Former Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen to Amazon: “You can’t just show up”
Former Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen thinks Amazon deserves “some significant blame” for its headquarters in Long Island City not...
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NYC is on the hunt for an Amazon replacement in Queens
Though Amazon has moved on from its plans to bring a corporate campus to Long Island City, the city...
Savanna’s Chris Schlank blames Cuomo’s “hubris” and de Blasio’s “weakness” for Amazon ditching New York
Left in the lurch by Amazon, Savanna managing partner and founder Chris Schlank had strong words for the state’s top political leaders. “It was...
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Editor’s note: The great whiplash
Call it Ping-Pong politics. The people who thought Donald Trump’s election would be a boon for business might want to think again. With the federal government moving so far right, it has hastened a...
Cuomo to Bezos: Baby, please don’t go
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been working furiously behind the scenes to bring Amazon back to New York. In the two weeks since Amazon announced its withdrawal from plans to build half of its “second...
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Fake blues: Paid participants reportedly joined anti-Amazon demonstration
A public demonstration in New York City decrying Amazon included people who were paid to protest, Patch.com reported. Some...
Critics say BQX streetcar plan will struggle to gain traction after Amazon exit
Amazon’s decision to bring part of its HQ2 to Queens helped breathe new life into the city’s long-stalled Brooklyn-Queens...
Developers are poised to pump the brakes as LIC’s “Amazon effect” vanishes
When Amazon announced plans to bring 25,000 jobs to a new campus in Long Island City, real estate players...
National Cheat Sheet: Payless files for bankruptcy, 1M accounts hacked on StreetEasy … & more
Payless will shutter thousands of stores amid second bankruptcy filing Payless ShoeSource has filed for bankruptcy and plans close all of its remaining 2,500...
Savanna struggling to recapitalize emptyting LIC office tower: report
One Court Square landlord Savanna can’t refinance the Long Island City office tower after losing a 1 million-square-foot tenant...