3. Amazon canceled its plans to build a corporate campus in New York City after stiff opposition from some local lawmakers and unions. The finger-pointing has begun.

A point of contention was the $3 billion package of incentives and subsidies the city and state agreed to — their largest ever, dedicated to one of the world’s richest companies.

Amazon said the deal would have created 25,000 jobs, but the debate it stirred touched on the city’s very identity. Before Amazon’s announcement, we looked at how the resistance was empowered by the rise of Democratic political strength. Above, anti-Amazon protesters before a New York City Council hearing last month.

Our business columnist notes that Amazon was forced to confront a challenge to one of its bedrock beliefs: “that being loved by customers is all that matters.”

_____