The governor emphasized that it is “largest economic development program” that New York has ever won. He accused those opposing it of “governmental malpractice.
On the other hand, the mayor recently told New York State legislators that they did not offer additional incentives to Amazon. He said, “The incentives they got were through existing state incentive programs that any company could access…” He also pointed out that it was “mission critical” for New York City to get the Amazon jobs to build its tech community. He also stressed that they never had a single agreement that brought us that many jobs.”
Reactions to Amazon’s decision
In a statement, Cuomo said condemned that the small group of politicians who opposed the project. He said they “put their own narrow political interests above their community…the state’s economic future and the best interest of the people in this state.” The governor added, “The New York State Senate has done a tremendous damage. They should be accountable for this lost economic opportunity.”
