Nassau County is now in the thick of its first property-tax reassessment in nearly a decade. As a result of this arduous process, 200,720 of the county’s 386,000 homes are tentatively slated to pay more in property taxes . . .
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12/20/18
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Recently, I gave the order to post online tax-impact notices using last year’s tax levy and the new assessed market values for property owners across Nassau County. Throughout my first 11 months in office . . .
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By Laura Curran
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12/7/18
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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.
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12/5/18
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This holiday season, when American consumers are once again gearing up to brave the crowds at the malls and outlet stores, or the endless expanse of the online marketplace, the Herald encourages you to do at least some of your shopping in the places you know best — your local downtowns.
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11/21/18
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If you’ve been in the market for a home on Long Island, run a business here or are a student seeking a college loan, you’ll notice that . . .
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10/26/18
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Freeport residents who saw a hike of nearly 75 percent in their sewage disposal taxes earlier this year should soon receive a refund, according to a county spokeswoman. Karen Contino, press secretary …
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By Ben Strack
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10/25/18
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With Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy leading the effort, 13 villages are suing Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead for not fairly sharing sales tax revenue with the villages.
Kennedy filed a …
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By Nadya Nataly
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8/24/18
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Thanks to a 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in June, states are now allowed to mandate the collection of state sales tax on items purchased online from out-of-state retailers. Passing such a measure in New York, with certain stipulations, would benefit small businesses of all types.
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8/10/18
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Tens of millions of dollars in state sales taxes are generated in Nassau County’s 64 villages each year. The state keeps part of the money, and sends part of it . . .
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7/12/18
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Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy said he hoped to avoid suing the county and town in his fight to have the village receive its “fair share” of sales tax revenue.
“My intent was, in filing the …
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By Anthony O’Reilly
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7/6/18
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