“Amazon left the first time around because of fierce vocal opposition, and that opposition still remains.' Community groups blast calls for Amazon to reconsider New York City plans.
“Amazon left the first time around because of fierce vocal opposition, and that opposition still remains," they said."We defeated them recently, and we will do it again."
"If the elected officials spent half as much talking to the community as they do Jeff Bezos, we might have come to an agreement," Trent said in a statement to NBC News Friday. "Andrew Cuomo needs to stop groveling at the feet of corporations and billionaires and start listening to our communities, who overwhelmingly reject this deal," the group said.The letter published in the Times, which was paid for by the nonprofit organization Partnership for New York City, said Cuomo will “take personal responsibility for the project’s state approval” and Mayor Bill de Blasio will “work together with the governor to manage the community development.
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