Have a blast with this original Aizics Mint design AOC ALEXANDRIA OCASIO CORTEZ – A.O.C. DEMOCRAT PENNY coin! Copper plated, this is a larger 30mm x 2mm version, in a plastic collectors case. This is the first-edition of this kind of coin from the original creators of the Donald Trump Silver Eagle Coins.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) isn't as vocal as she was earlier this year. The impeachment circus that has engulfed the Hill hasn't really shined a spotlight on her. I mean she's not on any of the committee overseeing this North Korean kangaroo court. Yet, she decided to jump back into the spotlight with this nonsensical thread about Amazon. I mean you cannot make this up. She's doing a victory lap because Amazon decided to open up a smaller field office that will only create a fraction of the jobs initially projected when the e-commerce giant first pitched their plan to set up shop in New York City. Ocasio-Cortez, as you remember, took a victory lap when they pulled out (via WSJ):
Me waiting on the haters to apologize after we were proven right on Amazon and saved the public billions https://t.co/AC64pG0nZIpic.twitter.com/xzCepkX4AV
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York welcomed Amazon's decision to cancel plans for a new headquarters in Queens, saying it shows that everyd.
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Thursday that she thought the decision by Amazon to scrap its plans to open one of its HQ2 facilities in New York.
While we're here, let's clear up some GOP disinfo:
- 'It's 1500 jobs vs 25,000': The 25,000 jobs figure was a 10-20 year fantasy # from Amazon, not a promise or agreement. In exchange for that lack of commitment, they wanted billions of public $. Their Y1 jobs projection was 700.
- 'It's in Manhattan, not Queens': If you live in NYC, you would know people commute to work. Amazon would not have paid taxes for many, many years and not contribute to fixing our crumbling subway system. So lots of added strain, no benefit.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 7, 2019
- Also, and very importantly, these jobs are for FREE. The public was going to pay $3 billion in public subsidies & millions in hard cash building Amazon's campus for them- NYC residents were subsidizing Amazon tons per job. Now they‘re bringing work without the welfare.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 7, 2019Amazon. com Inc. and Facebook Inc. are loading up on new office space in New York City, helping fuel an expansion of tech companies that is remaking a swath of Manhattan less than a year after Amazon dropped plans to build its second headquarters in the city.
The giant online retailer said it has signed a new lease for 335,000 square feet on Manhattan's west side in the new Hudson Yards neighborhood, where it will have more than 1,500 employees. The new lease represents Amazon's largest expansion in New York since the company stunned the city by abandoning plans to locate its second headquarters in the Queens neighborhood of Long Island City.
[…]
For Amazon, the new lease and accompanying jobs come in a manner that couldn't be more different from its earlier dealings in New York. Amazon said it is taking the space—in a property being redeveloped at 410 Tenth Avenue—without any special tax credits or other inducements like those it had been offered previously. And this time, the company ran no cross-country tournament, in which some cities felt they were being played against each other in the contest last year for what Amazon termed its 'HQ2' site and the jobs it would bring.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, both Democrats, had courted Amazon—and the company's pledge to create 25,000 new jobs—by offering up to $3 billion in financial incentives. Amazon canceled its plans for the project after facing a backlash from some politicians and activists over the package offered to the company.
After the Journal reported on Amazon's new lease, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), a vocal critic of the HQ2 effort who represents neighborhoods near the proposed site, tweeted, 'Won't you look at that: Amazon is coming to NYC anyway - *without* requiring the public to finance shady deals, helipad handouts for Jeff Bezos, & corporate giveaways.'
Basic math was invented by my political opponents in an effort to discredit me. https://t.co/zEDV6Trcbz
— The Partyman (@PartymanRandy) December 7, 2019wtf does Y1 have to do with it?
You cost NYC billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs
So you admit that the projected jobs was cut off and billions of projected revenue is gone?
Stop acting like you helped anything
The Hudson Yard office isn't even the same thing https://t.co/6svfIpH90E
You .. lecturing others about 'disinfo' by passing off disinfo. LOLOLOL. https://t.co/dPW7UH0xU2
— Sister Delecto Toldjah ?? (@sistertoldjah) December 7, 2019'Those jobs weren't gonna happen anyway' sure is a rebuttal. https://t.co/XTR6XJBRmn
— neontaster (@neontaster) December 7, 2019Ey south sudan. Lets clear up some @AOC disinfo:
Those billions in tax credits ONLY came to fruition if Amazon met the specific goals set forward by Gov Cuomo and NYC:https://t.co/KTvqgvb65Fhttps://t.co/7O5eaLrmVg
'GOP disinfo:' The Democratic Governor of your state said your anti-Amazon agitation cost New York '25,000 to 40,000 good paying jobs' and 'nearly $30 billion in new revenue.' https://t.co/rJiyCx8Pd1https://t.co/PQQMtNB7lR
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) December 7, 2019It's incredible how dumb your followers are and how they're praising you for this.
