OT: Amazon HQ2 - 20 Finalists

[RU_Planning]

This is just dumb on the part of the local pols in NYC.

Always thought that Newark was a more viable option - as with fixes to the infra-structure it was more suitable.

The local council member, Jimmy Van Bremmer is the worst. He is such a NIMBY he stopped a 100% affordable (mostly moderate and middle income not low) in his district being developed by a not for profit because he said it was too tall and didn’t have enough parking. It was maybe 7 or 8 stories I think.

 

[brianoc]

That is very true. The business climate in NJ is garbage and getting worse.

Amazon was going to receive so many incentives it was going to make NJ business climate as good as any in the world.

 

[Jtung230]

I don’t think that is what they care about here.

LIC’s access to the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island is a major attraction and as we see with Google, tech firms seem to believe NYC is one of the best places to attract talent. I also believe as these firms continue to diversify in what falls under “tech” that being located in a city with broad range of industries is vital to their futures.

Correct, this is for their technology division.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

Correct, this is for their technology division.

They probably want international tech talent... and maybe a way to more easily influence the UN set.