Amazon’s decision to ditch HQ2 is a black eye for NYC's tech scene

Amazon’s decision to ditch HQ2 is a black eye for NYC's tech scene

5 years ago
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-google-apple-new-york-city-144031433.html

With more than 300,000 tech jobs in New York already, the industry certainly isn’t going to collapse in Amazon’s absence. But it won’t help the city’s image as an up-and-coming tech hub, either.

Amazon spent more than a year hunting for a location for its HQ2, soliciting bids from cities across the country. When the protracted search finally ended, the company announced that it would split its HQ2 between New York and Crystal City in Arlington, Va.