Cheers, fears as Amazon unveils HQ plan


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 14 Nov 2018

A view of the waterfront of Long Island City in the Queens borough of New York, along the East River, on November 7, 2018. - Amazon is planning to split its coveted second headquarters between two US cities rather than pack it into a single urban setting, US media reported on November 5, 2018. The company is close to reaching a deal to place the split second headquarters in two areas: the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens in New York and the Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia, The New York Times reported, citing anonymous sources. (Photo by Don EMMERT / AFP)

ARLINGTON, United States: It’s exciting for some, worrisome for others: The arrival of a massive headquarters of technology giant Amazon in two East Coast communities is certain to bring huge changes. 

Amazon announced Nov 13 after a yearlong search that it would split its “HQ2” between Arlington, Virginia, outside the US capital, and the Long Island City neighbourhood in the New York borough of Queens. 

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