house by Gil Disatnik, an engineer […]
View More Waze expands its Bluetooth beacons to New York City to end GPS signal blackoutsHQ2 fight continues as New York City and Seattle officials hold anti-Amazon summit
The heated debate around Amazon’s recently announced Long Island City “HQ2” is showing no signs of cooling down. On Monday morning, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) hosted a briefing in which labor officials, economic development analysts, Amazon employees and elected New York State and City representatives further underlined concerns around the HQ2 […]
View More HQ2 fight continues as New York City and Seattle officials hold anti-Amazon summitNYPD surveillance drone will fly above Times Square on New Year’s Eve
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane — it’s a…surveillance drone?
For the first time in history, the New York Police Department will fly a drone over Times Square to monitor the crowd during the annual New Year’s Eve celebration. The drone will surveil the event alongside more than 1,200 cameras in order to assist around 7,000 police officers who will be on duty, according to the Associated Press.
The remote-controlled quadcopter will never fly directly over the crowd and will be tied to a building in an enclosed area as a safety precaution.
The NYPD will also be deploying technology that prevents unauthorized drone usage during the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square. Read more…
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View More NYPD surveillance drone will fly above Times Square on New Year’s EveHere’s why the New York City sky turned bright blue last night
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A huge blue light flashed brightly over over the New York City skyline late Thursday night. New Yorkers filled social media with photos and videos of the phenomenon, which appeared to be centered over the borough of Queens. In short, people freaked out.
Con Edison quickly put everyone’s alien-conspiracy theories to bed. The utility company tweeted that what New Yorkers were seeing was the effect of a brief electrical fire that broke out at a substation in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens.
There was a brief electrical fire at our substation on 20th Avenue & 32nd Street in Astoria this evening, which caused a transmission dip in the area. All power lines serving the area are in service and the system is stable. Photo: Michael Friedl, New York Times pic.twitter.com/vq2Ao46rhk
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View More Here’s why the New York City sky turned bright blue last nightGoogle to invest $1 billion for new NYC campus
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View More Google to invest $1 billion for new NYC campusGoogle to invest $1 billion in a new New York campus
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If you’re a tech giant, investing a billion dollars or more in a campus on U.S. soil seems to be the “in” thing right now.
Last week, Apple announced it would build a new, $1 billion campus in Austin, and last month Amazon said it would invest $5 billion in its new headquarters in New York and Arlington. Now, on Monday, Google announced it would invest more than $1 billion into a new campus in New York City.
The “Google Hudson Square” campus will measure over 1.7 million square feet, and will be located at 315 and 345 Hudson street as well as 550 Washington street, Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat announced in a blog post. Read more…
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