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The good, bad and ugly of a property-tax cap

Gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo, the current Democratic state attorney general, recently swung by the Jewel Quinn Senior Center in North Merrick to tout a 2 percent property-tax cap for all municipalities and school districts in New York. more

8/5/10

County, claiming payroll tax is unconstitutional, sues MTA

Nassau County filed suit against the region's transit agency last week after it threatened to pull funding from Long Island Bus — a move that could leave the county without a public bus system. more

Lee Landor | 8/4/10

Assemblyman Michael Montesano, center, co-sponsored a bill that calls for a comprehensive forensic audit of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. He was joined by Assemblyman Dean Murray, right, and Suffolk Legislator Daniel LoSquadro.

Montesano calls for forensic audit of MTA

The payroll tax ... threats to cut funding for the Long Island bus .. rising fares on the Long Island Railroad and the elimination of bus routes in Nassau. Those were some recent measures taken to … more

Mike Caputo | 8/4/10

County Executive Ed Mangano, with transit advocates and union representatives, announced that the county is suing the MTA

County, claiming payroll tax is illegal, sues MTA

Nassau County filed suit against the region’s transit agency last week after it threatened to pull funding from Long Island Bus — a move that could leave the county without a public bus … more

Lee Landor | 8/4/10

20th AD primary race heats up

Former Nassau County Legislator Jeff Toback has entered the Democratic primary against state Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, vying for the seat Weisenberg has held for two decades. Toback, who … more

Alex Costello | 8/4/10

State senator: Tell the MTA, 'Enough is enough'

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is continuing its long tradition of asking Long Islanders to solve its fiscal problems. We need to tell the Board of Directors at the MTA "enough is enough." more

Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. | 7/30/10

Gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo, with his daughter Michaela, proposed a 2 percent property-tax cap during a news conference at the Jewel Quinn Senior Center in North Merrick on Tuesday.

At N. Merrick senior center, Cuomo calls for tax cap

New York State Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, stopped off at the Jewel Quinn Senior Center in North Merrick on July 27 with Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican, to tout a statewide property-tax cap. more

Sari Zeidler | 7/27/10

Bill Schoolman, owner of Hampton Luxury Liners, talked to East Meadow Chamber of Commerce members about his lawsuit against the state for the MTA payroll tax it imposed on businesses last year.

East Meadow Chamber joins fight against MTA payroll tax

Some local business owners are drawing the line. The Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax, known as the MTA payroll tax, has become a bone of contention among business … more

Mike Caputo | 7/21/10

Contact Albany for support on assessment plan

When I took office on January 1, 2010, I knew Nassau County was in bad shape. Our residents are overtaxed, we're facing a $286 million deficit that was caused by government waste, and our property … more

Ed Mangano | 7/7/10

County Executive Ed Mangano, at lectern, with Deputy County Executive for Economic Development Patrick Foye, right, and Legislators John Ciotti, left, and Peter Schmitt, explained the new changes to the commercial property tax assessment process.

Is your tax assessment off? Prove it.

In keeping with his promise to reform Nassau County’s tax assessment system, County Executive Edward Mangano is now tackling the commercial property assessment … more

Lee Landor | 7/7/10

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