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Amazon will receive $1.5 billion in tax breaks to open second HQ in LIC

By amNewYork Posted on November 13, 2018

On Tuesday, Gov.Â Andrew M. Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that Amazon will be expanding its operations to the East Coast and open a headquarters in Long Island City, Queens.Â Amazon said it would locate 25,000 jobs to Long Island City and it willÂ receive $1.5 billion in tax breaksÂ — the biggest incentive package in New York StateÂ history –Â in return for creating the jobs.