Amazon calls it splitsville with New York

February 14, 2019 / 6:54 pm

caption: New Yorker Nomiki Konst fought the Amazon decision from the far left.

Amazon broke up with New York City on Valentine’s Day. Or maybe, New York broke up with them.

Either way, Amazon is not moving in and New York is moving on.

In this special episode of Prime(d), we try to break down what led to this breakup. Luckily for Amazon, Virginia is for lovers and is also still totally into having Amazon’s HQ2.

Featuring Jim O'Grady from WNYC and Martin Austermuhle from WAMU .

Our theme song is "Ripples on an Evaporated Lake" by Raymond Scott. You also heard "Heartline" by Pezzner, a Seattle artist.

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Joshua McNichols
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As KUOW's Growth and Development reporter and co-host of KUOW's Booming podcast, Joshua's "growing pains" beat sits at the nexus of housing, transportation, urban planning, government and the economy. His favorite stories also include themes of history, technology, and climate change.
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