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Ariola, Astoria companies have fun courtroom ruling ordering DOT to halt thirty first Road bike lane – QNS

A coalition of Astoria residents and enterprise homeowners gathered outdoors the St. Demetrios Greek-American College Tuesday morning to have fun a courtroom ruling ordering the Division of Transportation to halt plans for a protected bike lane alongside thirty first Road. Queens Supreme Court docket Justice Chereé Buggs issued the ruling on Dec. 5, siding with various native companies and residents who argued that the mile-long bike lane would forestall emergency companies from working at “full capacity” on thirty first Road. Others had raised issues that the infrastructure would negatively impression native companies and create security hazards for college students at…

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Tax reduction: New York seniors to stand up to 65% property tax exemption

Homes in Midwood positioned close to Brooklyn School. Picture by Barbara Russo-Lennon New York seniors may get some tax reduction in an more and more costly economic system because of new state regulation placed on the books over the weekend. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed laws on Dec. 6 that goals to reinforce actual property tax exemptions for seniors within the Empire State. Named laws S5175A/A3698A, the regulation permits localities to supply an actual property tax exemption for seniors who meet the earnings eligibility limits, and different standards, as much as 65% of the assessed valuation of their properties. “No New York…

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