Did Fresh Direct Deserve More than $100M in Tax Breaks and Subsidies?
Crain's
FreshDirect agreed to move from Long Island City, Queens, to the Bronx, thanks to generous subsidies from the city and state that total more than $100 million. New York was competing with New Jersey, which was trying to persuade the online grocer to move its facilities—and thousands of jobs—across the Hudson. Some critics complained that the subsidies were too generous. Even so, approval was swift.
