A leading critic of Amazon.com Inc.’s proposal to develop a 1.5-million- square-foot campus in Queens was Nominated Monday to a seat on the state’s Public Authorities Control Board, where he could ultimately veto State actions on the project.
Sen. Mike Gianaris, a Democrat who represents Long Island City, Queens, was picked by the Senate Democrats to join the five-member PACB. The Board must approve financing for projects run by Empire State Development and several other State authorities. ESD oversees part of the $3 billion…