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Amazon opens New York office anyway

2019-12-07 01:09:03.674823+01 by Dan Lyke 2 comments

Hey, remember when everyone was calling New York City stupid for not caving in to every single Amazon demand... Amazon signs lease for new Manhattan office space less than a year after scrapping plans for Queens headquarters

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#Comment Re: Amazon opens New York office anyway made: 2019-12-09 02:30:39.812472+01 by: TheSHAD0W

https://ny.curbed.com/2018/11/...ueens-long-island-city-explained

Amazon was going to build > 4 million square feet of space, with at least 25,000 jobs, possibly up to 40,000. Crowing about 335,000 sq.ft and 1,500 jobs isn't warranted IMO.

#Comment Re: Amazon opens New York office anyway made: 2019-12-09 18:04:58.29754+01 by: Dan Lyke

Bet the net municipal revenue for this project is roughly the same as for the other one...