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POLL: Are you disappointed Amazon cancelled its HQ2 plans for NYC
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Some are cheering, some are jeering.
Amazon's announcement Thursday that it's scrapping its plans to open a second headquarters in Long Island City in Queens, follows vocal backlash by some local residents and politicians.
"After much thought and deliberation, we’ve decided not to move forward with our plans to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long Island City, Queens," Amazon spokeswoman Jodi Seth said.
Are you disappointed or brimming with happiness that Amazon has yanked its plans? Vote below!
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N.J. councilwoman accused of beating husband with broomstick, cookbook
HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. (1010 WINS) -- A town councilwoman from New Jersey is accused of beating her husband with a broomstick and a cookbook.
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Cops say Susan Welkovits, 57, also bit her husband on the forearm. Authorities say she has been charged with simple assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes.
NJ Advance Media reports, Welkovits' husband refused treatment for his injuries, but cops found texts that he sent to co-workers saying his wife had abused him. Police say children were there when it all went down.
Welkovits and her husband are graduates of Highland Park High School, she declined to comment on the situation. NJ Advance Media reports Highland Park Mayor Gayle Brill Mittler also declined to comment.