“We are thrilled. This shows that even in today’s age, with corporations like Amazon amassing such incredible political power, people standing up together for our neighborhoods and neighbors can actually win.”
Some would consider 25,000 jobs a win.
The people who would consider 25,000 jobs a win are not representative of much of this area; it has many people who consider any work for wages as slavery. Also, most of them wouldn’t have qualified for jobs that averaged six figures; they probably would’ve been just priced out of their neighborhoods. For the city and state, it would have been great (that is why the mayor and governor supported it); for the local residents, their fear is understandable.
Last night the news featured interviews with business owners who seemed crushed; today the story is quickly fading from the news because it really was a disastrous loss for the NYC leftists.