Amazon was initially offering 25,000 jobs in YOUR DISTRICT to now only offering 1,500 jobs OUTSIDE your district.
Meaning you caused 94% job loss in NYC.
You know there's that saying that everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. Like any liberal Democrat, AOC tried to pass this off as if she were a job creator, along with some working-class hero defender or something. And if this is a model for Democratic job creation, then please—hide this from the public. Is 1,500 equal to or greater than…25,000? AOC still cost the city jobs. This move by Amazon isn't even comparable. Oh, and she had a little fact check in her thread, saying that the 25,000-job figure was fantasy or something. Right, that's the default position for any politician who is called out for peddling total idiocy. AOC once again proves she's economically illiterate, just like the rest of her squad. Thanks to our friends at Twitchy for finding this gem.
Aoc On Amazon Hq
Dems Mute NY Lawmaker's Mic After He Introduces Motion to Subpoena the Health CommissionerOcasio Cortez Amazon Meme
Oh, and Republicans have been having fun at AOC's photo as well.
Me waiting for the Senate to confirm another judge
2 more circuit court judges next week ?????????? https://t.co/cejWd6WwHdpic.twitter.com/KuOK4lJm7k
Amazon reconsidering NY HQ after opposition
Amazon is reconsidering its New York Headquarters after fierce political opposition, according to a report.
Amazon is reconsidering opening part of its second headquarters in New York after fierce opposition from lawmakers, according to a new report. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seemed elated by the news story.
The Washington Post, which is also owned by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, reported the Seattle-based tech giant is reconsidering the plan and has not leased or purchased any office space for the project. The report cited two people familiar with the company's thinking.
'The question is whether it's worth it if the politicians in New York don't want the project, especially with how people in Virginia and Nashville have been so welcoming,' one person familiar with the company's plans told the Post.
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. (Fox News)
Ocasio-Cortez, who has been extraordinarily negative towards Amazon, which has promised 25,000 jobs and over $27.5 billion in tax revenue in 25 years, tweeted that 'everyday people' can 'effectively organize against creeping overreach of one of the world's biggest corporations.'
Speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not at liberty to discuss the plans publicly, the people said Amazon executives have had discussions inside the company to reassess the situation in New York and explore other locales.
The Post added that no specific plans to abandon New York have been made and it's possible Amazon could use them as a threat to pressure New York lawmakers. According to a December Quinnipiac University poll, 57 percent of New York City residents support Amazon's arrival in the region, compared to just 26 percent who oppose the deal, Fox Business reported.
Amazon has not yet returned a request for comment from Fox News, but it did tell TechCrunch it is 'focused on engaging with our new neighbors – small business owners, educators, and community leaders.'
'Whether it's building a pipeline of local jobs through workforce training or funding computer science classes for thousands of New York City students, we are working hard to demonstrate what kind of neighbor we will be,' Amazon added in the statement
Late last year, newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez railed against the company for getting tax breaks at a time when she bemoaned of crumbling infrastructure.
As part of the deal, Amazon would stand to receive 'performance-based direct incentives of $1.525 billion' for creating the 25,000 jobs in Long Island City. Of this $1.525 billion, up to $1.2 billion could come from a refundable tax credit through New York State's Excelsior Program and a $325 million cash grant from the Empire State Development fund. The company also said that it will 'separately apply for as-of-right incentives including New York City's Industrial & Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP) and New York City's Relocation and Employment Assistance Program (REAP).'
Last month, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said no one should assume it's a 'done deal.' 'I don't think anyone should assume that this is a fait accompli, and that this is a done deal,' Johnson told Business Insider. 'This is the beginning of a process where the public and the City Council and other elected officials are going to continue to seek answers and understand whether or not this is a good deal for New York City, or if we got played.'
Amazon has taken heat from a range of public officials, including the aforementioned Ocasio-Cortez, as well as state Sen. Michael Gianaris and New York City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer.
A half dozen more hearings are scheduled for January through March in advance of a vote by the New York State Public Authorities Control Board, which according to state law has final say over the 'approval of the financing and construction of any project proposed by state public benefit corporations.'
Amazon said it would bring 25,000 full-time high-paying jobs, approximately $2.5 billion in Amazon investment and eventually 8 million square feet of office space to Long Island City as part of its investment announced in November. The Seattle-based company also said that it expects to generate 'incremental tax revenue of more than $10 billion over the next 20 years as a result of Amazon's investment and job creation.'
Aoc Stops Amazon
The Post noted that Amazon's plan to put part of its second headquarters in Virginia, where it will receive up to $750 million in state subsidies, is not being reconsidered.
Aoc Amazon Nyc
This story has been updated with Amazon's statement.
