There's rhetoric and there's policy-making. And the mayor has no role in policy-making at state level, so he can make his case and we will show him the respect he deserves to be heard. But those are state decisions, ultimately. Michael Gianaris More Quotes by Michael Gianaris More Quotes From Michael Gianaris An affected community raised its hand and said,' I have some questions about this deal that we knew nothing about,' instead of dealing with those questions in a responsible way, Amazon took its ball and left town. Michael Gianaris technology It was Amazon that said they're unabashedly anti-union, and proud of that fact. Michael Gianaris technology We can't find two nickels to rub together to make the subways run on time or to build affordable housing or to build enough schools for our kids -- in this very neighborhood, mind you -- and yet we're showering Jeff Bezos with all this money that he clearly doesn't need. Michael Gianaris politics Amazon dares to dictate to us whether our government can even talk to us about what these deals are as they are unfolding. They made the state sign a secrecy agreement. Lo and behold, when the agreement becomes known it's horrible. Michael Gianaris politics I have several problems with [ HQ2 ]. Most notably providing $ 3 billion in public taxpayer subsidies for the richest corporation on earth when we have great needs of our own, offends me, this deal is so historically bad that I do not believe it can be tweaked. Michael Gianaris top-news The governor has said publicly it doesn't need to be. So we don't know. Michael Gianaris top-news At a time in our country when voting rights are under assault, New York must live up to its potential as a progressive leader. Access to the ballot box should be easy and fair, and enacting automatic voter registration would go a long way towards improving our democracy. Michael Gianaris
