New Yorkers are split over whether the city and state should be handing over $3 billion in subsidies to lure Amazon to Long Island City, according to a poll released Wednesday.
The Quinnipiac University survey found that 46 percent approved of the incentive package, while 44 percent didn’t.
Most of the opposition was centered in Manhattan, where 52 percent were against the deal and 30 percent were for it.
The majority of residents in Queens — the borough where Amazon is headed — had no such reservations. Fifty-five percent said the subsidy made sense, while 39 percent said it didn’t.
The subsidy question aside, New Yorkers had no problem with the retail giant building a new headquarters in the Big Apple.
Fifty-seven percent applauded the move and just 26 percent weren’t happy about it.
But by a lopsided 79-13 percent margin, people questioned by the pollsters said the project should be subjected to the regular public review process, rather than allowing the state to supersede the city.
“While New Yorkers give the thumbs up to Amazon moving one of its new headquarters to Long Island City, they are divided over the sizable carrot offered to the online retail giant,” said pollster Mary Snow.
“They are united, however, in their view that New York City should have more of a say about Amazon’s plans.”
Both Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo got negative marks for pushing the expedited review process.
The mayor also didn’t fare well in his job approval rating, which came in at 43 percent positive to 40 percent negative — lowest since his 45-46 percent score in the January 2017 Quinnipiac poll.
The survey of 1,075 New York City voters was conducted Nov. 27 through Tuesday and has a margin error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.