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This is 100% Cuomo’s fault for keeping everything secret, as he always does, and trying to bully all the stakeholders out of having any say. Local NYC politics
by kingkawn 8y ago
This is 100% Cuomo’s fault for keeping everything secret, as he always does, and trying to bully all the stakeholders out of having any say. Local NYC politics is brutal, and nobody is gonna roll over their needs just cause someone else says it’s the right thing to do.
- whatok 8y agoDeblasio was also involved in the negotiations but yes, this is the real reason why this didn't go through. I can't imagine how much additional red tape would be tacked on if state and city legislators got involved in the process so I can understand the want for secrecy.
- kingkawn 8y agoYes but those additions would’ve secured support for the deal to go through. That’s how it works: not a marshaling of principles but an exchange of met needs. Edit: also as New Yorkers seems to be aware DeBlasio is fairly powerless in relation to the governor.
- whatok 8y agoIt obviously could have gone either way but given how adamant politicians were on guaranteed union jobs and Amazon's refusal to entertain the idea, I don't know what they would have been able to meet in the middle on.
- kingkawn 8y agoI think Amazon would’ve been able to find a compromise, the unions in nyc are some of the most professionalized in the country. They’re not starry eyed leftists, just businessmen looking out for members of their labor conglomerate.