Exploiting social and economic crisis, Amazon launches massive expansion in New York City
The internet retail giant Amazon has profited off every aspect of the pandemic, from the surge in online shopping since the shutdown began in March 2020 to the surge of mounting social crisis. This pandemic profiteering has found particularly acute expression in New York City, home to Wall Street and the highest concentration of the world’s wealthiest individuals. At the same time, the city is home to a vast multinational, multi-ethnic working class, which has been devastated by a pandemic-generated economic crisis of an intensity not seen since the depression of the 1930s.