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      Construction is underway at Amazon's second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia on June 10, 2019.

      'We Were Right,' Says AOC as Amazon Suspends HQ2 Construction in Virginia

      The Democrat said those who opposed the company's project in Queens protected New Yorkers "from a scam deal to drain public dollars from schools and infrastructure in exchange for empty promises" of jobs.

      Jessica Corbett
      Mar 03, 2023

      After Amazon on Friday confirmed plans to pause construction on its second headquarters near Washington, D.C., Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez expressed vindication over her 2018 opposition to the tech giant's initial plan to build part of HQ2 in New York City.

      Following political leaders across the country engaging in what critics called "corporate bribery," offering Amazon tax breaks and other incentives to build in their communities, the company chose to split the project between Arlington, Virginia, and the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. However, Amazon halted plans for the NYC campus in response to local backlash.

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      Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks on January 16, 2023, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, at the National Action Network House of Justice Headquarters in New York City. ​

      'Extraordinary Repudiation': NY Senate Rejects Hochul's Right-Wing Judicial Nominee

      "We thank the members of the state Senate who stood with working New Yorkers in opposing a judge with a troubling judicial record on workers' rights, abortion rights, and racial justice," said one Hector LaSalle critic.

      Jessica Corbett
      Feb 16, 2023

      The New York State Senate's Democrats on Wednesday delivered a "major embarrassment" for and "extraordinary repudiation" of Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, rejecting Hector LaSalle, her anti-choice, anti-union nominee to lead the state's top court.

      "We thank the members of the state Senate who stood with working New Yorkers in opposing a judge with a troubling judicial record on workers' rights, abortion rights, and racial justice," said New York Working Families Party director Sochie Nnaemeka.

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