New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hold a news conference in New York last year. An open letter published in the New York Times, signed by a group of business leaders, elected officials and others, urged Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to reconsider the decision to abandon building a headquarters in New York City.
The appeal aligns with efforts by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to try to talk the company into returning to negotiations, including by placing a call to Bezos, according to the Times. As of Friday, though, the company has “given no indication” it would reconsider, the governor said. “This isn’t just about Amazon,” said Kathryn Wylde, the partnership’s president and CEO. “The treatment [of Amazon] is a black spot on our record in terms of our hope to continue to be a global commercial capital, specifically for the technology industry. We’ve gotten feedback from firms that have a presence on the West Coast.
But opponents of the deal, who succeeded in turning away Amazon in the first place, remain undeterred, as 77 leaders from labor unions, advocacy groups and non-profit organizations quickly responded that they were not backing down.
senatorlynn Come to Kansas no one lives here and there's plenty of cheap land.
Cuomo and New York got put in the friend zone by amazon...
Stop_Corporate_Socialism
Where were these clowns when Amazon was being chased out?
Idiots!
Maybe, NY is getting what it deserves by killing babies. Karma
Never happen with ocosta Lott Can't shut her flapping lipstick holder
LOL after he spent a week attacking amazon! 🤣 dipstick
But apparently they're not!
Similar to Brexit. The minions jumped at the chance to drop a wrench into the plans of a far more powerful entity.
AOC writes an open letter to Amazon.
amazon Do Not Capitulate. The left must learn a lesson.
Keep trying Governor Cuomo! 25,000 Jobs at an average salary of 150,000 is amazing! Ocasio is clueless on this, put a cork in her mouth!
Amazon will get a 3b tax break for 25000 supposed jobs will be play’d in the min wage catagory the housing trust me you guys are not gonna like the escalation in housing prices. They’re looking for the cheapest deal possible not an ethical one.
I'm with AOC on Amazon !
Amazon is smart to run.
The Obammie theory on negotiating- turn your back, bend forward at the waist and let them have their way with you for as long as they want. Trump is now forced to clean up all the messes
Good this would only make New York even more unsustainable and weight an even bigger burden on our city’s infrastructure that it already can barely support..
That’s what he gets. Hope they never return
No HugeTaxBreaks for Amazon! They don’t need it! How about they pay for fixing access to the subway for disabled?
Why would Amazon or any other business want to relocate to any area with such high taxes and such poor leadership. Talent is important but look at Walmart - talent will find the good companies. Why pain the obscene costs to cover waste and fraud?
Weak.
Let the begging begin... Where’s Cortez the job killer
Good this would only make New York even more unsustainable and weight an even bigger burden on our city’s infrastructure that it already can barely support..