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• Amazon has canceled its plans to open HQ2 in New York City, the e-commerce giant announced on Thursday. 
• The decision comes after months of backlash from some New Yorkers and local politicians. 
• Here is a step-by-step look at how Amazon's New York HQ2 plans fell apart. 

Amazon's much-hyped and frequently criticized New York City HQ2 plans have been canceled. 

On Thursday, the e-commerce giant announced that it would not be moving forward with its plans to build a headquarters in Long Island City, Queens. 

Read more: AMAZON CANCELS NEW YORK HQ2

"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," the company wrote in a blog post.

While there had been reports that Amazon was reconsidering building HQ2 in New York following local backlash, the announcement came as a shock to many.

Here is everything we know about how the HQ2 deal fell apart:

Amazon said that the new headquarters would bring 50,000 new jobs and a $5 billion investment. 

Read more: 238 cities and regions are duking it out to be the site of Amazon's new $5 billion headquarters

The list of candidates included Atlanta; Austin; Boston; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Washington, DC, and Northern Virginia; and New York, New York. 

Read more: Amazon reveals the 20 cities that could be the home of its next headquarters

One office would be located in Long Island City, Queens, and the other would be in National Landing, a newly formed area in Northern Virginia. Both headquarters were set to receive roughly 25,000 new jobs. 

Read more: Amazon is reportedly splitting HQ2 into 2 cities, which would prove the whole contest was a massive sham

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