WHITE PLAINS SALES TAX $$ DOWN 20% FIRST HALF. 6 MONTHS OF DECLINES. $9 MILLION DEFICIT IF SECOND HALF PERFORMS ON THE MONEY. COUNTY UP 9.8%, BUT OVERESTIMATED SALES TAX REVENUES BY $67 MILLION.

Hits: 1 WPCNR QUILL AND EYESHADE. By John F. Bailey. Based on data from the New York State Department of Taxation and finance. January 29, 2021: White Plains did not have a great December in retail sales. The city ended … Continue reading

COMMON COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER NEW SITE PLAN EXTENSION, PERHAPS “TWEAKS” FOR GRID PROPERTIES? “THE BOULEVARD” PRESENTED IN 2015, NOW A VACANT LOT AWAITING DEVELOPMENT AT MAPLE AND WEST POST ROAD MONDAY. 6 PM

Hits: 2117 The WESTERN GATEWAY GRID PROPERTIES SITE TODAY. 5 YEARS SINCE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED. (Photo by WPCNR) GRID PROPERTIES: “THE BOULEVARD” ORIGINAL PLAN: FITNESS AND RETAIL ON WEST POST ROAD ENVISIONED 2014 THE BOULEVARDS TOWN HOUSES ON MAPLE PRESENTED 2014 … Continue reading

ALEX PHILIPPIDIS NATIONAL BIOTECH REPORTER EXPERT ON “PEOPLE TO BE HEARD” ON THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION SITUATION–WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW, WHAT’S AHEAD–WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN FOR THE VACCINE TO STOP COVID now on YOUTUBE

Hits: 0 https://youtu.be/CwdNKmQiZmE CLICK ARROW TO WATCH THE PROGRAM. ALEX PHILIPPIDIS NEW SENIOR BUSINESS EDITOR GENETIC ENGINEERING & BIOTECHNOLOGY NEWS , NEW ROCHELLEZOOM INTERVIEW WITH JOHN BAILEY JOHN BAILEY INTERVIEWS WHITE PLAINS’ ALEX PHILIPPIDIS, VETERAN NEWSMAN ON THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE … Continue reading

WHITE PLAINS SALES TAX $$ DOWN 14.4% THROUGH FIRST 5 MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR. Sales Tax Revenues have declined each month for 9 consecutive months

Hits: 368 FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 RECEIPTS FIRST 5 MONTHS NYS DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE WPCNR QUILL & EYESHADE. By John F. Bailey. December 28, 2020: The White Plains City Sale Tax ‘Handle” had its fifth consecutive declining month in … Continue reading

Ritz-Carlton To Close for “Contemporary, Luxurious” Multi-Million $ Makeover By 2021, “Full Redesign and Reconstruction to Attract Demanding Travelers.

Hits: 44 THE RITZ-CARLTON WHITE PLAINS ON OPENING IN NOVEMBER 2007 (WPCNR ARCHIVE) WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL. By John F. Bailey. June 25, 2020: After 13 years overlooking Renaissance Square, The Ritz-Carlton White Plains,will close September 10, to upgrade the … Continue reading