# taxation (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover taxation. Page: Feed: --- ## [Restaurant Review: Gigi’s in New York](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/dining/restaurant-review-gigis-nyc.html) _2026-08-25 · Mahira Rivers · NYT \> New York_ Gigi’s, a new Greenpoint bistro, goes all-in on the delicious, deceptively simple rotisserie birds. ## [What to Know About the 2026 U.S. Open](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/nyregion/us-open-2026-tennis.html) _2026-08-25 · Hilary Howard and David Waldstein · NYT \> New York_ The star-studded sporting and social event runs until Sept. 13 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. ## [Brasserie Boulud Lands Just in Time for Lincoln Center’s Fall Season](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/dining/nyc-restaurant-news.html) _2026-08-25 · Florence Fabricant · NYT \> New York_ El Califa de León and Bread Ahead open their first U.S. locations, and more restaurant news. ## [Where to Eat in New York City Right Now](https://www.nytimes.com/article/where-to-eat-nyc-restaurants.html) _2026-08-25 · Ligaya Mishan, Luke Fortney, Mahira Rivers and Ryan Sutton · NYT \> New York_ Our favorite restaurants of the moment in the city that never stops eating. ## [Lawmakers Push Hochul to Block ICE From Taking Over Upstate Warehouse](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/nyregion/newburgh-ice-detention-center-hochul.html) _2026-08-25 · Grace Ashford · NYT \> New York_ As a state law preventing the police from working with federal immigration officials goes into effect, a potential plan to use a warehouse as a detention center has drawn outrage. ## [The Developers Who Spent $400,000 to Save One Maple Tree](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/realestate/red-hook-silver-maple-treehouse.html) _2026-08-25 · Elizabeth A. Harris · NYT \> New York_ The artist and architect owners likened sparing the silver maple to “rescuing a geriatric dog.” ## [Is It Time for This 95-Year-Old Pianist to Retire?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/business/piano-teacher-performer-retirement.html) _2026-08-25 · Sarah Kramer and Shuran Huang · NYT \> New York_ Her vision and hearing are deteriorating, but she still wants to feel like she’s on top. ## [It’s One Parking Spot in New York City. What Could It Cost, $250,000?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/nyregion/private-parking-spots-new-york-city.html) _2026-08-25 · Eliza Shapiro · NYT \> New York_ Some New Yorkers are willing to pay condo-like prices for a bit of concrete convenience. ## [Restaurant Review: Zoli in New York](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/dining/restaurant-review-zoli-brooklyn.html) _2026-08-25 · Ligaya Mishan · NYT \> New York_ Zoli, part of an art complex in Williamsburg, springs a number of intriguing surprises, starting with those strange fish tanks. ## [A Comic Book About ‘Dogs’ Has a Serious Purpose](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/nyregion/comic-book-inspector-general.html) _2026-08-25 · James Barron · NYT \> New York_ Lucy Lang, the state inspector general, wants teenage readers to understand the role of watchdogs in government. ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DhD5xGUmxlnS) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [Overflowing Bins in Bethlehem Tell a Bigger Story](https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/garbage-problem-bethlehem) _2026-08-23 · Mahmoud Ibrahim · Common Dreams_ The world knows Bethlehem as the city of the Nativity. It is a city of churches, olive groves, ancient stone streets, and a history that attracts pilgrims and visitors from across the globe. For many, Bethlehem symbolizes peace, hope, and human resilience. Yet in recent weeks, another image has emerged. Overflowing garbage containers. Piles of waste left uncollected for days. Unpleasant odors… ## [He Was Wrongly Convicted of Attempted Rape. He’s Suing the DNA Analysts.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/nyregion/new-york-dna-analysts-sued-rape-conviction.html) _2026-08-23 · Santul Nerkar · NYT \> New York_ Alexis Rodriguez claims technicians at the New York City medical examiner’s office fabricated DNA evidence, leading to his wrongful conviction in 2014 for attempted rape. ## [‘We Were Ready to Forge Ahead, but My Foul Mood Had Officially Set In’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/nyregion/metropolitan-diary.html) _2026-08-23 · NYT \> New York_ Good box-office luck, a friendly stranger with a secret in Murray Hill and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. ## [New York’s Childcare Expansion Could Redefine Early Education](https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/new-york-childcare-education) _2026-08-22 · Reem Khamis · Common Dreams_ Imagine 2-year-old Malek, growing up in an Arabic-speaking home, entering childcare for the first time. At home, language carries feeling, memory, and family connection. In care, it may be the first time he learns that only one language is recognized and that the other must stay behind. As New York City expands care for 2-year-olds, the public conversation has largely centered on key logistics:… ## [Forget 'No Kings' Placards, Given What Trump Is Plotting Impeach Him This Minute](https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/forget-no-kings-placards-given-what-trump-is-plotting-impeach-him-this-minute) _2026-08-22 · Ralph Nader · Common Dreams_ You’d never know it by the title “Dancing in the Dark,” but the Washingto n Spectator’s recent investigation is about the various steps (mostly illegal) Trump is taking, including the use of enforcement tools and violence, to prepare to reverse any overall Democratic victory in the November Congressional races. The authors, Mark Medish and Joel McCleary, believe Trump needs such a coup to save… ## [Defeating the Donroe Doctrine: Latin America Can Resist Trump’s Gunboat Racketeering](https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/what-is-trump-s-donroe-doctrine) _2026-08-22 · Nancy Okail · Common Dreams_ “American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again,” declared the State Department in a new video tying, somewhat