Amazon Got Exactly What It Deserved—And So Did New York
Trillion-dollar companies going shopping for billion-dollar subsidies <em>should</em> be publicly shamed.
Amazon said on Thursday that it will cancel its plans to add a second corporate headquarters in New York City. The company had pledged to build a campus in Queens’ Long Island City in exchange for $3 billion in subsidies.
In a statement, Amazon blamed local politicians for the reversal. “For Amazon, the commitment to build a new headquarters requires positive, collaborative relationships with state and local elected officials who will be supportive over the long-term,” the statement . “A number of state and local politicians have
