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One Year Later: Looking Back at Amazon Ditching Queens



After Amazon decided they wouldn’t move their HQ2 to Long Island City after all, effectively breaking the NYC real estate industry’s heart, Queens is getting back to business with steady leases.

“Amazon taught us a lot. It was proof that the LIC waterfront can be a strong commercial destination, but one of the main criticisms was that the community was not involved in that process,” Jovana Rizzo, a spokeswoman for Your LIC, said. “We are taking a completely new approach, doing extensive community outreach before we advance any plan or rezoning.”

Commercial Observer


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