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Amazon Selects New York City and Northern Virginia for New Headquarters

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Re: Amazon Selects New York City and Northern Virginia for New Headquarters

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Post by RandallBrown »

virtuallynathan wrote: post #153
burger_moon wrote: post #124

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> Fin-tech firms WILL HAVE TO compete against Amazon for (supposed) west coast wages, and could help build a much stronger tech industry than NYC has atm. Those fin-tech companies almost certainly pay more than Amazon already. IIRC amazon has a cap of 275k for base pay, which means even if you're James Gosling that's the most you're getting, the rest has to come from RSUs which amazon also has a terrible vesting stru…

Amazon's base pay cap is $160k-ish in Seattle, and $180k-ish in SFBA/NYC.

That's very surprising that their base pay cap in Seattle is only $160k. I know several people, who aren't very senior, that are pretty close to that cap at Amazon.

Re: Amazon Selects New York City and Northern Virginia for New Headquarters

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Post by Rychard »

count wrote: post #224
virtuallynathan wrote: post #155

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Actually, there's already ~10k people working on Alexa

Manual QA is a bitch.

You're sitting in a small room at a table. In front of you, a stack of paper containing a nearly-endless list of words. An Alexa device sits in a nearby corner.

Clearing your throat in preparation, you reach for the first sheet of paper and begin to read the list of words:

"Alacksah... Alicksah... Alorksah... Alucksah"

You think to yourself: for $15/hour, you've had worse jobs.

Re: Amazon Selects New York City and Northern Virginia for New Headquarters

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Post by AnimalMuppet »

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #139
imgabe wrote: post #99

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There have been stories about this for months. It's reasonable to assume that most people reading and commenting on them are familiar with the history of this long running story and the well publicized last minute change in the terms of the agreement by Amazon in the last week. If you are honestly unaware of this and need it explained to you, then in the future take some time to familiarize yourself with the context…

I was rather careful not to insult you. I merely said that your style resembled that of obsessive ranters and nut cases; I didn't accuse you of being one. You came at least as close to being insulting as I did. In the future, take some time to familiarize yourself with peoples' posting history before you jump in and question whether they are shills.

A parallel post to this one, by imgabe, has been flag-killed. While I don't agree with the post, I had to look very carefully at my history in this thread to see whether he was right in what I said. His post had enough of a basis that I think flag-killing it was unwarranted.

Re: Amazon Selects New York City and Northern Virginia for New Headquarters

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Post by steveEnix »

rm999 wrote: post #201
SippinLean wrote: post #12

> Long Island City is a mixed-use community where arts and industry intersect It's mostly empty warehouses, housing projects, and luxury condos. There's very little in terms of culture or even basic needs, like grocery stores. > Long Island City has some of the best transit access in New York City, with 8 subway lines, 13 bus lines, commuter rail, a bike-sharing service, and ferries serving the area Realistically it'…

This comment is skewing what LIC is. LIC is a neighborhood in its infancy because it was rezoned from primarily industrial to residential/commercial only a few years ago. But it's basically the perfect neighborhood for the city to grow into. In defense of the neighborhood I lived in for years: > There's very little in terms of culture There are literally 100s of artists who work out of LIC. Many of those "empty wareh…

Beyond MOMA PS1, whose influence on the neighborhood is hard to understate, there has been a lot of independent art and theater projects in the area. (RIP Five Points.) Food wise, there's M.Wells, Mu Ramen, and a handful of other Michelin ranked restaurants with easy access to Queens' wide array of diverse food options. It also has the probably highest ratio of breweries to people of any neighborhood in New York. And there's the largest rock climbing gym in the city, plus a separate BKB branch.

Before I moved out to SF for work, I was an adamant believer that LIC was the most underrated neighborhood in New York. (And I did not live in the eye sore condos.) From Amazon's standpoint, I think they nailed it. New York's tech scene is already growing and the Cornell Tech campus is a short walk from LIC. Unfortunately, I don't think the small art scene that broke out of Brooklyn will survive Amazon's reign.

