STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A $100 million, 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center will open on Staten Island's West Shore, and is expected to employ 2,250 people, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday morning.

According to his office, the center's full-time employees will work alongside advanced robotics to fulfill Amazon orders, shipping them out to customers.

Matrix Global Logistics Park on Gulf Avenue in Bloomfield will house the facility, Amazon's first in New York.

"Amazon's decision to establish the first state-of-the-art fulfillment center in New York affirms our position at the forefront of the growing global innovation economy, and this investment will create thousands of jobs and opportunities for the Staten Island community," Cuomo said in a statement. "New York continues to demonstrate that we have the workforce, the technology, and the pro-business climate to help companies grow and succeed."

Empire State Development offered the company up to $18 million in tax credits through the Excelsior Jobs Program as incentive for Amazon to expand into New York.

It's unclear when the facility would open or begin hiring. Construction began recently on the industrial park.

Sanjay Shah, Amazon's vice president of Amazon customer fulfillment said, "We are excited to bring our first fulfillment center to New York and work alongside the state's incredible workforce. The support of local leaders has been instrumental in our ability to come to New York, and we are grateful for the welcome we've received to bring thousands of new jobs with benefits starting on day one."

Borough President James Oddo applauded the Amazon announcement.

"We've been talking about the West Shore of Staten Island as our borough's 'Jobs Coast,' and today that talk becomes reality in a big way," he said in a statement. "In fact, this project will be the biggest single job creator in our borough's history."

"And, let me be clear, these jobs are being created by the private sector doing what it does best. Our role at Borough Hall these last few months has been to help Matrix and Amazon navigate and overcome what can sometimes be an unyielding bureaucracy so that we can enjoy the thousands of new jobs coming our way."