AGP Executive Report
Last update: 40 minutes agoPied-à-terre tax confusion: NYC says about 2,000 exemption applications for the new second-home tax are completed, with thousands more started, as property owners argue they got “you may be subject to” letters in error and the city extended the exemption deadline to Sept. 18. Public health scare: Stony Brook researchers confirmed New York’s first Bourbon virus case, a rare tick-borne illness with no known cure or vaccine, after a patient was initially misdiagnosed with Lyme. ICE accountability: A 72-year-old NYC protester says an ICE agent pepper-sprayed her during an Inwood incident and she’s now pursuing legal action. Local environment: DEC temporarily closed access at Lakeview Wildlife Management Area for water chestnut removal through Aug. 31. Sports moves: The Mets traded reliever Luke Weaver to the Pirates, and the Phillies acquired lefty Brooks Raley from New York to shore up their bullpen.
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