Amazon scraps plans for New York City HQ2

Amazon has cancelled plans to bring its HQ2 headquarters to New York's Long Island City, following a major backlash from local politicians.
The retail giant revealed today that it will no longer create a headquarters in the Queens neighbourhood, despite announcing the area as one of two successful bids for the project in November 2018.
"While polls show that 70 per cent of New Yorkers support our plans and investment, a number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppo