[inoop]

> It shows that Amazon never cared about the people here and would bring nothing to the community.

Jesus christ, no. The state put an outspoken opponent of the deal in a position where he has veto power to stop said deal. Then when Amazon execs tried to call this guy multiple times he refused to even take their call. That's why they pulled out.

[tmugavero]

They want to get a multibillion dollar deal done in a global economic center, and a few phone calls to one guy was enough for them to stop pursuing it? Pretty weak if that's the case. Nobody I've spoken with here has anything positive to say about Amazon being here, and there's no way it hinged on one person.

[inoop]

"The company tried to reach out to Gianaris — but he rejected three invitations to meet, according to a source."

source: https://nypost.com/2019/02/14/this-is-the-man-who-delivered-...

> there's no way it hinged on one person.

Well that's kinda what 'veto power' means ...

> Nobody I've spoken with here has anything positive to say about Amazon being here

That's funny, I live in NYC myself, and almost everyone I know was excited about it. We must have different friends I suppose.

[tmugavero]

Wait so all those people in the street with the protest signs were cheering FOR Amazon? Nope. Maybe the guy with veto power was put in place because he protects the city from BS like this? Possible. Our whole office is laughing at how Amazon approached this and couldn't get it done, so yeah maybe our bubbles don't overlap.