No Amazon in Long Island City
Written by Andre on February 15, 2019
November 2, 2018 Sunnyvale / CA / USA – Amazon headquarters located in Silicon Valley, San Francisco bay area
It has been stated there are 8 million stories in the naked city… well there are 3 billion in tax breaks and other government goodies for a no go is in effect for the NYC, so these are the breaks. (wonder if Kurtis Blow can do anything with this)
Concerns from helicopter pad for Jeff Bezos to Amazon’s labor practices and its anti-union track record bubbled up that got Queens left at the alter. The company also faced intense backlash from local lawmakers, unions, and citizens who said the corporation brokered an unfair agreement with the city, the state, and its taxpayers.
