NEW YORK, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday expressed disappointment at U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon's decision to drop its plan of building a new headquarters in the Long Island City neighborhood of New York City's Queens borough. "You have to be to...
Queens. 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
and James Patchett, president and CEO of the Economic Development Council, regarding Amazon’s plans to open a headquarters in Long Island City. Early on, things got contentious when the conversation turned to unions. Council Speaker Corey Johnson asked Huseman, would Amazon allow its ...