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Amazon is pulling its second HQ out of NYC, and people are delighted

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Heather Dockray

on February 14, 2019

Amazon is pulling its second HQ out of NYC, and people are delighted

Opposition to the Amazon move to New York City was high Credit: drew angerer/Getty Images

On Thursday, Amazon announced that it will be pulling its planned second headquarters out of New York City.

It was a remarkable about-face for the company, and followed weeks of considerable grassroots opposition on the ground.

“Like a petulant child, Amazon insists on getting its way or takes its ball and leaves,” New York State Senator Mike Gianaris, who represents the district affected, said of Amazon's pullout to the New York Times. “The only thing that happened here is that a community that was going to be profoundly affected by their presence started asking questions."

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No one, however, took more pleasure in seeing the enormous company buckle than the people of Twitter:

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Amazon, New York City isn't a total safe space for you. And now, neither is Twitter.

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.