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Crazy not to add NYC to the list. Huge Google office there now, Facebook growing. Would be a good fit.
by Upvoter33 9y ago
Crazy not to add NYC to the list. Huge Google office there now, Facebook growing. Would be a good fit.
- jandrese 9y agoOne of the requirements was lots of available cheap land for expansion.
- patrickmay 9y agoNew York has both state and city income tax, it's expensive, and it doesn't need Amazon the way some other areas do. I doubt the NYC government would make it worthwhile.
- tootie 9y agoNYC has a huge Amazon presence already. They own a huge building across from Empire State Building and have more space elsewhere in Manhattan.
- bradleyjg 9y agoCost of living and unwillingness to bend over backwards for tax breaks take NYC out of the running. I think their list -- Toronto, Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Dallas or Denver -- is pretty decent though Washington and Toronto seem less likely than the others (COLA and ex-US respectively). Except for being unwilling/unable to offer very high tax breaks, Chicago would be right up there too. But I have to imagine that's going to be a very significant factor. Other long shot, but still plausible, cities are: Las Vegas, Charlotte, Detroit, and Minneapolis.
- dsfyu404ed 9y agoNobody with half a brain opens an big location in the Boston area. If you don't hate money you go to NH.
- johan_larson 9y agoAmazon seem to be looking for a well-functioning city with a lot to offer in the way of workforce and amenities, but they also really don't want to pay the top dollar it takes to locate and hire in places like SF and NYC. That means they need a second-tier center of some sort. Atlanta has been proposed several times.