You didn't read your articles very well. Google is investing in new york. The tax credits were for companies in a specific part of new york, in this case long island city.
Google is not in long island city or in an area eligible for these particular credits.
Nops [1][2].
[1] http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/google-to-invest-usd1...
[2] https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-plans-large-new-york-cit...