So are their job opportunities and real estate values. Their taxes would not go up. Shaking down Amazon wasn't going to LOWER their taxes either.
As their property rises in value, their property taxes are going to go with it. And the taxes in NY and NYC are disgusting. I grew up in a house not much different than the one Archie Bunker lived in. 40 foot x 100 foot lot....not even a 10th of an acre. When my mom finally moved, she was paying over $10k in taxes and that was the cheaper part of town. I know folks that are paying over $20k