Sign of the retail times: Macy’s sues to block Amazon from taking over signature NYC billboard Macy’s is suing a real estate company to prevent Amazon from taking over the iconic billboard next to its landmark… Read More
With new tax and minimum wage, Seattle is latest battleground in Uber and Lyft’s feud with regulators When Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan signed new taxes and regulations on Uber and Lyft into law Tuesday afternoon, the city… Read More
Seattle mayor: Fighting traffic with congestion pricing is an uphill battle in West Coast tech hubs Earlier this year, New York became the first city in America to adopt congestion pricing, a.k.a. tolls that drivers pay… Read More
Jamie Dimon says NY antagonists of Amazon HQ2 ‘made a mistake’ as AOC defends her position Two high-profile New Yorkers offered clashing perspectives this week on Amazon’s decision to pull out of a planned 25,000-person office… Read More
Report: Spurned New York officials begging Amazon and Jeff Bezos to rethink HQ2 reversal New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doggedly trying to convince Amazon to resume plans to build a massive office in… Read More
New York budget director assigns blame for Amazon HQ2 collapse in scathing letter New York’s chief number cruncher is calling out critics of Amazon’s defunct plans to build a headquarters in Queens for… Read More
AOC clashes with business group over billboard blaming her for Amazon’s NYC withdrawal Shots are still being fired in the fight over Amazon’s canceled Queens campus. The battleground du jour? Times Square, where… Read More
Politicians pushing back on corporate power celebrate victory in Amazon’s NYC reversal In the first few weeks of 2019, progressive politicians have started a national conversation about income inequality and corporate power.… Read More
In stunning reversal, Amazon drops plans for HQ2 in New York City in the face of growing backlash Amazon is canceling its plans to build a 25,000 person office in New York City in an extraordinary twist to… Read More
Poll shows majority of New Yorkers support Amazon HQ2 project New York officials have mounted a firm resistance to Amazon’s plan to open a 25,000-person office in Queens. But a new… Read More
Amazon reportedly reconsidering New York location amid growing resistance movement Updated below with Amazon’s statement. Amazon is having second thoughts about plans to build a massive office in New York… Read More
Amazon HQ2’s future in New York City uncertain as politicians butt heads New York leaders who spent a year courting Amazon HQ2 are suddenly grappling with the possibility that the project they… Read More
New York Senator opposed to Amazon HQ2 deal named to critical oversight board The day after Amazon announced its intention to build a 25,000-person office in New York City, State Sen. Michael Gianaris… Read More
New York labor leaders join mounting resistance to Amazon HQ2 Two New York labor unions are joining a growing opposition movement to Amazon’s planned 25,000-person office in Queens. Leaders of… Read More
Amazon is officially hiring at New York ‘HQ2’ Over the weekend, the first job listings cropped up for Amazon HQ2, the now imprecise moniker for the 50,000-person second… Read More
Seattle officials visit New York with warnings about Amazon: ‘They thought they could bury us’ Two Seattle lawmakers traveled to New York to share war stories from their battles with Amazon to a group of… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Amazon takes its hometown baggage to NYC as Apple makes nice with Austin, Seattle, and SoCal Play Amazon and Apple are planning new homes in new cities, each with room for thousands of employees. But the comparison… Read More
NYC Council grills Amazon over HQ2: ‘You’re worth $1 trillion. Why do you need our $3 billion?’ Amazon got a healthy dose of New York brashness Wednesday as city councilmembers grilled company executives and their economic development… Read More
Photos and documents reveal Amazon’s future Queens home and how New York lured the company Talent, real estate, accessibility, and killer views of the Manhattan skyline. Those are just some of the selling points New… Read More
New York public radio station won’t be calling Amazon’s new home ‘HQ2’ When news broke that Amazon would split its immensely hyped second headquarters between two cities, journalists covering the year-long search… Read More
Amazon’s new HQs in DC and NY could grow much larger than previously reported, records show Amazon HQ2 became a media spectacle because of the promise to bring 50,000 new jobs to a single community. News… Read More
GeekWire’s HQ2 tour: 5 takeaways from the front lines of Amazon’s ambitious headquarters experiment NEW YORK — Beginning in 2019, Amazon employees will be traveling between the company’s original Seattle home and its two new… Read More
Play Episode Podcast New Yorkers protest Amazon HQ2: ‘We should be investing in housing … not in helicopters’ Play NEW YORK — Shawn Dixon’s life changed overnight. On Tuesday he was surprised to learn that Amazon plans to build… Read More
Amazon reportedly in ‘late-stage’ discussions with HQ2 finalists New York, Dallas and Northern Va. For more than a year, few details about the selection process for Amazon’s second North American headquarters — beyond the… Read More
TLDR: Real estate market slows, HQ2 cities that Seattleites are most interested in, Google’s massive Seattle campus Today’s featured stories Redfin CEO warns of slowing national real estate market, as frustrated buyers are sitting out Seattleites are… Read More
New York’s new Uber cap could be a blueprint for other cities seeking to curb ride-hailing Cities across the country are looking at New York. On Wednesday, the New York City Council approved a one-year pause… Read More
TLDR: Anti-Amazon graffiti, see Times Square under water with HoloLens, needle-free blood sugar monitor for people with diabetes Today’s featured stories Photos: Graffiti targeting Amazon and Jeff Bezos illustrates animosity toward tech giant in Seattle So much to… Read More
Really, New York is the ‘official’ second headquarters of tech? In Seattle, we say not so fast Every so often New York makes me mad. No, it’s not the congestion or the people or the Yankees (though… Read More
Seattle mayor explains why he abandoned the property tax levy to fight homelessness championed by investor Nick Hanauer Earlier this week, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced he was pulling the plug on a proposed property tax levy that… Read More
Report: Amazon plans brick-and-mortar bookstore in New York City Amazon is planning to open a brick-and-mortar bookstore in New York City’s Hudson Yards, according to The New York Post. An unnamed… Read More
