It's funny how the biggest complaint from residents of Long Island, Astoria, Downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg etc. is that their neighborhoods are getting gentrified and unaffordable, and on the other end politicians argue that big corporations need to be paid billions of dollars in incentives to come "save" them.

No one is saying that real estate development is suffering. I pointed out correctly that the original proposal included investment in public amenities and schools that aren't happening.

You sure about that?

https://patch.com/new-york/astoria-long-island-city/long-awa...

To my knowledge and based on some additional searching, that old office building is still sitting there and construction hasn't started.