Empire Zone

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An Empire Zone is an area of up to two non-contiguous miles, in which tax incentives are offered by New York State, under the Empire Zones Program. This program was designed to bring new businesses and jobs to the state. In 1999, the New York State Economic Development Zones program became the Empire Zones program at the direction of Gov. George Pataki. Today there are 82 Empire Zones in New York State, and 9,800 certified businesses operating within them.