Ocasio-Cortez fires back at critics of her opposition to Amazon deal.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., delivers her
inaugural address  after being sworn in as a member of Congress
on Feb. 16, 2019, in New York.
(AP Photo/Kevin Hagen).

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., hit back at critics Tuesday who mocked her celebration of Amazon’s decision to cancel its deal with New York City to build its headquarters in Queens.

Ocasio-Cortez faced stinging rebukes from Republicans and Democrats alike over her insistence that the $3 billion in tax breaks offered to the company would be better spent hiring teachers and fixing the city’s crumbling subway system.

The latest came from Erik Engquist, a managing editor at Crain’s New York Business.

By David Knowles.

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