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With Amazon on the way, let’s rethink housing
With news that Amazon’s second headquarters is coming to Long Island City, Queens, bringing with it 50,000 new jobs, the Island is poised for a housing renaissance, but in order for that to happen, residents must be open to change. more
Amazon deal is a winner for New York and Long Island
Gov. Andrew Cuomo deserves great credit, not endless second-guessing, for bringing Amazon to Long Island City. Amazon’s choice of New York for a new headquarters is something all New Yorkers . . . more
L.I. needs to land that big corporate fish
Long Island is a great place to live, but what we lack is a new, major employer willing to invest in Nassau and Suffolk counties. more
Mark Taglianetti, owner of Mook Print and Design, a T-shirt print shop in Island Park, said that a law requiring businesses to charge sales tax for online purchases in New York could help or hurt local businesses, depending on their business model.
Business owners in Oceanside and Island Park weigh in on potential online sales tax law
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 21 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair will allow states to mandate a sales tax for items purchased online from out-of-state retailers — and many local retailers … more
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Angela Graci, of Island Park, has been coming to the Island Park Public Library since elementary school, but does so even more now, since she started at Hunter College. Last week, the senior studied the anatomy of physiology for two upcoming exams.
‘We are more than just books': Island Park, Oceanside libraries respond to pulled Forbes op-ed
“The guy is a lunatic,” Island Park librarian Maureen Glueckert said, shaking her head, referring to LIU Post economist Panos Mourdoukoutas, who wrote an opinion piece for Forbes that suggested … more
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Business owners across Long Island gathered at the P.C. Richard & Son in Plainview on Amazon Prime Day last month to push for state legislation that would require online retailers to collect sales tax.
Lynbrook merchants’ views on online sales tax mixed
After a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, business owners across Nassau County are calling for state legislation that they say would level the playing field between in-state and out-of-state online retailers. more
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Because of a recent Supreme Court ruling, states will now be able to charge sales taxes on purchases from online retailers like Amazon, even if the companies don’t have a physical presence in those states.
Is taxing online retailers good for Glen Cove business?
Following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Glen Cove business owners are weighing in on possible upcoming legislation that would allow states to charge sales taxes on online retailers. The … more
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Living in the land of wasted potential
I recently attended a breakfast meeting, and sat in a room full of successful business leaders along with a large number of attorneys. The subject was the business climate on Long Island, and somehow . . . more
Notice: Eclipse viewing party canceled
The Solar Eclipse Viewing Event scheduled for Monday, Aug. 21 has been canceled due to a major recall of eclipse-viewing glasses by Amazon. Some manufacturers had been selling glasses that were not … more
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We can’t continue to neglect our downtowns
I was a kid in the old days, when the hub of Long Beach was downtown, Park Avenue. We called the area Town, and we never had to leave it. Everything was there, from pizza for 25 cents a slice to record shops . . . more
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