Daily Crunch: Amazon scraps HQ2 plans in NYC

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1. Did New York lose anything with Amazon’s rejection? It’s complicated.
Amazonannounced yesterday that it’s taking its ball and going home, rather than dealing with mean, pushy New Yorkers (warning: not an exact quote). As a result, some outside observers are painting a picture