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Amazon has signed a lease for a new office space in Manhattan that will house more than 1,500 employees, less than a year after pulling out of a deal for a larger headquarters in the borough of Queens after politicians and activists objected to nearly $3 billion in incentives. The new office almost immediately renewed a debate over whether the…

Two weeks after Amazon skipped town amid jeers from groups opposed to corporate tax breaks, business leaders in New York City want to convince the e-commerce giant to return.

Immediately after Amazon’s Nov. 12 announcement, criticism started to pour in.

Experts say the decision by Amazon to walk away from New York City and take with it 25,000 promised jobs could scare off other companies considering moving to or expanding in the city, which wants to be seen as the Silicon Valley of the East Coast.

Amazon reversed course on plans for a new headquarters in New York City, citing the opposition of state and local politicians. The Seattle-based company said it isn’t pursuing another location for expansion, though it will continue building a headquarters in Northern Virginia.

Amazon has canceled its plans to build a headquarters in Long Island City and will not look for another location — a stunning reversal after a yearlong search.

Amazon announced it will be opening a new headquarters in New York City, bringing with it thousands of full-time jobs, but not everyone is on board with the move.

Amazon stands to get more than $1.5 billion in grants and tax breaks from New York state in exchange for bringing at least 25,000 workers to a new campus in Queens, a record-setting incentive package that was both cheered and jeered Tuesday by elected officials in the city.

It’s official: Amazon is expanding its new headquarters to New York City.

A pair of politicians expressed “serious reservations” over Amazon’s reported plan to split its new headquarters between Crystal City in Virginia and Long Island City in Queens.