NYC Mayor Says Amazon is 'Very Destructive to Communities'

De Blasio Makes Statement Hours After Submitting
a Bid for the Company's Second Headquarters

By Dennis Green

New York City's mayor is doing one thing and saying another.

The same day New York confirmed it submitted a bid to host Amazon's new HQ2, de Blasio criticized the company, according to Politico. 

Something different is happening now that is very destructive to communities," he said. "A lot of people are turning to Amazon and other online options."

The comments were made during a town hall in Brooklyn less than an hour after the city released its final proposal.

De Blasio, who famously said this year he's never purchased something from the company, has led a bit of half-hearted play for the company's HQ.

Though the city said it is the "natural choice" for the company because of its economy and the strength of its workforce, officials said they would not offer any city financial incentives. Amazon would still receive incentives from New York State, though the state did not elaborate.

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Source: Business Insider (via The Empire Report)