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Amazon pulls out of plan to build New York City headquarters after backlash
FoxNews.com ^
| Feb 14, 2019
| Chris Ciaccia | Fox News
Posted on 02/14/2019 11:06:35 AM PST by ETL
Amazon announced Thursday it was turning back on its plans to build its second headquarters in New York City, the company said in a statement. The move comes after backlash from lawmakers, notably Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who bemoaned the project.
"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," the Seattle-based Amazon said in the release.
"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. While polls show that 70% of New Yorkers support our plans and investment, a number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppose our presence and will not work with us to build the type of relationships that are required to go forward with the project we and many others envisioned in Long Island City," the statement reads.
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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, (D-New York). Ocasio-Cortez had been extremely critical of Amazon's
planned New York headquarters
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:06:35 AM PST
by
ETL
To: All
"Anything is possible: today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers & their neighbors defeated Amazon’s corporate greed, its worker exploitation, and the power of the richest man in the world."
--Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Twitter)
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:09:40 AM PST
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
To: ETL
AOC driving away her favorite thing ,Tax Dollars ,LOL Only fools would listen to her
To: ETL
Scary Eyes made a LOT of people NOT GET GOOD JOBS! GO SCARY EYES!!
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:12:19 AM PST
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: All
"Amazon nixes deal to bring HQ, 25K jobs to Big Apple after hostile reception from left"
--Fox News, Feb 14, 2019
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:13:18 AM PST
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
To: ETL
How many jobs did she cost the people of NY? Nice going Evita, er... Alexandria.
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:14:03 AM PST
by
Pajamajan
( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't waiting. Do it today.)
To: Ann Archy
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:14:23 AM PST
by
bk1000
(I stand with Trump)
To: ETL
I hope they go to New Jersey.
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:14:35 AM PST
by
gandalftb
To: ETL
Got blowback for billions in tax breaks.
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:14:59 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
To: ETL
That corporate comment is about as damning as anything I’ve ever seen.
For a company, owned by a total flaming liberal lunatic to say that? Damn...
To: Ann Archy
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:16:44 AM PST
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
To: ETL; All
Every SJW group in NYC, and every Democrat pol had thier hands out, all expecting to be paid millions each for the privilege of “allowing” Amazon to come to the city and not protesting them.
This is part of the New Democrat Fascism. You can’t build that unless you pay us off, and we in turn, pay off Democrat Pols.
Look up the FC Cincinnati stadium boondoggle for reference.
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:17:34 AM PST
by
tcrlaf
(They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
To: Ann Archy
(Sorry, but had to do it) :
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02/14/2019 11:17:42 AM PST
by
Rennes Templar
(Heaven has a wall and gates. Hell has open borders.)
To: ETL
YIKES!!! I was just thinking of The Ru away Bride!!
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:18:01 AM PST
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Ann Archy
(Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Pajamajan
How many jobs did she cost the people of NY? Nice going Evita, er... Alexandria. About 25,000, according to a Fox News report.
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:19:15 AM PST
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
To: Rennes Templar
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:19:20 AM PST
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Ann Archy
Thus, the rocky road to the garbage pit of Communism gets its
first paver placed by AOC.
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:19:34 AM PST
by
Don Corleone
(Nothing makes the delusional more furious than truth.)
To: butlerweave
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:19:41 AM PST
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
To: Ann Archy
I don’t know, Someone sent it from some tinfoil site. They say it’s real...
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02/14/2019 11:20:57 AM PST
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Rennes Templar
(Heaven has a wall and gates. Hell has open borders.)
To: Rennes Templar
OMG that’s truly disgusting!!
What a SLUT she is, posing for such an obscene and gross photo of her crotch and pubic hair.
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posted on
02/14/2019 11:20:59 AM PST
by
RooRoobird20
("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves”)
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