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Description: Amazon backed out of its plans to build HQ2 in New York City after over two months of backlash from politicians, community activists, and residents over details of the agreement. This is the story of how the deal went wrong. Neha began covering Amazon’s move to New York City in November 2018 when Amazon announced their HQ2 plan. At the time- real estate brokers were thrilled by the rush of property interest, but local residents living without regular heat in city-owned buildings wondered about their future. We spent time with one of the politicians who led the fight against HQ2, a real estate agent who was optimistic about the deal, local residents, and a warehouse worker who works at the Amazon fulfillment center in the Staten Island borough of New York City. SOURCES & FURTHER READING How Amazon Blew its Chance in New York cnn.com/2019/02/15/tech/amazon-nyc-hq2-fail/index.html Read Amazon’s Full Statement on why it scrapped New York’s HQ2 cnn.com/2019/02/14/tech/amazon-hq2-statement/index.html Amazon’s Track Record of Worker Abuse nytimes.com/2018/02/01/technology/amazon-wristband-tracking-privacy.html businessinsider.com/amazon-warehouse-workers-share-their-horror-stories-2018-4 CREDITS Producer: Neha Shastry Camera: William Colby Editor: William Colby Supervising Producer: Allison Brown Follow Beme on Instagram: instagram.com/bemenews Twitter: twitter.com/bemeapp Facebook: facebook.com/officialbeme