Protests, hostile public hearings and disparaging tweets came in the three months after Amazon announced it chose New York as one location for its second headquarters.

With New York out, it begs the question of whether Amazon *will again consider Toronto* as the location of its HQ2.

The company is looking into alternatives in case its New York proposal fails due to local opposition, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday.

“In some ways, it sets a bar for other companies that follow suit to have cities compete tooth and nail with one another.”

Amazon has named New York City and Arlington, Virginia as the two sites for its second headquarters

Online leader Amazon, refused to comment Tuesday on reports that it plans to split its new headquarters between two locations, possibly in New York City and Arlington, Virginia.

Amazon, based in Seattle, is apparently seriously considering an area known as Crystal City. It’s a large residential and office complex in Arlington, Virginia, just south of Washington, the Post said, citing unidentified sources.

Canadian cities large and small sent in bids, but only Toronto made the cut, and the city must now compete with American contenders such as Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia and Atlanta.

The tweet says "signs are popping up all over Markham today" and implores Amazon to "#chooseMarkham."

But those wages could go up, experts say.