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It's temporary. The city was projected to get back $25bn in tax revenue on the deal, and the initial outlay paid back in a few years. Amazon had also agreed to
by deminature 8y ago
It's temporary. The city was projected to get back $25bn in tax revenue on the deal, and the initial outlay paid back in a few years. Amazon had also agreed to completely redevelop the waterfront of LIC. For the long term, the deal absolutely made sense.