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NYC’s last batch of new condos with 421a tax abatements

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Condos built under the 421a tax abatement program, are starting to fade away to a point where there will eventually not be any more.

Created in 1971 to spur development in neglected neighborhoods of New York, the 421-a program allowed condo buildings to be exempted from millions of dollars in property taxes for 10 to 25 years, depending on location and other criteria. The program expired in 2016, but the tax breaks persist depending on when a building was built. Owners of 421-a apartments pay a fraction of the property’s full taxes during a period of ...

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Miami’s Homeless Population Now At The Lowest Level Ever Recorded

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Miami-Dade’s homeless population has reached a new record low, according to CBS4.

In total, there were just 919 unsheltered homeless in Miami-Dade as of August 2021, a countywide census showed.

The total homeless population in Miami-Dade, including both sheltered and unsheltered, stood at 3,355 – a 58% decrease compared to the 8,000 recorded in 1996, when records began.

The Miami area has one of the lowest per-capita homeless rates of any big U.S. city.

Miami-Dade’s overall population has also increased 29% over the past 25 years, so the homeless population drop ...

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What Is New York City Getting From the American Rescue Plan?

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President Joe Biden has signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the third pandemic-era stimulus and, potentially, one of the most consequential economic packages in U.S. history. Passed by Congress and it also includes billions of dollars that will go directly to New York City.

To be precise, it is 6 million that will be used in different ways like Stimulus Checks, Child Tax Credit, MTA Relief and Vaccines.

De Blasio has called the stimulus a “game changer” for ...

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