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Seagulls. Photo by limonada from the Brownstoner Flickr pool.
Posting: Investing in a Neighborhood [NY Times]
Hope at Astroland from the Bloomberg Administration [NY Post]
Bring Back the Commuter Tax to Stave Off East River Tolls [NY Post]
Fort Greene Site Named for Slain Councilman [NY Daily News]
$69 Mil From Waterfalls? Figure’s Accuracy Questioned [Brooklyn Eagle]

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When the Waterfalls was dismantled we discussed it here on brownstoner and immediately concluded that the dollar amount of the economic benefit was suspect. I hope they subtracted the amount of money they spent on the research from the total benefit.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at November 17, 2008 8:37 AM

Regarding the commuter tax...

I already pay almost $300 a month to get to work everyday. I shop and eat in the city every week and try to contribute to the city as much as possible.

Why is the answer always to tax the commuters?

Posted by: skinny at November 17, 2008 9:14 AM

skinny...because they don'y have a say in electing the tax implementers!!! Beating the "No taxation without representation" hurdle for a politician is like Christmas come early. Politics 101.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at November 17, 2008 9:25 AM

but they do have a say and they do vote for the folks that rescinded the 'commuter tax'. The New York State legislature.
New York State depends on income tax and taxes people who work in NY but live in NJ. NYC also depends on income tax but NYS legislature no longer allows it to impose income tax on non-residents.

Posted by: Petebklyn at November 17, 2008 4:01 PM

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