alexandra lange, writing for "the new yorker," said that the campus could "give roosevelt island the contemporary identity it has never had," but that it could also possibly negate that effect if cornell tech were to isolate itself from the city. justin davidson of "new york" magazine wrote that the campus "is so ambitious that its architecture offers a mixture of delight and disappointment". elizabeth harris of "the new york times" wrote that the campus "has the nascent feel of its own little community." the presence of cornell tech was also said to have been an influence in amazon's initial selection of new york city as one of two locations for amazon hq2, even though that plan was later withdrawn.