Long Island City skyline/ Photo credit: Long Island City Partnership
NEW YORK CITY—Despite efforts from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and others, Amazon has decided to not move forward with previously announced plans to build a portion of its second corporate headquarters in Long Island City, Queens.
The e-commerce giant in a statement released today, while praising Cuomo and de Blasio, cited the vocal opposition by some political and civic leaders as the reason for its decision. Recent published reports have stated that Amazon was having second thoughts about its planned investment in Long Island City.
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John Jordan
John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.
