That's the spirit. I like this Coumo guy!
Now... we just need him to get involved in all of the projects. Cut the council crap, cut the NIMBYs, and start building. On a side note, time to start rezoning large swaths of LIC and DoBro. These two nodes will become a lot bigger in the years to come. |
Say what you will about Cuomo, but he's a big booster of New York, and believes in getting stuff done. Too often, deBlasio has that I can "take it or leave it" attitude. No, you just can't rest on NY being a great city, because too often, things change. Always strive to be and do better. As I've said, it won't be a huge blow if they don't land Amazon. But if you've come this far, why not? They've been pushing LIC for decades now. Why let one, lone councilman stand in the way of that?
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Landlord, Facing Loss of a Big Tenant, Pins Hopes on Amazon HQ2 Savanna hopes Amazon.com will put some HQ2 operations in its building, formally known as One Court Square, in Long Island City By Keiko Morris and Craig Karmin Nov. 9, 2018 Quote:
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Aerial view of one of the sites under consideration. It would be opposite the new Four Freedoms Park and Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island...
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I've said that I thought Amazon would benefit another city more with this move, but people need to come of this high horse "we're too good - we don't need you" attitude. New York may be riding high now, but the city has and likely will again fall on hard times.
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Maybe this will mean we get the first Supertall office tower outside Manhattan with an Observation Deck ... a truly unique perspective on the city and I'd bet a really big tourist draw.
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Interesting to see how this view will change if Amazon arrives.
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^ It really wasn't that long ago that Citigroup was by far the largest building in that area.
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Not official announcement, but the politicians are grandstanding at the gate...
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Tax breaks for one of the largest companies in human history is definitely leaving a foul taste in my mouth... Always especially odd when supposed liberal/progressive individuals lead these companies but then refuse to put their money where their political mouths are
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Amazon picked NYC as one of the sites. Announcement coming tomorrow per Wall Street Journal. :cheers::cheers::cheers:
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That's great. Then we can enter the formal stage of this discussion.
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Oh I definitely agree it isn't anything new, it's just seeing it so widely advertised definitely hits one in the face a lot more with how crazy it is. I guess that's the nature of the open market
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We can rest assured that Cuomo will definitely steer this past the council now with this news. Which is great, the state actually saying f u to the NIMBYs.
I'm just wondering what kind of impact we will see on the residential market via this move on a neighborhood level. Magnitude is what I'm wondering. I guess we'll find out when more filings occur within the confines of LIC or Astoria or Greenpoint. Maybe all of this will act as a catalyst to jump start the Sunnyside Yards project, which could be massive. |
I think that Amazon will bring way more jobs to LIC than to CC. People will want to be in NY.
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