Some People Are Not Happy With Fresh Direct’s Move to the Bronx
The Village Voice
By Sam Levin
It started as a take-that-New-Jersey story — but now it’s become not-in-my-backyard.
Ah, land use battles in New York City!
The central character in this debate is FreshDirect, the online grocer looking for a new home, having outgrown its location in Queens.
Last week, news broke that the company has decided to re-locate from its Long Island City headquarters to the Bronx, instead of New Jersey, which offered Fresh Direct $100 million in public benefits.
The package that the city and state offered has incentives valued at over $100 million, the city announced in a release sent out last week. That includes $18.9 million in state tax credits, a $1 million loan, a $9 million capital grant, and from the city, $74 million in tax exemptions and $4.9 million in energy benefits. And much more!
