What I read today Jan 9

• Amazon mails open letter to New Yorkers touting HQ2 benefits, Curbed

• Our pledge to New York City, Amazon

• Meet the Trans Midwife Changing the World's "Most Gendered Profession", The Stranger

• On the Border, Little Enthusiasm for a Wall: ‘We Have Other Problems That Need Fixing’, NY Times

• When Is a Border Just a Border? Almost Never, NY Times

• How Cities Make Money by Fining the Poor, NY Times

• How to Make a Millennial Feel Cozy in Just One Beverage, NY Times