Cuomo appears to believe a New York ‘HQ2’ location for Amazon is still possible
Cuomo, a Democrat, told reporters on Long Island that there is no sign yet that the tech company has changed its mind. A person familiar with the matter said Cuomo spoke with Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos after the company abruptly told state officials it was scuttling the new development on Feb. 14.
The overture shows the lasting reverberations of Amazon’s reversal of its plan to come to New York. Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio offered up to $3 billion of state and city incentives to bring the company to the Long Island City neighborhood. In return, Amazon AMZN, +1.95% promised to invest $2.5 billion and create 25,000 jobs.U.S., North Korea trade blame for failed summit.Comment
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