This is why we can't have nice things

New York’s worst mayor since, and perhaps even including David Dinkins, Warren Wilhelm Jr., is trying to block the sale of the Mets to Steve Cohen.

Why is trying to do this? First, because he thinks he can, and where’s the fun in being Mayor if you can’t act like the all-powerful top banana? See, eg, lockdown, NYC, March 2020 - continuing

But there’s also this: blackmail.

… [A] well-connected opposition group, which appears to be using language eerily familiar to that of the revolt movement that scuttled the city’s development deal with Amazon.
“These are disturbing new revelations about a once-in-a-generation sale of City-owned land,” one person inside the opposition group told The Post. “It is urgently important that any deal includes a generous, comprehensive community benefits package that actually serves the people of the surrounding neighborhood and all of New York City.”
A key player opposing Cohen is State Senator Jessica Ramos, who was also a vocal player in the Amazon fiasco. Sources confirm that Ramos has been in contact with City Hall about the Mets sale.

And this being New York City, a soupçon of race consciousness:

A key player opposing Cohen is State Senator Jessica Ramos, who was also a vocal player in the Amazon fiasco. Sources confirm that Ramos has been in contact with City Hall about the Mets sale.
Ramos also penned an op-ed in July endorsing the sale of the Mets to the group led by Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez.

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