Amazon Reconsiders NY Expansion Plans Amid Opposition
- Company has faced backlash over subsidies, rising rents
- Governor supports deal as biggest economic plan N.Y. ever won
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Amazon.com Inc. managers have weighed alternatives to locating a corporate campus in New York City after local officials opposed the plan, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Some people involved in the planning for Amazon’s East Coast expansion have discussed whether to pare back the New York plans, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations. One of the people said a complete pullout from the project in Queens was unlikely. The Washington Post reported earlier Friday that Amazon is reconsidering the plans, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. The company hasn’t leased or purchased office space for the project yet, making it easy to withdraw the commitment.