Mayor Bill de Blasio blasts AOC for pushing Amazon out of New York Daily Mail Online
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio slammed Congress freshman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez claiming shes out of touch and is failing to be a progressive leader after she helped push Amazon out of New York.
The liberal mayor took aim at the Democratic Socialist Congresswoman, who boasts herself as a progressive voice, in politics in an interview with The Brian Lehrer Show radio show on Friday.
As a progressive my entire life — and I aint changing — Ill take on any progressive anywhere that thinks its a good idea to lose jobs and revenue because I think thats out of touch with what working people want, the mayor said on the WNYC radio show.
Mayor Bill de Blasio slammed Alexandria Ocasio Cortez on Friday during a radio interview with The Brian Lehrer Show saying Ill take on any progressive that thinks its a good idea to lose jobs after she supported Amazon cancelling their plans to build a headquarters in NY
AOC fired back on Twitter on Friday morning saying, Come for me all you want, but my job is to make sure that people are protected in society
The Mayor spoke on his dismay that Amazon derailed their plans and heavily criticized Ocasio Cortez for gloating about the cancellation by calling it a victory against corporate greed.
I came up watching the mistakes of progressives of the past, unfortunately what happened in this city when it almost went to bankruptcy in the 1970s. I saw all the times progressives did not show people effective governance and all the times progressives made the kinds of mistakes that alienated working people, De Blasio said.
Working people are very smart and very discerning. They want jobs, they want revenue, they want the kinds of things that government can do for them. They understand they have to be paid for, he added.
Tempers boiled on Thursday when Amazon pulled out of their plans to build a headquarters campus in Queens, New York.
De Blasio, alongside Govenor Andrew Cuomo had long lobbied for Amazon to build a campus to the city, which would have brought 25,000 jobs.
But the plans angered politicians like Ocasio Cortez and Senator Michael N. Gianaris for the citys promise to give Amazon dollar 3billion in tax breaks and incentives.
On Thursday Amazon announced it was cancelling its plans to build a headquarters in Queens, New York. The plan would have brought 25,000 to New York
Amazon announced their stunning reversal plan on Thursday, citing disagreements between local politicians as a concern. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos above
Following de Blasios attacks, Ocasio Cortez fired back on Twitter.
Come for me all you want, but my job is to make sure that people are protected in society, she tweeted on Friday afternoon.
Someones got to look out for the people our system is leaving behind esp now, when most of the wealth created is going to fewer people, those left behind are the majority of Americans, she added.
On Thursday after Amazon announced their stunning reversal plan, Ocasio Cortez took to Twitter writing: Anything is possible: today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers their neighbors defeated Amazons corporate greed, its worker exploitation, and the power of the richest man in the world.
Amazon announced they were pulling the plug on their plans to build a headquarters in Long Island City, Queens citing a lack of agreement among local politicians.
After much thought and deliberation, weve decided not to move forward with our plans to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long Island City, Queens. 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. 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.
We are disappointed to have reached this conclusion we love New York, its incomparable dynamism, people, and culture and particularly the community of Long Island City, where we have gotten to know so many optimistic, forward leaning community leaders, small business owners, and residents. There are currently over 5,000 Amazon employees in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island, and we plan to continue growing these teams.
We are deeply grateful to Governor Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio, and their staffs, who so enthusiastically and graciously invited us to build in New York City and supported us during the process. Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio have worked tirelessly on behalf of New Yorkers to encourage local investment and job creation, and we cant speak positively enough about all their efforts. The steadfast commitment and dedication that these leaders have demonstrated to the communities they represent inspired us from the very beginning and is one of the big reasons our decision was so difficult.
We do not intend to reopen the HQ2 search at this time. We will proceed as planned in Northern Virginia and Nashville, and we will continue to hire and grow across our 17 corporate offices and tech hubs in the US and Canada.
Thank you again to Governor Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio, and the many other community leaders and residents who welcomed our plans and supported us along the way. We hope to have future chances to collaborate as we continue to build our presence in New York over time.
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