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Reporter covering climate and environment for New York Focus. Tips: [email protected], @colin.36 on Signal or DM for cell
Colin Kinniburgh
Rockland County, NY, gave a $77 million data center tax break to JP Morgan Chase to create exactly one job. On a dollars-per-job basis it appears to be the costliest subsidy in U.S. history, possibly even a world record nysfocus.com/2026/04/20/d...
America’s largest bank is expanding its data center in Orangeburg, NY, near the New Jersey border. In exchange for $77 million in tax breaks from the state and county, the bank promises to create exactly one permanent job. My story in @nysfocus.com: nysfocus.com/2026/04/20/d...
During one day of the heat wave this week, 29 people in NYC went to the ER with heat-related illnesses when the temp hit 97 degrees. That's the most ER visits on a single day in May since 2022, according to health department data.
A new report finds JPMorganChase asked an agency in Rockland Co. for $77 mil in tax breaks to expand a data center in NYS. In exchange, the financial giant promised to create a job. One job. @colinreports.bsky.social of @nysfocus.com spoke w/ @michael-hill.bsky.social. www.wnyc.org/story/report...
NEW: Across more than 4,400 pages, lawmakers passed a $269 billion budget that funded major programs serving New Yorkers across the state. New York Focus breaks down the process, outcomes, and what it means for you in The Haggle. nysfocus.com/2026/06/09/n...
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No other project in the country has gotten such a large subsidy to create so few jobs, according to watchdogs.
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This Data Center is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break to Create One Job
This Data Center is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break to Create One Job
No other project in the country has gotten such a large subsidy to create so few jobs, according to watchdogs.
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In May, state lawmakers passed a $269 billion budget after haggling for months over thousands of line items and policies affecting New Yorkers.
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The Haggle
Report: How NY taxpayers spent $77 million to create one job | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News
A few years ago, JPMorganChase asked a little-known agency in Rockland County to grant them $77 million in tax breaks to expand a data center in Orangeburg, near the New Jersey border...
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NEW: A lobbyist who has been romantically linked to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie led a rally opposing plastic packaging legislation a week before the speaker declined to bring it to a vote. nysfocus.com/2026/06/11/h...
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A lobbyist who has been romantically linked to Heastie led a rally opposing the legislation a week before the speaker declined to bring it to a vote.
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NY Plastics Bill Died After Blitz by Lobbyists with Ties to Heastie
Thanks to the support of our readers, New York Focus is growing! We're thrilled to welcome Kyle Constable as director of growth and Amudalat Ajasa as a climate reporter. nysfocus.com/2026/05/01/n...
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Thanks to the support of our readers, New York Focus is growing!
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New York Focus Adds Director of Growth and Climate Reporter
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