[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] While some local opposition was to be expected, Mr. Cuomo said, the project’s political opponents were being unreasonable. Mr. Cuomo’s comments came as tensions over the deal for Amazon to build a vast corporate campus in Queens have been simmering for days, with company executives chafing at what appeared to be new roadblocks to the move. The selection of a vocal Amazon opponent to a crucial state board with potential veto power over the deal riled those inside Amazon — and inside of the governor’s mansion — according to two people with knowledge of the discussions. Executives have grown increasingly frustrated that the company is not being welcomed in New York as it has been in Virginia and Nashville, two other places where Amazon is adding corporate offices.

Source: New York Times February 08, 2019 19:59 UTC