Re: Amazon Selects New York City and Northern Virginia for New Headquarters

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Post by jacobcohen11 »

electricslpnsld wrote: post #179
pastor_elm wrote: post #84

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MOMA PS1 is in LIC. I wouldn't call it culturally devoid.

Also the Noguchi Museum (can't escape that man's coffee tables!) and the Socrates Sculpture park.

and Museum of the Moving Image

Re: Amazon Selects New York City and Northern Virginia for New Headquarters

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Post by ookblah »

alexhutcheson wrote: post #195
itsameta4 wrote: post #120

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It's the 7, G, E, M, R, N, and W. Queens and Queensboro Plazas are only a couple blocks from the Citi building. I agree though - this happening during the L train shutdown will absolutely nuke the G. The E and 7 are already at capacity. The M and R have a good bit of room, though. As for the N and W, they also still have a good bit of capacity, it's just a shame, because rents in Astoria were just starting to go down…

The G is nowhere close to its maximum capacity: It currently only runs 1/2 length trains, and the frequency is much less than what could be supported if there were more demand. Even during the L train shutdown the G should be fine as long as the MTA increases service appropriately, which they have stated they will do. The real chokepoints for the G will be the transfers to Manhattan-bound trains: to the E at Court Sq…

Even with the test trains it's it's spotty at best. I work off Greenpoint which is 2 stops to court sq and frequently the trains are backed up/delayed or by the time they arrive it's a clusterfuck.

I can't imagine what's going to happen then the L actually shuts down and people no option but to take the G.

Re: Amazon Selects New York City and Northern Virginia for New Headquarters

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Post by sjg007 »

hn_throwaway_99 wrote: post #186
blaah3jjks wrote: post #174

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> I would think everybody would take a lyft/uber/taxi from LIC to LGA. It's 10min and cheap. And when were you taking this magical taxi, 2AM?

Google Maps put the time at 23 mins by car right now. Still an incredibly easy and cheap Lyft ride.

ha... it never works out that way.

Re: Amazon Selects New York City and Northern Virginia for New Headquarters

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Post by donretag »

puzzle wrote: post #43
SippinLean wrote: post #12

> Long Island City is a mixed-use community where arts and industry intersect It's mostly empty warehouses, housing projects, and luxury condos. There's very little in terms of culture or even basic needs, like grocery stores. > Long Island City has some of the best transit access in New York City, with 8 subway lines, 13 bus lines, commuter rail, a bike-sharing service, and ferries serving the area Realistically it'…

If a lot of Amazon employees end up living in Manhattan, they'll be doing a reverse commute, which is probably a good thing for everyone. As to LGA, remember that it can't have direct flights to the West Coast (e.g.: Seattle...) for historical reasons. Maybe this will help rectify the situation.

There are several factors why LGA has a 1500 miles flight radius restriction (with Denver being the only grandfathered exception), but the primary one is due to the length of the runways unable to cope with larger planes on cross-country routes.

Re: Amazon Selects New York City and Northern Virginia for New Headquarters

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Post by tinyhouse »

baseballMan wrote: post #4

Knew that they wouldn't pick Toronto - Trump would have blown a gasket

As a single location I agree. However, since they picked two, picking Toronto as one of them could've been a good idea. They can pay much higher than marker rate there to keep local talent and the easier immigration is a big plus. My guess is that the proximity of NYC and Arlington, VA was a key factor. It's much easier to travel when you can just hop on a train for a few hours.

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Post by imgabe »

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #243
AnimalMuppet wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was rather careful not to insult you. I merely said that your style resembled that of obsessive ranters and nut cases; I didn't accuse you of being one. You came at least as close to being insulting as I did. In the future, take some time to familiarize yourself with peoples' posting history before you jump in and question whether they are shills.

A parallel post to this one, by imgabe, has been flag-killed. While I don't agree with the post, I had to look very carefully at my history in this thread to see whether he was right in what I said. His post had enough of a basis that I think flag-killing it was unwarranted.

Well, I appreciate your saying so. I apologise for my part in this discussion going off the rails.
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