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Majority of New Yorkers back Amazon HQ2 in Queens, this poll shows
Despite vocal opposition by some legislators, a Majority of voters in both New York City and the state support the deal to bring Amazon.com Inc. to Queens, a poll released Tuesday shows.
The Siena Research Institute found 56% of voters around the state support the project, which Amazon AMZN, +0.18% * says will create 25,000 jobs. Siena poll director Don Levy said the project had Majority support in almost every category. Among city residents polled by the upstate college, 58% supported the project and 35% were opposed when told of both the promised jobs and incentives. Read: Amazon reportedly weighing alternatives to New York headquarters “Upstate voters are evenly divided but suburban voters strongly approve and in New York City, where some local activists have voiced opposition, voters approve of the deal by 23 points,” Levy said in a press release. Read: Amazon has revealed that just half of the positions at its HQ2 locations will be tech jobs Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio offered up to $3 billion in tax incentives to the tech company, and say its new campus will diversify the economy and generate $27 billion of new government revenue over 25 years. Opponents of the deal include the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union—which is trying to unionize employees at an Amazon warehouse on Staten island—as well as progressive groups, including the Democratic Socialists of America. Democratic politicians, including U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and state Sen. Mike Gianaris, also oppose the deal. Gianaris represents Long Island City, the Queens neighborhood where Amazon plans to build the campus. An expanded version of this report appears on WSJ.com. Popular on WSJ.com: Former Amazon executive emerges as foe of Jeff Bezos <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-amazon-veteran-emerges-as-foe-of-jeff-bezos-11549897200?mod=trending_now_1" target="_new" class="icon "/> Jeff Bezos’ journey from private family man to tabloid sensation </p> Source link More ??????? ??????: Majority of New Yorkers back Amazon HQ2 in Queens, this poll shows || ??????: ahlam1399 || ??????: اسم منتداك
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