Amazon hires PR, lobbying hands for Long Island City campus

Compass agent Orren Azani felt the Amazon effect when he listed a Long Island City condo he just sold. Buyers initially overlooked the one-plus bedroom at the Badge Building (pictured top) when it hit the market last summer at $.....»»

As if Alexandra Ocasio-Jones infuriating Amazon was not enough for Long Island City, and New Yorkers in general, when the world's biggest online retailer scuttled plans to build its New York-base.....»»

E-commerce giant Amazon announced in February it was withdrawing from its plan to build its second headquarters in New York City’s Long Island City......»»

E-commerce giant Amazon announced in February it was withdrawing from its plan to build its second headquarters in New York City’s Long Island City. The planned addition of HQ-2 in the Queens........»»

The landlord of One Court Square suffered a huge letdown when Amazon decided to pull out of its blockbuster deal to build a $4 billion second headquarters in Long Island City last month. As part of... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Some New York leaders still want Amazon to reconsider pulling HQ2 out of Long Island City. Some New York business owners, union leaders, and lawmakers are asking Amazon to reconsider pu.....»»

Amazon.com Inc. is preparing to roll out food delivery across New York City. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant confirmed that it will deliver natural and organic products from Whole Foods Market in parts of Long Island and through select areas.....»»

Just when one thought life could not get any more bizarre, here comes the world's richest man to have a joke at everyone.....»»

Yana Paskova/Getty Images Amazon is reportedly planning to name Long Island City neighborhood in Queens, New York half of its second headquarters, HQ2. HQ2 — which The New York Times reports will be .....»»

David Ryder/Getty Images Amazon is said to be close to selecting two cities as the site of its second headquarters, dubbed HQ2: the Long Island City section of Q.....»»

North American cities have been jockeying to win Amazon's HQ2 for more than a year. Amazon compiled a top-20 list (see graphic below), and since then the Seattle-based e-commerce giant sifted through tons of data. Turns out, there could very well.....»»

Amazon.com Inc. is close to a deal to locate its second headquarters between Long Island City i.....»»

Amazon.com Inc. is close to a deal to locate its second headquarters between Long Island City in Queens.....»»

Long Island City, where Amazon is said to build its next headquarters, is a neighborhood going through a a massive transition......»»

Cliff Owen/AP Amazon is reportedly planning to split its second headquarters, HQ2, between two locations: Long Island City in New York and the Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia, according to The New York Times. Some people are spe.....»»

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Amazon's reported plan to bring HQ2 to New York City is raising questions about the city's subway system. Seattle has struggled to adjust to Amazon's super-sized presence in the city when it comes to c.....»»

More than a year into its quest for a new.....»»

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Several sources confirmed that Amazon is seriously considering Long Island City as a site for its second headquarters. One real estate executive who owns space in the neighborhood put the chances at... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

If the city were to pursue a rezoning of Long Island City to allow more commercial or residential square footage in the event Amazon sites part of its new headquarters there, officials would need to... To view the full story, click the title link......»»