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I'd guess that more than half of these people getting these jobs will not be current NYC residents and since these people will need to live somewhere, this will spur large scale rezoning efforts and launch construction in LIC, Sunnyside and Greenpoint to the moon in order to prevent housing shortages
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The city does need more housing. LIC had been on fire with new residential towers, so much so that there was already talk of a coming glut on the market there. This would change that prospect, and jumpstart many other developments that have either been canceled or put on hold. There will be a shockwave of more development in places that are already developing, like Jamaica and Flushing. With the city's new ferry service, even the development of the Bronx could pick up.
We'll just have to wait for details on just what and how much Amazon has planned if they come to LIC.