Data Centers Cost Taxpayers Millions | New York City News

New York has dumped over $320 million in taxpayer subsidies on data centers in Rockland County since 2013—fueling giants like JPMorgan and Bloomberg with cheap power and tax breaks. But these automated facilities create barely a dent in jobs, costing taxpayers more than $1 million per full-time equivalent position. With Governor Hochul pausing new construction statewide and pushing for legislation to end sales tax breaks, watchdogs are demanding accountability: these energy-hungry, low-job industries are getting outsized subsidies while other sectors get left behind. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1c91794c3df82128