# Professor Lawrence White is quoted in a story on the future of NYC's tech scene after Amazon's exit

1 Faculty News February 16, 2019 ![NBC News online logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_037262.gif?itok=6hhedDRK)>

Excerpt from [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/new-york-techies-predict-fewer-big-bets-after-amazon-exit-n972236) -- "'The activists stopped Walmart from coming in,' White said. 'It was a symbolic event, but it did not stop the advancement of other big box operations.'"

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