Mayor de Blasio gave an address regarding the Republican Party voting on their recent tax bill, discussing the negative effect it would take on working families,
The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Lorelei Salas, in collaboration with the Department of Education’s network of community schools, announced the first NYC Free Tax Prep-a-Thon, a 12-hour tax filing marathon and resource fair.
Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Johnson announced the formation of a new advisory commission to develop recommendations to reform New York City’s property tax system.
Mayor de Blasio spoke live on City Hall to discuss recent crime statistics regarding rapes, the effectiveness of stop and frisk policing, and a report from the New York Times alleging tax fraud from the Trump family.
TRANSCRIPT: MAYOR DE BLASIO APPEARS LIVE ON THE BRIAN LEHRER SHOW TO DISCUSS HIS IDEA TO HELP FUND THE MTA WHICH INCLUDES CONGESTION PRICING IN COMBINATION WITH INTERNET SALES TAX, AND MARIJUANA TAX, AND MAYBE EVEN PIED-à-TERRE TAX.
"The thing I am most urgent about – and I think all New Yorkers need to feel urgency about – is getting a plan to fix our subways once and for all. And I do want to say I’m encouraged by what I feel is growing urgency.".
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