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Whether you blame or credit the opponents for killing the deal, or chalk it up to weird company decision-making, and whether you are pleased or peeved that the deal is…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2019

Economy

What Everybody is Saying About the Amazon Pullout

On Thursday, Amazon announced that it was pulling out of its planned HQ2 in Long Island City. Here’s what elected officials, candidates, unions, advocacy groups and business organizations had to…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jan 2019

Economy

On the Air: ‘Innovation’ and Amazon’s Agenda in New York State

City Limits’ editor appeared on WNYC to discuss our report on Amazon’s lobbying and political operation in Washington state, the nation’s capital and our own backyard.

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Jan 2019

Economy Investigations

NY’s Leaders Pledged to Support ‘Innovation’ to Get Amazon Here. What Exactly Does That Mean?

The mayor and governor have promised to make New York’s policy environment as friendly as they can for the corporate giant. What do the company’s lobbying disclosures say about its…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jan 2019

Government Podcasts

Max & Murphy: O’Donnell Points to Amazon Stance in Bid for Public Advocate

The veteran lawmaker says the HQ2 deal presents precisely the kind of issue where a public advocate’s voice can be critical. And he argues that he’s been clearer on that…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Do I Get a Tax Break if I Move to NYC, Like Amazon?

‘I’ve grown too big for my hometown and it’s time to move on. I’m looking for a new city in which to settle. Does anybody want to offer me a…

ByChris Walters 2Comments

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Dec 2018

News

Forgotten Jails, Campaign Cash, Railroad Inequity and Farm Justice: 2018’s Best

City Limits spent its 43rd year doing what it has always done: Digging deep into complicated stories that matter to the city we love.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2018

Economy

Imagining an Amazon Worker’s Subway Ride

Even having missed a train, this reporter arrived at her imaginary high-tech workplace by 8:35 or so. Granted, City Limits was just one imaginary worker – our 24,999 or more…

ByAnay Cortes

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Dec 2018

Economy

What Happened When Seattle Tried to Tax Amazon

Earlier this year, Seattle’s nine-member City Council voted unanimously to tax Amazon to help fund a response to the city’s housing crisis. Then, it voted 7-2 to repeal it. What…