So a few months ago, Amazon announced three cities to put their second Amazon headquarters. Those cities were New York City, Arlington, VA and Nasheville, TN. However, yesterday, Amazon cancelled such plans. Amazon pulls out of New York City.
As you can expect, reaction about the IT support giant’s move came swift. Amazon asked for around $3 billion in government assistance. But this led to outrage among many New York leaders, especially progressives and union leaders. The cries against Amazon got louder and louder. Then, eventually, Amazon listened and backed out of the deal. But not everyone is happy. Governor Quomo and Mayor deBlasio say Amazon’s cancellation move hinders diversity and job growth. There were powerful people on both sides of the issue. But the negative attention this got soon won out. This led to Amazon pulls out of New York City.
We know the fight is not over. Because NY Senate Democrats vow to keep Amazon’s new headquarters out of NYC. But now, deBlasio blames Amazon for this fallout. He now says they could have worked with the community. But now, they blew it. For those keeping score, here’s the update. Back in 2017, Amazon announced a second headquarters. The first is in Seattle. They promised that city over 50,000 jobs and billions of dollars in revenue. However, in late 2018, they said the new offices would have to be split in two.
Actually, it came to 2 1/2. Because they chose NYC, Arlington, VA and Nashville, TN. But now, Amazon pulls out of New York City. Personally, I see where the opponents are coming from. Yes, Amazon promised thousands of jobs. But yet not a single New York contractor was hired yet. So I can how that angers people. I don’t feel sorry for Amazon at all. This is a trillion dollar company that asked the government for $3 billion. That’s like…I have a thousand dollars in my pocket. Then I ask a computer repair colleague? for $3. Doesn’t make sense, does it?