纽约政商大佬们给民营企业家的公开信：我们错了，请回来！

“我们知道，在宣布长岛城工程之后进行的公开辩论是艰难的，也不是很受欢迎。纽约的舆论很强烈——有时刺耳，有时刺耳。”

“We know the public debate that followed the announcement of the Long Island City project was rough and not very welcoming. Opinions are strong in New York — sometimes strident,”

这是今天纽约大约80名政界和商业界大佬给美国民营企业家贝佐斯的公开信。

这封信的署名人包括：

纽约州民主党众议员卡罗琳·马洛尼、

纽约州劳工联合会主席马里奥·齐伦托、

纽约州立大学校长克里斯汀娜·约翰逊、

教师联合会主席迈克尔·穆格鲁尔、

摩根斯坦利董事长兼首席执行官詹姆斯·戈尔曼等等......。

“我们认为这是纽约魅力的一部分！但是当我们对这样重要的项目做出承诺时，我们就知道如何以对每个人都有效的方式来完成它。”

当地领导人和纽约州州长安德鲁·科莫一起，呼吁公司重新考虑这位民营企业家在今年2月14日情人节的声明：即在受到当地政客和当地活动人士的冷淡欢迎后，不再在长岛城建造亚马逊第二总部的决定。

星期四晚上，《纽约时报》报道说，科莫一直在和包括首席执行官杰夫·贝佐斯在内的亚马逊高管交谈，并为亚马逊公司回归纽约提供理由。

“州参议院犯了一个可怕的错误——每个人，包括他们的议员，都知道这一点——75%的纽约人都承认这一点；州长将接管这个过程，可以放心地向亚马逊保证，他们的批准是一定会完成的，”库莫在时报发布的一份声明中告诉媒体。The State Senate made a terrible blunder — everyone, including their members, knows it — and 75 percent of New Yorkers affirmed it; the Governor will take over the process and can comfortably assure Amazon the approval will get done,” 

在公开信中，签字人承诺：州长科莫“将为该项目获得本州的批准承担个人责任”。“will take personal responsibility for the project’s state approval.”

到目前为止，亚马逊还没有任何迹象表明它愿意妥协。

该公司在一份声明中表示，当公司宣布逆转时，“一些州和地方政客已经明确表示，他们反对我们的存在，不会与我们合作，以建立我们和其他许多人在长岛市设想的项目所需的那种关系。” “a number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppose our presence and will not work with us to build the type of relationships that are required to go forward with the project we and many others envisioned in Long Island City.”

以下是这封公开信全文（中文翻译仅供参考，英文原文后附）

亲爱的贝佐斯先生：

纽约人不想放弃25000个永久性工作，11000个工会建设和维护工作，以及280亿美元的新税收收入的机会；这些都是亚马逊准备带给我们州的。

我们知道，在宣布长岛城项目之后进行的公众辩论是艰难的，不是很受欢迎。我们认为这是纽约魅力的一部分！但是，当我们致力于一个如此重要的项目时，我们就会想出如何以对每个人都适用的方式来完成它。

科莫州长将亲自负责该项目的州政府审批，德布雷西奥市长将与州长共同管理社区发展进程，包括劳动力发展。公共教育和基础设施投资是必要的，以确保亚马逊校园将是一个巨大的利益，在周围社区的居民和小企业。

纽约吸引了全球最优秀、最多样化的人才。我们都希望你们重新考虑并加入我们，共同建设纽约令人激动的未来。

以下是英文：

Dear Mr. Bezos:

New Yorkers do not want to give up on the 25,000 permanent jobs, 11,000 union construction and maintenance jobs, and $28 billion in new tax revenues that Amazon was prepared to bring to our state. A clear majority of New Yorkers support this project and were disappointed by your decision not to proceed. We understand that becoming home to the world’s industry leader in e-commerce, logistics and web services would be a tremendous boost for our state’s technology industry, which is our fastest growing generator of new jobs. As representatives of a wide range of government, business, labor and community interests, we urge you to reconsider, so that we can move forward together.

