So, after Jeff Bezos’ tech giant announced Thursday it was pulling the plug on its proposed Long Island City location, the Bronx native had something to celebrate. AMAZON'S NEW YORK HQ2 CANCELLATION DRAWS FIERY RESPONSES FROM LAWMAKERS, TECH WORLDOther New Yorkers were not so pleased. It came after Amazon said in a statement that pushback from New York lawmakers was a key factor in the decision to cancel its plans. In December, for example, Amazon execs were grilled and jeered at a New York City Council meeting over the deal. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and others.

Source: Fox News February 14, 2019 19:11 UTC