'It's obscene and wrong': Amazon HQ2 gets typically warm New York welcome
by Erin Durkin in New York from Technology | The Guardian on (#42VFJ)
Residents wonder if company will be 'good corporate citizen' as governor hails decision to put headquarters in Long Island City
More than 200 cities across North America spent a year competing for Amazon's affections, lavishing tax breaks and other goodies for the chance to host the tech giant's HQ2.
Now, New York has won at least part of the prize - with Amazon splitting its second headquarters in two, and putting one of the new offices in Long Island City, Queens.
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