Brian Huseman, VP of Public Policy at Amazon testifies at City Council Amazon HQ2 Oversight Hearing on January 30th. Image Credit: Emil Cohen/ New York City Council

The new headquarters would have brought at least 25,000 jobs in exchange for nearly $3 billion in tax incentives. On February 14, 2019, Amazon announced the company was canceling its plans to open a new headquarters located in Long Island City, Queens after political pressure from local and state lawmakers. (read more…)