NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Amazon has signed a deal to lease a giant warehouse space for a delivery center in Brooklyn, the company announced Wednesday.
The center will open in 2021 at a 211,000 square foot building located at 12555 Flatlands Avenue in East New York.
According to the tech giant, another Amazon facility will also open in the beginning of 2021 in the same neighborhood at 2300 Linden Boulevard.
"We are excited to continue to invest in New York State with a new delivery station that will provide efficient delivery for customers and create job opportunities for the talented workforce," Amazon spokesperson Emily Hawkins said in a statement.
The facility will create hundreds of jobs for full and part-time workers that will pay at least $15 an hour, the company added.



