rick helfenbein joining reverse themselves very well. rick helfenbeinjoining us from new reverse themselves very well. rick helfenbein joining us from new york. ina helfenbein joining us from new york. in a major u—turn, amazon has cancelled plans to build a new hub in new york, citing fierce opposition from state and local politicians. michelle fleury from the big apple. iam standing i am standing about a block away from what would have been one of amazon's major new office is right here in queens new york. right from the beginning of the project was the subject of a great deal of controversy in pa rt subject of a great deal of controversy in part because of the gentrification it would cause in this neighbourhood, but also a lot of anger over the fact that the company was receiving huge tax breaks, some $3 billion in subsidies, to come here. one of the richest tech companies in the world. from the beginning local politicians and grassroot activists met here. now that the company has pulled out, this is where they came to celebrate. we wi