New York Mayor Says Amazon Headquarters Debacle Was 'an Abuse of Corporate Power'

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is still upset that Amazon isn't coming to New York. De Blasio attacked the company Sunday for canceling plans to build a second headquarters in Queens last week. From a report: 'This is an example of an abuse of corporate power,' de Blasio told NBC's Chuck Todd on 'Meet the Press.' 'Amazon just took their ball and went home. And what they did was confirm people's worst fears about corporate America.' He made similar comments in a New York Times op-ed Saturday. Amazon canceled the deal just months after announcing plans to split its new, second headquarters between New York and Virginia. The Seattle-based company, which is trying to grow its footprint at home and abroad, spent a year reviewing hundreds of 'HQ2' proposals from all over North America before settling on the two regions.

On Sunday, de Blasio, a Democrat, said New York offered Amazon a 'fair deal,' and blamed the company for making what he called an 'arbitrary' decision to leave after some people objected. 'They said they wanted a partnership, but the minute there were criticisms, they walked away,' he added. 'What does that say to working people that a company would leave them high and dry simply because some people raised criticisms?'

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