Roosevelt Island Next Door Neighbor Amazon Long Island City HQ2 Hiring Begins This Spring With 700 Jobs - Only A 5 Minute East River Ferry Ride Away

As previously reported, the new Amazon Long Island City HQ 2 will be located a short 5 minute East River Ferry ride from Roosevelt Island

The #AmazonHQ2 Long Island City location is directly across East River from Roosevelt Island in Anable Basin. Going to need more service from @NYCferry pic.twitter.com/ouwPA6Acu9

— Roosevelt Islander (@Rooseveltisland) November 13, 2018

bringing at least 25,000 jobs to LIC over time starting with about 700 jobs this spring. 50% will be tech and 50% non tech jobs and Amazon says they are looking to hire locally, which I hope also includes Roosevelt Island.

With @amazon's arrival in Queens, we're working to make NYC's tech community more inclusive by creating opportunities for adults from diverse backgrounds to get high-paying tech jobs and start the companies of the future (via @MorningEdition) https://t.co/umCuKzhX55

— Pursuit (@joinpursuit) January 22, 2019

Amazon's VP of People Operations Ardine Williams tells Channel 5 Fox News how you might get a job at Amazon's LIC HQ 2.

Amazon HQ2 is coming to LIC and that means thousands of new jobs, but who is eligible and how do you get hired? https://t.co/hjgc1FpJp8

— Roosevelt Islander (@Rooseveltisland) January 29, 2019

Click here for a list of current Amazon jobs available in NYC. Long Island City HQ jobs not listed yet.