The company had cancelled plans for a headquarters in Queens 10 months ago, after backlash from residents and politicians
Amazon has signed a lease on new offices in New York City, nearly a year after the internet giant abruptly reversed a decision to build a second headquarters there.
The company will open corporate offices in New York City’s Hudson Yards neighborhoodin 2021 to house its consumer and advertising teams, marking its most substantial expansion in the city since the reversal. Amazon’s new offices in Manhattan will employ 1,500 workers compared to the 25,000 jobs initially said to have been generated by its HQ2.
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