And millions of business-centric citizens cried out — in joy, in horror, in carbon footprints, as the new Amazon HQ gets rationalized.
Details on the deal: Amazon will build 3.5 acres of newly publicly accessible waterfront open space at Anable Basin, which will connect Gantry State Park & Hunters Point South Park & form a contiguous waterfront park extending south to Newtown Creek. #AmazonAnswersNYCâ NYCEDC (@NYCEDC) December 12, 2018
Details on the deal: Amazon will build 3.5 acres of newly publicly accessible waterfront open space at Anable Basin, which will connect Gantry State Park & Hunters Point South Park & form a contiguous waterfront park extending south to Newtown Creek. #AmazonAnswersNYC
THREAD: Some of the questions I asked Amazon executives this morning at the #AmazonAnswersNYC hearing.1. âÂÂDo you think itâÂÂs being a good neighbor to circumvent NYCâÂÂs public land use process?âÂÂTune in ð https://t.co/f0OscqNgeJ pic.twitter.com/7784YiTD06â NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson (@NYCSpeakerCoJo) December 12, 2018
THREAD: Some of the questions I asked Amazon executives this morning at the #AmazonAnswersNYC hearing.1. âÂÂDo you think itâÂÂs being a good neighbor to circumvent NYCâÂÂs public land use process?âÂÂTune in ð https://t.co/f0OscqNgeJ pic.twitter.com/7784YiTD06
My full opening statement at the #AmazonAnswersNYC @NYCCouncil hearing.Watch live now ð https://t.co/f0OscqNgeJ pic.twitter.com/Xb00JN0j6Dâ NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson (@NYCSpeakerCoJo) December 12, 2018
My full opening statement at the #AmazonAnswersNYC @NYCCouncil hearing.Watch live now ð https://t.co/f0OscqNgeJ pic.twitter.com/Xb00JN0j6D
lotta deflection when asked about Amazon's role in killing Seattle's head tax to fund homelessness, and its lobbying against a pay equity law in washington state #AmazonAnswersNYCâ Sarah Holder (@ptsarahdactyl) December 12, 2018
lotta deflection when asked about Amazon's role in killing Seattle's head tax to fund homelessness, and its lobbying against a pay equity law in washington state #AmazonAnswersNYC
Amazon gets F's from @CDP because it doesnt publish a comprehensive annual sustainability reportWe dont know exactly how much carbon Amazon emits!We know they like backroom deals & asking public to take their word, but why not release the data? #AmazonAnswersNYC #noAmazonNYCâ NYC-DSA Ecosocialist Working Group ð¹ (@NYCDSA_Climate) December 12, 2018
Amazon gets F's from @CDP because it doesnt publish a comprehensive annual sustainability reportWe dont know exactly how much carbon Amazon emits!We know they like backroom deals & asking public to take their word, but why not release the data? #AmazonAnswersNYC #noAmazonNYC
According to a audit by @350seattle, AmazonâÂÂs shipping operations in 2017 alone spewed at least 19.1 million metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphereâÂÂthe emissions equivalent of 4.7 coal-fired power plants operating for one year.#HQ2scam #AmazonAnswersNYC #noAmazonNYCâ NYC-DSA Ecosocialist Working Group ð¹ (@NYCDSA_Climate) December 12, 2018
According to a audit by @350seattle, AmazonâÂÂs shipping operations in 2017 alone spewed at least 19.1 million metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphereâÂÂthe emissions equivalent of 4.7 coal-fired power plants operating for one year.#HQ2scam #AmazonAnswersNYC #noAmazonNYC
What happens when three men get together in a room? Apparently, one of them (@JeffBezos) walks away with $3 billion and a helipad, while NYers are left with a broken subway, underfunded schools, and a worsening housing crisis. #NoAmazonNYC #AmazonAnswersNYC pic.twitter.com/Trei8NUNQXâ Jobs With Justice (@jwjnational) December 12, 2018
What happens when three men get together in a room? Apparently, one of them (@JeffBezos) walks away with $3 billion and a helipad, while NYers are left with a broken subway, underfunded schools, and a worsening housing crisis. #NoAmazonNYC #AmazonAnswersNYC pic.twitter.com/Trei8NUNQX