Have a blast with this original Aizics Mint design AOC ALEXANDRIA OCASIO CORTEZ – A.O.C. DEMOCRAT PENNY coin! Copper plated, this is a larger 30mm x 2mm version, in a plastic collectors case. This is the first-edition of this kind of coin from the original creators of the Donald Trump Silver Eagle Coins.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) isn't as vocal as she was earlier this year. The impeachment circus that has engulfed the Hill hasn't really shined a spotlight on her. I mean she's not on any of the committee overseeing this North Korean kangaroo court. Yet, she decided to jump back into the spotlight with this nonsensical thread about Amazon. I mean you cannot make this up. She's doing a victory lap because Amazon decided to open up a smaller field office that will only create a fraction of the jobs initially projected when the e-commerce giant first pitched their plan to set up shop in New York City. Ocasio-Cortez, as you remember, took a victory lap when they pulled out (via WSJ):
Me waiting on the haters to apologize after we were proven right on Amazon and saved the public billions https://t.co/AC64pG0nZIpic.twitter.com/xzCepkX4AV
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York welcomed Amazon's decision to cancel plans for a new headquarters in Queens, saying it shows that everyd.
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Thursday that she thought the decision by Amazon to scrap its plans to open one of its HQ2 facilities in New York.
While we're here, let's clear up some GOP disinfo:
- 'It's 1500 jobs vs 25,000': The 25,000 jobs figure was a 10-20 year fantasy # from Amazon, not a promise or agreement. In exchange for that lack of commitment, they wanted billions of public $. Their Y1 jobs projection was 700.
- 'It's in Manhattan, not Queens': If you live in NYC, you would know people commute to work. Amazon would not have paid taxes for many, many years and not contribute to fixing our crumbling subway system. So lots of added strain, no benefit.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 7, 2019- Also, and very importantly, these jobs are for FREE. The public was going to pay $3 billion in public subsidies & millions in hard cash building Amazon's campus for them- NYC residents were subsidizing Amazon tons per job. Now they‘re bringing work without the welfare.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 7, 2019Amazon. com Inc. and Facebook Inc. are loading up on new office space in New York City, helping fuel an expansion of tech companies that is remaking a swath of Manhattan less than a year after Amazon dropped plans to build its second headquarters in the city.
The giant online retailer said it has signed a new lease for 335,000 square feet on Manhattan's west side in the new Hudson Yards neighborhood, where it will have more than 1,500 employees. The new lease represents Amazon's largest expansion in New York since the company stunned the city by abandoning plans to locate its second headquarters in the Queens neighborhood of Long Island City.
[…]
For Amazon, the new lease and accompanying jobs come in a manner that couldn't be more different from its earlier dealings in New York. Amazon said it is taking the space—in a property being redeveloped at 410 Tenth Avenue—without any special tax credits or other inducements like those it had been offered previously. And this time, the company ran no cross-country tournament, in which some cities felt they were being played against each other in the contest last year for what Amazon termed its 'HQ2' site and the jobs it would bring.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, both Democrats, had courted Amazon—and the company's pledge to create 25,000 new jobs—by offering up to $3 billion in financial incentives. Amazon canceled its plans for the project after facing a backlash from some politicians and activists over the package offered to the company.
After the Journal reported on Amazon's new lease, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), a vocal critic of the HQ2 effort who represents neighborhoods near the proposed site, tweeted, 'Won't you look at that: Amazon is coming to NYC anyway - *without* requiring the public to finance shady deals, helipad handouts for Jeff Bezos, & corporate giveaways.'
Basic math was invented by my political opponents in an effort to discredit me. https://t.co/zEDV6Trcbz
— The Partyman (@PartymanRandy) December 7, 2019wtf does Y1 have to do with it?
You cost NYC billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs
So you admit that the projected jobs was cut off and billions of projected revenue is gone?
Stop acting like you helped anything
The Hudson Yard office isn't even the same thing https://t.co/6svfIpH90E
You .. lecturing others about 'disinfo' by passing off disinfo. LOLOLOL. https://t.co/dPW7UH0xU2
— Sister Delecto Toldjah ?? (@sistertoldjah) December 7, 2019'Those jobs weren't gonna happen anyway' sure is a rebuttal. https://t.co/XTR6XJBRmn
— neontaster (@neontaster) December 7, 2019Ey south sudan. Lets clear up some @AOC disinfo:
Those billions in tax credits ONLY came to fruition if Amazon met the specific goals set forward by Gov Cuomo and NYC:https://t.co/KTvqgvb65Fhttps://t.co/7O5eaLrmVg
'GOP disinfo:' The Democratic Governor of your state said your anti-Amazon agitation cost New York '25,000 to 40,000 good paying jobs' and 'nearly $30 billion in new revenue.' https://t.co/rJiyCx8Pd1https://t.co/PQQMtNB7lR
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) December 7, 2019It's incredible how dumb your followers are and how they're praising you for this.
