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How A Useless $400 Million Tax Break For NYC Developers Chugged Along For 20 Years | Gothamist

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Neil deMause

In all the uproar over the $3 billion that New York city and state plan to give away to win Amazon’s new Queens corporate center, one of the defenses put forward by Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Corporate Subsidies, Development, New York City

Is Trump’s Tax Law Really Making Rich New Yorkers Flee The State? | Gothamist

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Neil deMause

This week’s surprise announcement from Governor Andrew Cuomo was the alarming news that the state budget was missing $2.3 billion in expected tax revenues from December and January — and that Trump’s tax cuts were to blame.

Posted in Articles, Tax policy, Trumpism

Let’s Take A $1.58 Billion Property Tax-Shirking Tour Of NYC | Gothamist

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Neil deMause

If the defining characteristic of modern-day New York is how damn expensive everything is, then the silver lining should be that the city would be rolling in more dough than it knows what to do with. New York City gets … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Corporate Subsidies

Does Amazon Cuomo’s ‘$9 To $1’ Sales Pitch Make Sense? | Gothamist

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Neil deMause

A parable: A man walks into a bar, and orders a drink. “That’ll be ten dollars,” says the bartender. The man hands over nine one-dollar bills. “Hey buddy,” says the bartender. “You’re a dollar short.” “But if I never came … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Corporate Subsidies

Amazon’s Ransom Vs. Stadium Deals: Which Is Worse? | Deadspin

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Neil deMause

Four billion dollars, I think we can all agree, is a lot of money. It’s more than the combined annual budgets of Barbados, Bermuda, and Belize. It’s enough to buy a few dozen private Caribbean islands. It’s two Giancarlo Stantons, … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Corporate Subsidies, Stadiums and Arenas

A First Look At Everything New York Will Give Amazon To Come To Queens | Gothamist

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Neil deMause

For everyone wondering when we would find out how much boodle Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio offered to Amazon in exchange for coming to Long Island City, the answer is now: As part of its official announcement designating New … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Corporate Subsidies, Queens

A Few Questions Need Answers Before Amazon Invades Long Island City | Gothamist

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Neil deMause

Monday’s bombshell revelation that Amazon might be ready to split its new second headquarters in two and locate one half in Long Island City, initially reported in the Wall Street Journal but later repeated by the Times, let loose a … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Corporate Subsidies, Development, Queens

New School Study Uncovers Another $1 Billion In Hudson Yards Subsidies | Gothamist

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Neil deMause

When we reported last month on the approximately $4.5 billion that city taxpayers are spending on the “dynamic neighborhood” of Hudson Yards on Manhattan’s West Side, eagle-eyed readers may have noticed that our breakdown of the costs featured a tilde … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Corporate Subsidies, Development, New York City

Hudson Yards Has $4.5 Billion In Taxpayer Money. Will We Ever See It Again? | Gothamist

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Neil deMause

As the massive stalagmites of Hudson Yards intrude upon the Manhattan skyline, it’s easy to focus just on the impact on the streetscape of the onetime no-man’s land between Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen: Out with the diners and gas stations, … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Corporate Subsidies, Development, New York City

What Can Be Done To Stop Amazon From Devouring Everything? | Gothamist

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Neil deMause

There are many, many reasons to want to avoid making purchases from Amazon. The company is owned by an anti-union zealot, is largely responsible for the death of brick and mortar stores by selling products at a loss to undercut … Continue reading →

Posted in Antitrust, Articles, Big Business, Corporate Subsidies, Shopping

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