So why did Amazon pick LIC/Williamsburg? There are basically two possible answers: because they thought they were uniquely in a place to salvage and redevelop

So why did Amazon pick LIC/Williamsburg? There are basically two possible answers: because they thought they were uniquely in a place to salvage and redevelop it, or because it's currently in a state where it's getting active growth and popularity among the sort of workers Amazon wants to target. If the latter, that's going to continue with or without Amazon. If the former - which is also the only reason an Amazon-specific subsidy and tax exemption is justifiable - I'm curious why, and I'm also curious if they would have believed that in the 1990s or early 2000s, too.