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title: "Amazon Decides Against Building New York City Campus"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2e1a721f-ad08-4054-b2f4-5501ea6154f4
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/amazon-decides-against-building-new-york-city-campus-2709160
category: "General"
published: 2019-02-14T18:13:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:01.023Z
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# Amazon Decides Against Building New York City Campus

**TL;DR:** Amazon has decided not to build a campus in New York City due to concerns about relationships with state and local elected officials. The campus was supposed to be built in Long Island City, Queens.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-02-14. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/amazon-decides-against-building-new-york-city-campus-2709160).*

## Story

Amazon has decided it will not build a campus in New York City, according to an NBC report.

The additional headquarters were supposed to be built in Long Island City, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.

"After much thought and deliberation, we’ve decided not to move forward with our plans to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long Island City, Queens,” Amazon said in a statement, according to the article. “For Amazon, the commitment to build a new headquarters requires positive, collaborative relationships with state and local elected officials who will be supportive over the long-term.”

According to the article, the statement also said that "While polls show that 70 percent of New Yorkers support our plans and investment, a number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppose our presence and will not work with us to build the type of relationships that are required to go forward with the project we and many others envisioned in Long Island City.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- new york (location)
- Amazon (company)
- campus expansion (topic)
- Long Island City (location)
- state officials (topic)
- local government (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/amazon-decides-against-building-new-york-city-campus-2709160). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2e1a721f-ad08-4054-b2f4-5501ea6154f4).