The new leased campus, which is over 1.7 million square-foot, will be the primary location for Google's global business organization, the company said in a blog https://www.blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/google-hudson-square-our-expanded-new-york-campus post.
The news comes on the heels of Amazon.com Inc picking New York as its second headquarters.
Earlier in March, Google had announced a $2.4 billion purchase of the Manhattan Chelsea Market.