New York, NY VIEW FULL FORECAST
Weather in New York, NY
35.1°
Overcast
HUMIDITY 69%
PRECIP. 0.00 IN
WIND East 5 MPH
LATEST TRAFFIC ALERTS

Most Recent Poll

Getty Images

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!

Politics

FILE - In this June 12, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands prior to their meeting on Sentosa Island in Singapore. Trump used his biggest stage of the year to announce he will hold his second summit with Kim. Trump announced during his State of the Union address that he intends to meet Kim on Feb. 27-28, 2019 in Vietnam, saying that although much work remains to be done toward peace on the Korean Peninsula, his relationship with Kim is a good one. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
February 06, 2019 - 7:31 am

Trump announces 2nd summit with Kim Jong Un

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Governments across Asia on Wednesday expressed hope that a second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam will produce concrete results that will lead to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Trump announced in...
Read More
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
February 06, 2019 - 12:09 am

Women in white: Democrats draw contrast at Trump's address

WASHINGTON (AP) — The women of the House wore white. The men wore dark suits. And the contrast laid bare the growing gender gap between Democrats and Republicans. Wearing the color of the suffragists, the Democratic women of the House put on a stunning display of solidarity during the State of the...
Read More
holocaust survivor state of the union
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
February 05, 2019 - 11:33 pm

Lawmakers sing to survivor of Holocaust, synagogue shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a joyful, bipartisan moment, lawmakers briefly interrupted the State of the Union to serenade a survivor of October's Pittsburgh synagogue shooting with an impromptu version of "Happy Birthday." Judah Samet is also a Holocaust survivor and celebrated his 81st birthday Tuesday...
Read More
Trump State of the Union
Xinhua/Liu Jie
February 05, 2019 - 10:59 pm

Trump at SOTU: 'Together we will defeat AIDS'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is launching a campaign to end the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030, targeting areas where new infections happen and getting highly effective drugs to people at risk. Briefing reporters ahead of Trump's State of the Union speech, Health and Human...
Read More
Reps. Dan Crenshaw and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Jack Gruber, USA TODAY/
February 05, 2019 - 8:31 am

AOC fires back after fellow rookie rep jokes about her 70% tax plan

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fired back at fellow Congressional freshman, Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw, after he joked about her progressive tax proposal on Twitter.
Read More
President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 at the Capitol in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence, left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi look on. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
February 05, 2019 - 6:34 am

Trump cites Queens subway attack's MS-13 connection during State of the Union

The White House says President Donald Trump will call for optimism and unity in his State of the Union address, using the moment to attempt a reset after two years of bitter partisanship and deeply personal attacks.
Read More
FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2018 file photo, Ana Maria Archila of New York, N.Y., becomes emotional as protesters against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh tell their personal stories of sexual assault outside offices of Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., on Capitol Hill in Washington. Archila will be the guest of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for the State of the Union. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
February 04, 2019 - 12:17 pm

Ocasio-Cortez to bring Kavanaugh critic to Trump's SOTU

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's guest for the State of the Union will be a woman who made headlines protesting against Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. Ana Maria Archila says she is "honored" to be the guest of the star freshman Democrat and will sit in the...
Read More
Gov. Ralph Northam
AP Photo/Steve Helber
February 02, 2019 - 11:48 am

Virginia's governor says that wasn't him in racist photo

A Virginia Democrat who has spoken with Gov. Ralph Northam has told The Associated Press that the governor now does not believe he was in a racist picture in his 1984 medical yearbook and has no immediate plans to resign.
Read More
President Donald Trump speaks during an event on human trafficking in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
February 01, 2019 - 3:02 pm

Trump's 'America first' mantra will be prominent in address

WASHINGTON (AP) — For all of President Donald Trump's talk about "America first," the next two years of his presidency could shine a sharp spotlight on America abroad. Trump will use his address to Congress on Tuesday to talk about progress in fighting Islamic State militants. He's expected to...
Read More
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
February 01, 2019 - 11:46 am

Trump blames Russia as US pulls out of nuclear arms treaty

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it is freeing itself from the constraints of a nuclear arms control treaty with Russia and will begin withdrawing from the pact on Saturday. RELATED: Trump friend Stone pleads not guilty in Russia probe case | US, Canadian fighter planes...
Read More

Pages