Amazon critic nominated for panel that can veto NYC project

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A leading critic of New York subsidies for Amazon’s plan to build a second headquarters in Queens has been nominated to serve on a state board with the power to reject the project.
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins announced Monday that she has recommended Queens Sen. Michael Gianaris to serve on the five-member Public Authorities Control Board. Each member of the little-known board would have the authority to block billions of dollars in tax credits a