New York Post Editorial: The Amazon deal is no win for New Yorkers

Catharine Young

Originally published in New York Post

State Sen. Cathy Young (R-Allegany) contrasted the Amazon deal with news that the Erie County-based New Era Cap will close its Derby plant next March. More than 200 workers will lose their jobs in 2019. Why celebrate a gift to a corporate giant to locate in a part of the state “where job opportunities are plentiful?”