“This is a giant step on our path to building an economy in New York City that leaves no one behind. We are thrilled that Amazon has selected New York City for its new headquarters,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City. “New Yorkers will get tens of thousands of new, good...
Amazon’s decision to build part of its new headquarters in New York’s Long Island City neighborhood with the aid of tax benefits is a “bad deal” for local residents, according to two New York lawmakers who have repeatedly criticized the state’s efforts to lure the e-commerce gi...
In a surprise move,AmazonHQ2 may be split between two cities. One of those is the Long Island City neighborhood in the New York borough of Queens,according to The New York Times. (Amazon hasn’t confirmed the reports, but a formal announcement is expected soon.) I’ve been a New Yorke...
Northern Virginia and New York City have big plans for infrastructure, while the future may be a little murkier on that front in Nashville, TN. A look at the rental housing markets in Amazon's new HQ locations Long Island City, NY and Crystal City, VA witnessed year-over-year rent growth...
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“...with Amazon committing to expand its headquarters in Long Island City, New York can proudly say that we have attracted one of the largest, most competitive economic development investments in U.S. history.” This ends a 14-month hunt for Amazon’s perfect “HQ2,” which saw about ...
The future of Amazon’s planned New York City expansion could be at risk, according to media outlets. On Monday, the Democratic majority in the state Senate selected Senator Michael Gianaris of Queens, a noted critic of the $3 billion Amazon deal, to the Public Authorities Control Board, ...
“All you have to do is look at the skyline from Manhattan. You can see billions of dollars of private investment there already,” said Don Peebles, a real estate developer based in New York. “Long Island City doesn’t strike me as high on the list for needing extensive tax incentives...
While many agree that the loss of potential jobs and tax revenue is a blow to the local communities of New York City, most agree that the housing market will do just fine without HQ2. With a healthy growth of inventory in the Long Island City real estate market that is still projected ...
Many cities were eager to attract Amazon's additional headquarters. But Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, recently elected to represent the 14th Congressional District of New York, which borders Long Island City, is not excited about the company moving into the