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纽约为亚马逊的HQ2的提议比我们想象的要差得多

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纽约为亚马逊的HQ2的提议比我们想象的要差得多

从纽约市的亚马逊标志渲染一个法院广场塔赢得了新的亚马逊总部的建议。(礼貌纽约州)

虽然全国范围内的应用程序亚马逊HQ2在很大程度上笼罩着秘密,纽约市居民终于开始了解封闭式交易的一些答案。该市的经济发展公司(纽约州)发布了城市的提议周二向公众以及促销网站致力于HQ2.。Some of what it reveals is expected—boasts about the city’s transit, talent pool, and local amenities—but it’s the concessions from the city that have raised eyebrows and triggered a trio of City Council hearings on the terms of the deal, the first of which was held yesterday.

周三早上,市政经济发展委员会举办了亚马逊公共政策副总裁,布莱恩·侯曼,纽约EDC主席詹姆斯·普拉特。在三小时的听力中,这两个人有机会捍卫他们的决定绕过城市的传统土地使用审查流程(ulurp)将合法地确定新的HQ2将如何影响长岛市,皇后,其预计的家。我们现在知道这笔交易通过称为一般项目计划(GPP)的国家控制的过程得到保护,如果他们在低收入区域中建造了大规模和密集的发展,则会以不同的水平审查。

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亚马逊希望在长岛市龙岛市龙门广场州立公园的北部和东部开发他们的总部。(通过Creative Commons)

在2017年建议中越来越争议的承诺是利用知名领域收集更多校园的大包裹的要约,并以零售巨头可能想要的方式加速和发展校园的“覆盖本地分区”。在一个亚马逊延伸的提案中列出的潜在地点,长岛城市以前最高的塔楼,约有20座是私人拥有的,只有一个少数属于这座城市。争论中的一个私人网站是由塑料公司Plaxall举办的,其中潜在的公寓楼或办公大楼将被建造。由于此属性包含在GPP中,这意味着Plaxall和Amazon将完全避免通过市议会批准Ulurp批准。

In yesterday’s meeting, led by Council Speaker Corey Johnson, council members questioned Huseman and Patchett in a series of fiery turns, each expressing serious concern over not only the physical development of Amazon’s campus, but also the company’s assistance to ICE, its employees’ rights to unionize, and whether it would help nurture local young talent in the area and promote diversity within its headquarters. Johnson, alongside Western Queens’ representative Jimmy Van Bramer, pointedly asked Huseman if Amazon would be willing to redirect New York’s planned $500 million capital grant to the four public housing developments near the site. Like many of the companies’ responses, Amazon tiptoed around the questions by citing its projected job creation numbers.

What’s even more troubling about this deal is the city’s Non-Disclosure Agreement with Amazon that stipulated that the EDC would notify the corporation of all public records requests related to the bid in order to “give Amazon prior written notice sufficient to allow Amazon to seek a protective order or other remedy.” While the EDC’s promise is not unusual, explicitly stating why is. As the director of a good government nonprofit告诉政客,“他们通常不会拼出来,所以业务可以跑到法庭。”

昨天的经济发展听证会引发了愤怒的愤怒,以引诱瑞迹到纽约的零售。市政厅允许一部分公众参加会议,在抗议者经常爆发中扰乱了诉讼。1月份,市议会财政委员会将专注于向亚马逊提供的城市和国家补贴,同时2月份的会议将在潜在的影响中归零,这笔交易可能拥有长岛城市的基础设施,住房和交通工具。一旦结束,项目计划仍将被当地社区委员会审查,并通过环境审查。

市长还宣布了一项新的45人社区咨询委员会,任务是分享信息和收集一些问题的反馈,包括公共设施,培训和招聘计划,以及社区利益。委员会将于1月份会议。

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