Spend $28 million to create 76 jobs? ~ Under Start-Up NY, that's $368,000 per job ~ Read more

Thomas F. O'Mara

from the April 12th New York Post:

You’ve seen Andrew Cuomo’s TV commercials, the ones that say, “The new New York is open. Open to innovation. Open to ambition. Open to bold ideas.” 

The spot is promoting the Start-Up NY program.

Now the results are starting to come in: 76 jobs so far.

In the entire state. From a program that has spent $28 million advertising its own existence.

That’s $368,000 per job.

 

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