Amazon was initially offering 25,000 jobs in YOUR DISTRICT to now only offering 1,500 jobs OUTSIDE your district.
Meaning you caused 94% job loss in NYC.
You know there's that saying that everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. Like any liberal Democrat, AOC tried to pass this off as if she were a job creator, along with some working-class hero defender or something. And if this is a model for Democratic job creation, then please—hide this from the public. Is 1,500 equal to or greater than…25,000? AOC still cost the city jobs. This move by Amazon isn't even comparable. Oh, and she had a little fact check in her thread, saying that the 25,000-job figure was fantasy or something. Right, that's the default position for any politician who is called out for peddling total idiocy. AOC once again proves she's economically illiterate, just like the rest of her squad. Thanks to our friends at Twitchy for finding this gem.
Aoc On Amazon Hq
Dems Mute NY Lawmaker's Mic After He Introduces Motion to Subpoena the Health CommissionerOcasio Cortez Amazon Meme
Oh, and Republicans have been having fun at AOC's photo as well.
Me waiting for the Senate to confirm another judge
2 more circuit court judges next week ?????????? https://t.co/cejWd6WwHdpic.twitter.com/KuOK4lJm7k
Amazon reconsidering NY HQ after opposition
Amazon is reconsidering its New York Headquarters after fierce political opposition, according to a report.
Amazon is reconsidering opening part of its second headquarters in New York after fierce opposition from lawmakers, according to a new report. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seemed elated by the news story.
The Washington Post, which is also owned by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, reported the Seattle-based tech giant is reconsidering the plan and has not leased or purchased any office space for the project. The report cited two people familiar with the company's thinking.
'The question is whether it's worth it if the politicians in New York don't want the project, especially with how people in Virginia and Nashville have been so welcoming,' one person familiar with the company's plans told the Post.
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. (Fox News)
Ocasio-Cortez, who has been extraordinarily negative towards Amazon, which has promised 25,000 jobs and over $27.5 billion in tax revenue in 25 years, tweeted that 'everyday people' can 'effectively organize against creeping overreach of one of the world's biggest corporations.'
Speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not at liberty to discuss the plans publicly, the people said Amazon executives have had discussions inside the company to reassess the situation in New York and explore other locales.
The Post added that no specific plans to abandon New York have been made and it's possible Amazon could use them as a threat to pressure New York lawmakers. According to a December Quinnipiac University poll, 57 percent of New York City residents support Amazon's arrival in the region, compared to just 26 percent who oppose the deal, Fox Business reported.
Amazon has not yet returned a request for comment from Fox News, but it did tell TechCrunch it is 'focused on engaging with our new neighbors – small business owners, educators, and community leaders.'
'Whether it's building a pipeline of local jobs through workforce training or funding computer science classes for thousands of New York City students, we are working hard to demonstrate what kind of neighbor we will be,' Amazon added in the statement
Late last year, newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez railed against the company for getting tax breaks at a time when she bemoaned of crumbling infrastructure.
As part of the deal, Amazon would stand to receive 'performance-based direct incentives of $1.525 billion' for creating the 25,000 jobs in Long Island City. Of this $1.525 billion, up to $1.2 billion could come from a refundable tax credit through New York State's Excelsior Program and a $325 million cash grant from the Empire State Development fund. The company also said that it will 'separately apply for as-of-right incentives including New York City's Industrial & Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP) and New York City's Relocation and Employment Assistance Program (REAP).'
Last month, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said no one should assume it's a 'done deal.' 'I don't think anyone should assume that this is a fait accompli, and that this is a done deal,' Johnson told Business Insider. 'This is the beginning of a process where the public and the City Council and other elected officials are going to continue to seek answers and understand whether or not this is a good deal for New York City, or if we got played.'
Amazon has taken heat from a range of public officials, including the aforementioned Ocasio-Cortez, as well as state Sen. Michael Gianaris and New York City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer.
A half dozen more hearings are scheduled for January through March in advance of a vote by the New York State Public Authorities Control Board, which according to state law has final say over the 'approval of the financing and construction of any project proposed by state public benefit corporations.'
Amazon said it would bring 25,000 full-time high-paying jobs, approximately $2.5 billion in Amazon investment and eventually 8 million square feet of office space to Long Island City as part of its investment announced in November. The Seattle-based company also said that it expects to generate 'incremental tax revenue of more than $10 billion over the next 20 years as a result of Amazon's investment and job creation.'
Aoc Stops Amazon
The Post noted that Amazon's plan to put part of its second headquarters in Virginia, where it will receive up to $750 million in state subsidies, is not being reconsidered.
Aoc Amazon Nyc
This story has been updated with Amazon's statement.
Ocasio Cortez Amazon
Fox News' Christopher Carbone contributed to this report.
