In December 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, pushed by President Trump throughout his first year in office. The act limited the deduction for state and local taxes — previously unlimited — to $10,000.
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10/1/20
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Let us assume that we all have first-rate intelligence. It’s a bit of a leap, because many Americans are wedged into a rigid binary belief set, either blue or red . . .
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8/21/20
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The bar industry has taken another hit with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s most recent measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The regulation, which prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages without …
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By Victoria Caruso
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8/10/20
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U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove, has campaigned relentlessly to eliminate the $10,000 cap on deductions of state and local taxes imposed by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which President Trump shepherded through Congress.
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7/31/20
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New York State Police are investigating a car crash that killed a Merrick man early Monday morning, according to a press release.
On July 27, at approximately 1:53 a.m., state police were …
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7/27/20
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I grew up on Long Island, and like so many local kids, I made the pilgrimage to Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt’s stately Cove Neck mansion, full of Americana and animal heads and skins.
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7/10/20
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Long Island is set to begin Phase Four reopening of the economy on July 8, including universities and colleges. As of press time Monday, however, Governor Cuomo said there was no word yet whether the …
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By Scott Brinton
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7/6/20
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Businesses in Seaford and Wantagh continued to open under the state’s Phase 4 rules last week, but the fanfare was somewhat muted. The two hamlets have relatively few of the businesses most likely to benefit, and many that were already open continued to operate under severe restrictions. Still, every move in the direction of business as usual was cause for relief.
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By Timothy Denton and Scott Brinton
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7/6/20
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to open beaches statewide, including Jones Beach, on Friday. It is a moment we have all eagerly awaited, a symbolic gesture signaling . . .
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5/21/20
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I’m trying to find the right word. Is it “hate” or “jealousy”?
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5/15/20
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