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“Through a tax on the mega-rich, the Livable New York Act would fund 100,000 units of deeply affordable housing and transition every building in New York off of fossil fuels…

ByOlivia Leirer 3Comments

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Mar 2025

Economy Government Labor Resources

What You Need to Know: Where to File Your Taxes for Free in NYC

This year’s federal income tax filing deadline is April 15. See if you qualify for free assistance, and where to find it.

ByDaniel Parra 3Comments

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Jan 2025

Economy Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Wall Street Fuels Predatory Real Estate. It’s Time for a Public Bank Alternative

“Redirecting our public funds to a public bank would enable the city to divest from banks that harm New Yorkers, and invest in tenant-owned housing, community land trusts, worker cooperative…

ByJodie Leidecker 2Comments

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May 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: It’s Well Past Time for New York City to Get the Right Stuff Done

“The city is becoming increasingly harsh for the very constituency the mayor claims to care about: the underserved in the forgotten outreaches of the city’s neighborhoods.”

ByHarvey Robins 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: Raising Taxes on NY’s Wealthy is the Right—and Popular—Thing to Do

“Not only are such increases necessary to secure investments in badly needed and widely desired public goods like education, health care, and housing, the costs of which are likely the…

ByLeslie McCall 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Economy Government Health Immigration Labor

New York Lawmakers Consider Tax Reforms to Aid ITIN-Filers

Both the Senate and the Assembly have included tax-related reforms in their “one-house” budget proposals that would impact those with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs), often used by immigrant workers.…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Climate and Environment Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

Updated Tax Credit Would Help Low-Income Homeowners Afford Solar Panels, Environmentalists Say

Installing residential solar panels requires a hefty upfront investment. In 2023, it cost on average over $36,000 per property before incentives, according to the New York State Energy Research and…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Sep 2021

Economy Government Immigration

Expanding NY’s Earned Income Tax Credit Could Aid Thousands of Immigrant Families

Federal and state eligibility rules disqualify those who file with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers, or ITINs—a common practice among immigrant workers. Experts estimate that there are around 107,610 children in…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Sep 2021

Economy Government

Curtis Sliwa Targets Mayoral Rival Eric Adams Over Tax Plans and TikTok Pals

Sliwa, who is unlikely to win the mayor’s race because of the high numbers of Democrats in New York, criticized Adams’ hobnobbing with city elites and trendy teenage TikTokers, claiming…

ByEse Olumhense 1Comment

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Mar 2021

Economy Government Investigations News

State Budget Proposal Opens Door for Three NYC Casinos

The Senate’s version of the 2021 spending plan fast-tracks the siting process—even as it carves out tax breaks for existing casinos that are struggling—and gives the City Council a voice.

ByJarrett Murphy 16Comments

Opinion: Gov. Hochul Must Do What Eric Adams Won’t—Solve NYC’s Affordability & Climate Crises