Updated Estimate Includes Losses in Sales and Occupancy Taxes, Casino Revenues and State Aid The New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) this week announced an updated and expanded economic analysis that projects counties outside of New York City losing in excess of $2 billion, factoring in sales and occupancy taxes, casino gaming revenues and other […]
Senator David Carlucci (D- Rockland/Westchester) introduced legislation to help financially strapped New Yorkers and small businesses with their property tax bills. The legislation (S.8194) will delay quarterly installment payments of county, town, village, and school property taxes in New York State through December 31, 2020. Residents and small businesses would not incur any late fees. […]
BY KATHY KAHN On Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo invoked his emergency powers to order the closure of the New York City Subway system from 1 – 5 a.m so that NYC Metropolitan Transit Authority workers can sanitize subway cars. The break will also help authorities curtail the burgeoning numbers of homeless who have taken to […]
Photo by Kathy Kahn
On April 28, 2020 at approximately 2:30 p.m., State Police Haverstraw observed an Audi S-8 traveling at a high rate of speed southbound on the Palisades Parkway in the town of Ramapo. Troopers verified the speed on radar, and verified a speed of 142 mph in a 55 mph zone. The operator, Sergey Reznichenko, age […]
Photo by Kathy Kahn Work continues in the Town of Ramapo along Route 17, replacing sewer mains and making upgrades has been ongoing. Since there is little traffic, the usual backups along well-traveled road have not been a problem for either construction workers or motorists