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Progressive Income Tax Proposal Would Increase Taxes on Just 2% of New Yorkers

In much of New York State, less than 1% of filers would pay increased taxes

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Number of New York State Millionaires Grew Rapidly After Millionaires Tax Increase

Additionally, preliminary real estate and tax data suggests that wealthy residents are not fleeing New
York State as a result of the pandemic

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Pandemic Profiteers

Under Trump Michigan Billionaire Wealth Soars, Local Communities Suffer

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The Great Pandemic Wealth Divide: Billionaires Thrive In New York State as Working People Suffer

New York’s 118 billionaires have increased their net worth by $44.9 billion, mistreated workers, and landed influential policy planning roles during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Billionaires Have Fueled Andrew Cuomo’s Political Career

49 Billionaires worth a combined $280 billion have made more than $4 million in individual donations to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

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The Rising Cost of Buffalo’s Worst Tax Break

Cost of widely abused 485-a
exemption climbs to $66.9 million
while elected officials fail to act

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Real Estate’s Outsized Influence Over New York State Rent Laws

As landlords and developers have outspent small donors, rent-regulated housing has disappeared

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Buffalo’s Costly Mistake

Widely Abused Tax Break Forces Property Owners and Renters to Subsidize Luxury Housing

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Sinatra & Company owes more than $800k in property taxes, has received nearly $1.5 million in public subsidies

Nick Sinatra has quickly become one of the highest-profile real estate developers in Buffalo and Western New York, amassing a portfolio of dozens of buildings in the region with the

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The Carbon Council of New York State?

Fossil fuel interests vs. climate legislation in New York

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