#State tax hikes will trigger NYC exodus

#State tax hikes will trigger NYC exodus

“#State tax hikes will trigger NYC exodus” Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature’s tentative deal to hike state taxes by more than $4 billion amid the dig-out from coronavirus pandemic is unnecessary and will trigger an exodus from New York City, mayoral candidate Ray McGuire said Monday. “If we needed to raise taxes to balance…

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#NYC insiders are ramping up attacks on Andrew Yang

#NYC insiders are ramping up attacks on Andrew Yang

“#NYC insiders are ramping up attacks on Andrew Yang” Is Andrew Yang getting interesting? The mayoral front-runner has lately developed a habit of making reasonable, if rather big-picture, suggestions for governing Gotham — and it’s driving his rivals crazy. Yang hasn’t proved he’s ready to be mayor, but his competitors’ unhinged responses to even the…

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#Curtis Sliwa, Fernando Mateo have feisty GOP mayoral debate

#Curtis Sliwa, Fernando Mateo have feisty GOP mayoral debate

“#Curtis Sliwa, Fernando Mateo have feisty GOP mayoral debate” Republican mayoral candidates Curtis Sliwa and Fernando Mateo threw mud at each other during a raucous debate Wednesday. Guardian Angels founder Sliwa went for the jugular right away, seeking to paint Mateo as a “de Blasio Republican” for raising campaign cash for the Democratic mayor. “You…

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#Battle for southeast Queens heats in up mayor’s race

#Battle for southeast Queens heats in up mayor’s race

“#Battle for southeast Queens heats in up mayor’s race” The battle for black voters in the Democratic mayoral primary is heating up in Queens. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, one of the frontrunners in the race, was raised in south Jamaica and is seeking to run as the borough’s favorite son. But he is fending…

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#NYC parents seethe at campaign-for-credit offer from Eric Adams

#NYC parents seethe at campaign-for-credit offer from Eric Adams

“#NYC parents seethe at campaign-for-credit offer from Eric Adams” Forget pay-to-play: for high schoolers, make it campaign-for-credit. An email seeking teen volunteers for the mayoral bid of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams — and promising bogus “classroom credit” in exchange — was blasted out to parents from Tottenville High School’s official email account this week,…

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