Don't worry, the spin-offs will come. All eyes are on LIC now.
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(Thanks for anwering my question earlier also by the way (as well as Crawford & Hudson11).) |
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Anyway, this cartoon would be funny if it weren't so misleading. I don't know why the media keeps running with the idea that the City is building Bezos a heliport. It's not. But we won't let that get in the way of a good cartoon. https://twitter.com/harrysiegel/stat...893633/photo/1 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dr97jbyXgAAafaS.jpg https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...ts-say-n938531 All the things New Yorkers fear about Amazon's HQ2 (and a little optimism) Nov. 27, 2018 By Dareh Gregorian Quote:
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I think in 5-10 years, the protesters will not have ground to stand on when the figures come out for the total economic impact that this move will have. Besides the gain with just Amazon, there are many other beneficiaries to this move. Other businesses will benefit. Jobs will be added at other places. An economy is intertwined. If one business adds "X" amount of jobs or even space, there's always other niches in the local economy or even regional that will cater to it.
Just like if the city made a deal to build a new HQ for any F500. Many will benefit from the move, not just the F500 from a business standpoint. Sure there may be hits to the overall system in regards to added flux, like with transit, traffic, but like any growing city, these are the side effects of growth. I think things like housing and transit are not Amazon's fault, but the city leadership. If housing rises due to the move, its not really Amazons fault, but the root cause being zoning that is not aggressive enough. Developers want to build, but the parameters need to be there. Also the circle jerk going on with transit city-wide, but thats been going on for decades. In the grand scheme of things, Amazon is still a small fish when you factor in the overall greater economy. Its move will not have a profound and devastating impact on NYC. If Amazon moved to lets say Newark, yeah, thats a big deal or somewhere in Kansas, but in NYC, its just another company, albeit one of the worlds largest which is a perk but even so, not enough to dramatically alter the city-scape or living dynamics. |
In a nutshell, the protesters are just feeding the alarmist vibe over the move, and a lot of scaremongering in a city that quite frankly will not be affected profoundly from the move.
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Yes. I like her. She's like the anti-Cortez. Intelligent and rational. Brian Lehrer had a couple of the protest organizers on WNYC yesterday and they were just terrible. I actually felt bad for them because they obviously hadn't thought through their talking points. It was embarrasing |
People don't realize that the city didnt really offer Amazon anything to draw them. That's why New York's bid came in so much lower than many.
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I think the idea is that Amazon should have made concessions to have the privilege to come to New York, e.g. a development fund, transit investment, etc. instead of the city incentivizing them.
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It really would have done wonders for Newark, which hasn't boomed nowhere near in magnitude like Jersey City. Granted units are rising, and things are in the pipeline, but it really needs that spark to really swell up.
I think its good that NY got it, but I agree, I think other places could have really used the benefit. On a side note, the Jersey incentives where crazy high, but it would really transform Newark over the long run. Possibly creating even more jobs as the node grows. |
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Why? So Amazon could get triple the breaks they are getting now? Amazon could have gone anywhere, but it would have been very foolish for the city and state to turn them down. Those incentives are and have been in place for any company to take advantage of. But how many companies do you see breaking down the door to Queens to put that many jobs and that kind of economic stimulus there? No one has come or will come even close. The city goes through bad times and good times. And you better believe some bad times will come again. There are people in the right places that know you can't ever let up on economic development. And a development of this size is a gift to the outer boroughs. |
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"“Amazon’s presence will solidify New York City’s position as the tech capital of the world..." Huh?
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^ Ha I noticed that too. NY gets to claim to be the capital of a lot of things but the Bay Area/SF is the world's tech capital. Plus isn't this more of a logistics headquarters?
It is interesting to see individual cities forming niches in the industry (like Pittsburgh with self driving cars). Were seeing the beginnings of huge future industries. |
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I'm all broken up about this....:rolleyes:
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