#How parasites poison NYC suburbs’ property-tax system

#How parasites poison NYC suburbs’ property-tax system

“#How parasites poison NYC suburbs’ property-tax system” The IRS extended the filing deadline for income-tax returns this year, but in New York, another tax season is now in high gear: local tax-grievance time. Between now and mid-June, New York state homeowners will file for reductions in their property assessments, deluging local assessment-review boards in Nassau,…

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#Letters to the Editor — May 29, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — May 29, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — May 29, 2021” The Issue: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s call for a commission to investigate the attack on the Capitol. Kudos to both the recent editorial (“A Dubious ­‘Menace,’ ” May 24) and to Miranda Devine’s terrific commentary, “Truth be Damned,” in the same day’s newspaper. I watched the TV coverage…

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#It’s time to bring New York back to life

#It’s time to bring New York back to life

“#It’s time to bring New York back to life” It’s time for a citywide victory party: America has beaten the pandemic.  Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio should admit it today and give New York a full reopening so we can all celebrate over this first long weekend of summer — freely eating, drinking and…

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#America’s public enemy No. 1 — crime: Goodwin

#America’s public enemy No. 1 — crime: Goodwin

“#America’s public enemy No. 1 — crime: Goodwin” On the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, it is beyond dispute that the case sparked new appraisals of race relations and policing. It is also beyond dispute that the protests and unchecked riots that followed Floyd’s death sparked an epidemic of crime that continues to engulf American…

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#NY state Senate to pass bill reforming Public Ethics Commission

#NY state Senate to pass bill reforming Public Ethics Commission

“#NY state Senate to pass bill reforming Public Ethics Commission” ALBANY — The Democratic-led state Senate plans to throw the book at New York’s embattled watchdog Joint Commission on Public Ethics Tuesday, preparing to pass legislation overhauling the panel.  Although JCOPE has long been criticized for its lack of transparency and close ties to Gov….

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#More New Yorkers think Cuomo should resign: poll

#More New Yorkers think Cuomo should resign: poll

“#More New Yorkers think Cuomo should resign: poll” ALBANY — More New Yorkers think Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign, a new poll shows, as the embattled pol faces multiple investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct and a federal probe into his administration’s potential coverup of thousands of nursing home deaths throughout the pandemic. The survey…

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#Letters to the Editor — May 24, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — May 24, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — May 24, 2021” The Issue: Anchor Chris Cuomo’s politically advising his brother, Gov. Cuomo, despite journalistic ethics. CNN has decided it won’t take disciplinary action against Chris Cuo­mo (“CNN won’t punish its Dem-igod,” Kyle Smith, May 21). This should prove once and for all that CNN is nothing more than…

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