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

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On Tuesday, Gov. 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. Amazon said it would locate 25,000 jobs to Long Island City and it will receive $1.5 billion in tax breaks — the biggest incentive package in New York State history –  in return for creating the jobs.

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