Mayor Bloomberg Calls for Sugar Tax

Mayor Bloomberg Calls for Sugar Tax »

Mayor Michael Bloomberg who uses his office to promote a healthier lifestyle for New Yorkers – urged Albany to tax sugary drinks by one cent for each ounce in his weekly radio address this morning....

March 8 2010 / 12 comments / Read More »
NY State to Post Top 250 Tax Delinquents on Web Site

NY State to Post Top 250 Tax Delinquents on Web Site »

New York tax officials are going to try to shame the top tax delinquents into paying up. The Department of Taxation and Finance has begun posting the state’s top 250 business and top 250 individual...

March 7 2010 / No comment / Read More »
State Senate Democrats Want to Tax Cigarettes Sold on Indian Reservations

State Senate Democrats Want to Tax Cigarettes Sold on Indian Reservations »

State Senate Democrats lit a fire under Gov. Paterson Thursday to collect taxes from cigarettes sold on Indian reservations. The group argued that bootleg cigarettes bought at Indian reservations and sold on the street at...

January 29 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Assembly Republicans Sign “Tax-Free” Pledge

Assembly Republicans Sign “Tax-Free” Pledge »

Four members of the Assembly minority announced earlier today they signed a “tax-free” pledge, promising to vote down any increases in state taxes contained in the 2010 budget. Gov. David Paterson will release his 2010-11...

January 14 2010 / No comment / Read More »

About NY Taxes

New York has a 4% state sales tax. All counties and some cities add local taxes ranging from 3% to 4.75%. The combined sales tax in Utica, New York, for example, is 8.75%. In New York City, total sales tax is 8.375%, which includes 0.375% charged for the service of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Andrew Cuomo

Govenor “To Busy” to Meet Archbishop Dolan in Albany for Conference

Govenor “To Busy” to Meet Archbishop Dolan in Albany for Conference

Mayor Bloomberg isn’t the only person getting snubbed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo these days. Cuomo’s office told the state’s Catholic Conference this week that the governor would not have the time to meet...

Mar 3, 2011 / More »

Michael Bloomberg

Mayor’s Approval Rating Hits Eight-Year Low

Mayor’s Approval Rating Hits Eight-Year Low

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s approval rating is at its lowest point in eight years. According to a newly released Quinnipiac University poll, 51 percent of New Yorkers disapprove of the job he’s doing. Thirty-nine...

Mar 16, 2011 / More »

Kirsten Gillibrand

Kirsten Gillibrand Urges GOP To Focus on Jobs not DOMA

Kirsten Gillibrand Urges GOP To Focus on Jobs not DOMA

Just one day after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) announced that House Republicans would take action to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is urging GOP leadership not...

Mar 2, 2011 / More »

Dean Skelos

Majority Leader Dean Skelos Says Redistricting Pledge Not Broken

Majority Leader Dean Skelos Says Redistricting Pledge Not Broken

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was a popular target this week, branded a deceiver by editorial writers, and singled out by former mayor Ed Koch for reneging on his promise to reform the...

Mar 5, 2011 / More »

Peter King

Congressman Peter King Pushes Bill To Block City’s 9/11 Trial

Congressman Peter King Pushes Bill To Block City’s 9/11 Trial

Long Island Congressman Peter King said in the Republican Party’s weekly address Saturday that the United States needs to send a different message in the war on terrorism. The chairman of the House...

Jan 12, 2010 / More »

Christine Quinn

Rallying for a Bill, With Sermons and Songs

Rallying for a Bill, With Sermons and Songs

When members of the City Council want Speaker Christine C. Quinn to call a hearing on a piece of legislation, they have a few options. They can try to cut a deal; they...

Jan 12, 2011 / More »

Bill de Blasio

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio Declares War On NYC Slumlords

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio Declares War On NYC Slumlords

There’s a new housing scam to report. Bad landlords, reportedly lining their pockets with taxpayer dough for housing the formerly homeless — but in deplorable conditions. The public advocate told CBS 2’s Marcia...

Mar 14, 2011 / More »

Pedro Espada

Pedro Espada Back in Court “Feels Great” New Trial Date

Pedro Espada Back in Court “Feels Great” New Trial Date

Pedro Espada Jr., the former State Senate majority leader who is facing federal corruption charges, strode into federal court in Brooklyn on Friday with a far different demeanor than he did four months...

Mar 4, 2011 / More »
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