Amazon To Open Massive Office In Midtown Manhattan

MIDTOWN, NY — Amazon will open a massive new administrative office in New York City next year, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday.

The online retailer was offered up to $20 million in tax credits from New York state, Cuomo's office said. The company says the new office, coming to the Hudson Yards building at 5 Manhattan West, will create 2,000 jobs. The company is opening a 359,00-square-foot office in the neighborhood's newest commercial district. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

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