New York Mayor Bill de Blasio: Amazon 'threw away opportunity'

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio criticized Amazon.com Inc for walking away from a plan to establish a headquarters in the city in the face of political opposition, saying the company “threw away” an opportunity and failed to work with the community.

“You have to be tough to make it in New York City... We have the best talent in the world and every day we are growing a stronger and fairer economy for everyone,” De Blasio said in a statement on Thursday. “If Amazon can’t recognize what that’s worth, its competitors will.”

Amazon did not immediately respond to the mayor’s statement.

Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall