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Earlier this year, Seattle’s nine-member City Council voted unanimously to tax Amazon to help fund a response to the city’s housing crisis. Then, it voted 7-2 to repeal it. What…

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Sep 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Stop the Reverse Robin Hood Tax Scheme Threatening Community Nonprofits

‘The situation at the Masjid Al Aman mosque is part of a pattern of treatment of the small organizations that serve as nerve centers for our communities by New York…

ByPaula Segal

ByKobir Chowdhury 1Comment

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Nov 2017

Opinion

CityViews: The Council Must Protect Nonprofits from Lien Sales

A stranger’s phone call alerted a pastor to a possible foreclosure on his church because of unpaid taxes. Which was weird, because the church didn’t have to pay taxes.

ByRichard Hartley 2Comments

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Sep 2017

Opinion

CityViews: This Three-Step Plan Will Reopen the Door to Homeownership for NYC’s Middle Class

‘We must institute policies and programs to ensure that every New Yorker has access to affordable homeownership. It is how we can revitalize the middle class in New York City,”…

ByLetitia James 7Comments

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Jun 2017

Government

Not-for-Profits Facing Tax & Water Liens Get Reprieve from City

Hundreds of organizations face the threat of high processing fees if the city sells to private entities the right to collect tax and water debts that might not actually exist.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2017

Housing and Homelessness

UrbaNerd: Understanding the Latest Changes to 421-a

Er, we mean the ‘Affordable New York Housing Program,’ of course.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Council Bill Would Boost Land Trusts as Way to Keep Housing Affordable

While other hurdles to community land trusts remain, the bid by Queens Councilmember Donovan Richards would nudge open the door to an approach used in several other states.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Mar 2016

Uncategorized

NYC’s Top 1 Percent Saw Income Soar After Recession

Data from city tax filings indicate the richest New Yorkers saw income rise nearly 30 percent. Their city tax rate edged higher while state taxes took a smaller bite.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2016

Economy

Survey of Rich & Poor NYers Asks: Do You Feel Stuck?

Some New Yorkers feel they are gaining ground, others that they are slipping behind. But a new poll finds that most believe they are standing still.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2015

Opinion

Op-ed: Taxpayers Must Know how Much They Subsidize Low-Wage Companies

A state senator and assemblyman argue for a law that would publicize which New York businesses have 50 or more employees using taxpayer benefits to supplement poor wages.

ByGustavo Rivera

ByMichael Blaker 3Comments

What Happened When Seattle Tried to Tax Amazon

CityViews: Stop the Reverse Robin Hood Tax Scheme Threatening Community Nonprofits

CityViews: The Council Must Protect Nonprofits from Lien Sales

CityViews: This Three-Step Plan Will Reopen the Door to Homeownership for NYC’s Middle Class

Not-for-Profits Facing Tax & Water Liens Get Reprieve from City

UrbaNerd: Understanding the Latest Changes to 421-a

Council Bill Would Boost Land Trusts as Way to Keep Housing Affordable

NYC’s Top 1 Percent Saw Income Soar After Recession

Survey of Rich & Poor NYers Asks: Do You Feel Stuck?

Op-ed: Taxpayers Must Know how Much They Subsidize Low-Wage Companies

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