
NY taxpayers to pay $48,000 per Amazon HQ job
• http://www.fox5ny.comNew York state is kicking in more than $1.5 billion in taxpayer-funded incentives for getting half of Amazon's second headquarters located in a section of Queens.
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New York state is kicking in more than $1.5 billion in taxpayer-funded incentives for getting half of Amazon's second headquarters located in a section of Queens.
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New York City is in the midst of a plumbing repair job of monumental proportions.
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