We know the public debate that followed the announcement of the Long Island City project was rough and not very welcoming. Opinions are strong in New York—sometimes strident. We consider it part of the New York charm! But when we commit to a project as important as this, we figure out how to get it done in a way that works for everyone.

Governor Cuomo will take personal responsibility for the project’s state approval and Mayor de Blasio will work together with the governor to manage the community development process, including the workforce development, public education and infrastructure investments that are necessary to ensure that the Amazon campus will be a tremendous benefit to residents and small businesses in the surrounding communities.

New York attracts the best, most diverse talent from across the globe. We are a dynamic new center of the country’s most inclusive tech economy. We all hope you reconsider and join us in building the exciting future of New York.

以下是亚马逊与2月14日情人节所发布的声明：取消纽约第二总部方案

（中文翻译仅供参考， 英文原文后附）

经过深思熟虑, 我们决定不推进在皇后区长岛市为亚马逊建设总部的计划。对亚马逊来说, 建设新总部的承诺需要与州和地方民选官员建立积极的合作关系, 他们将长期提供支持。虽然民调显示, 7 0% 的纽约人支持我们的计划和投资, 但一些州和地方政客已经明确表示, 他们反对我们的存在, 不会与我们合作, 建立推进项目所需的那种关系 "e 和长岛城设想的许多其他人。

我们感到失望的是, 我们得出了这个结论--我们热爱纽约, 热爱它无与伦比的活力、人民和文化--特别是长岛城的社区, 在那里我们认识了那么多乐观、前卫的社区领袖, 小企业主和居民。目前在布鲁克林、曼哈顿和史泰登岛有超过 5, 000名亚马逊员工, 我们计划继续发展这些团队。

我们深切感谢科莫州长、德布拉西奥市长及其工作人员, 他们如此热情和慷慨地邀请我们在纽约市建设, 并在这一过程中支持我们。库默州长和德布拉西奥市长为纽约人不懈地努力, 鼓励当地投资和创造就业, 我们对他们的所有努力说得再积极也不为过。这些领导人从一开始就向他们所代表的社区表现出的坚定承诺和奉献精神激励了我们, 也是我们的决定如此困难的重要原因之一。

我们目前不打算重新开始 第二总部hq2 搜索。我们将按计划在北维吉尼亚州和纳什维尔开展工作, 并将继续在美国的17个公司办事处和科技中心招聘和发展， 包括美国和加拿大。

再次感谢科莫州长、德布拉西奥市长以及许多其他社区领袖和居民, 他们欢迎我们的计划, 并一路支持我们。随着时间的推移, 我们希望有机会在纽约建立我们的存在。

以下是英文全文：

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. For Amazon, the commitment to build a new headquarters requires positive, collaborative relationships with state and local elected officials who will be supportive over the long-term. While polls show that 70% of New Yorkers support our plans and investment, a number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppose our presence and will not work with us to build the type of relationships that are required to go forward with the project we and many others envisioned in Long Island City.

We are disappointed to have reached this conclusion—we love New York, its incomparable dynamism, people, and culture—and particularly the community of Long Island City, where we have gotten to know so many optimistic, forward-leaning community leaders, small business owners, and residents. There are currently over 5,000 Amazon employees in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island, and we plan to continue growing these teams.

We are deeply grateful to Governor Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio, and their staffs, who so enthusiastically and graciously invited us to build in New York City and supported us during the process. Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio have worked tirelessly on behalf of New Yorkers to encourage local investment and job creation, and we can’t speak positively enough about all their efforts. The steadfast commitment and dedication that these leaders have demonstrated to the communities they represent inspired us from the very beginning and is one of the big reasons our decision was so difficult.

We do not intend to reopen the HQ2 search at this time. We will proceed as planned in Northern Virginia and Nashville, and we will continue to hire and grow across our 17 corporate offices and tech hubs in the U.S. and Canada.

Thank you again to Governor Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio, and the many other community leaders and residents who welcomed our plans and supported us along the way. We hope to have future chances to collaborate as we continue to build our presence in New York over time.

最近被美国狗仔队闹得不得不公开控诉的这位民营企业家，没想到竟然受到大苹果这么多大佬们的公开厚爱......;

其实全世界到哪里，招商都不容易，只有企业家好，才是真的好。

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