improbably, the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 to killing people on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific 200 years later. Blowing up speedboats supposedly to stop fentanyl smuggling—which notably does not come to the US on speedboats—appears senseless. As a… ## [A Top Law Firm Is Suing Animal Activists So That a Restaurant Can Keep Serving Foie Gras](https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/animal-rights-foie-gras-protests) _2026-08-22 · Samuel Mosley · Common Dreams_ Since last fall, I and a group of fellow animal rights activists have been holding protests at the upscale Lincoln Park restaurant Galit, urging it to stop serving foie gras. Each weekend, activists hold signs, chant, shout through a megaphone, write on the sidewalk with chalk, and pressure Galit to remove foie gras from its menu. We are a grassroots group of people from all walks of life who care… ## [The Lie at the Heart of Modern Motherhood](https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/lie-modern-motherhood) _2026-08-22 · Sabrina Habib · Common Dreams_ Mothers are seemingly given endless choices: to work or be a stay-at-home mom. Sleep train or not, breastfeed or bottle-feed. The list is endless. But true choice only exists when the options are genuinely possible. For millions of mothers around the world, they aren't. Reshma Saujani’s recent documentary, No Country for Mothers , has reignited a conversation about what it means to be a mother in… ## [These Women Are Changing the Business Model With Sustainability and Support](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/style/women-business-owners-friendship-boutique.html) _2026-08-22 · Charlotte Druckman · NYT \> New York_ A group of local boutique owners and apparel designers committed to independence, sustainability and supporting one another may be changing the business model. ## [The Socialist, a Million-Dollar Rowhouse and Unanswered Questions](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/nyregion/nyc-gustavo-gordillo-democratic-socialist.html) _2026-08-22 · Jeremy W. Peters, Nate Schweber and Miles G. Cohen · NYT \> New York_ Differing accounts of where Gustavo Gordillo, a leader of the Democratic Socialists of America, lives are raising doubts about whether the city’s left-wing organizers are ready for prime time. ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZjnBI4r0oCXd) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [We Tried to Cover a Tom Kean Campaign Event. Someone Called the Police.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/nyregion/kean-campaign-johnson.html) _2026-08-22 · Tracey Tully · NYT \> New York_ Representative Thomas Kean Jr. was joined Friday on the campaign trail by House Speaker Mike Johnson. An aide to Mr. Kean blocked a reporter’s entry. Then the police were called. ## [N.Y. State Senator Under Ethics Scrutiny Over Billing Practices](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/nyregion/ny-ramos-billing-ethics-investigation.html) _2026-08-22 · Jay Root and Bianca Pallaro · NYT \> New York_ State officials pledged reviews after The New York Times reported that Jessica Ramos billed her campaign for hotels and train fare while also receiving state travel payments. ## [Staten Island Becomes the Place to Challenge Mamdani’s Policies in Court](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/nyregion/nyc-mamdani-rent-freeze-courts.html) _2026-08-21 · Mihir Zaveri and Hurubie Meko · NYT \> New York_ The ruling is a win for Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who argued that the case be heard in Manhattan. The lawsuit challenging the rent freeze had been filed in Staten Island. ## [Fan Week at the U.S. Open Is Still Free, if a Bit Confusing](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/nyregion/us-open-fan-week-passes.html) _2026-08-21 · David Waldstein · NYT \> New York_ An awkward policy change casts doubt on how the tennis tournament’s popular free first week will work. ## [Ex-Abercrombie C.E.O. Ruled Fit to Stand Trial in Sex Trafficking Case](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/nyregion/michael-jeffries-abercrombie-sex-trafficking.html) _2026-08-21 · Santul Nerkar · NYT \> New York_ A federal judge said that Michael Jeffries had shown “sufficient cognitive functioning.” His lawyers had argued that he could not understand the charges against him because of his mental state. ## [How New York’s Second-Home Tax Turned Into a Headache for Mamdani](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/nyregion/mamdani-second-home-tax-rollout.html) _2026-08-21 · Mihir Zaveri, Sally Goldenberg, Benjamin Oreskes and Grace Ashford · NYT \> New York_ The bumpy rollout of the tax created an opportunity for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s opponents to fight him in court and in the City Council. ## [Machel Montano, Soca Sovereign, Takes Over Brooklyn Public Library](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/arts/music/machel-montano-soca-brooklyn-public-library.html) _2026-08-21 · Patricia Meschino · NYT \> New York_ The career retrospective for Machel Montano, a first for a Caribbean artist, highlights his ties to New York City. ## [Thank Idiot, Greedy Republicans If You're Upset With $40 Trillion in US Debt](https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/why-does-us-have-40-trillion-in-debt) _2026-08-21 · Dean Baker · Common Dreams_ I have never been a deficit hawk, and I’m not about to change my religious affiliation now. But whatever we think of debt and deficits, there is one point that should be very clear: it has been run up almost entirely due to Republican tax cuts and their inept management of the economy. Every Democratic president of the last half century has left with a deficit that was lower, measured as a share… ## [Time to Raise Hell: Trump Taking GOP Voter Suppression Efforts to Heights Never Seen](https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/donald-trump-election-stealing-plot) _2026-08-21 · Thom Hartmann · Common Dreams_ Trump and his Republican partners in the destruction of American democracy really don’t want us to vote this fall or in 2028. And there’s a good reason for it, at least in their minds. Joyce Vance just pointed out that Howard Lutnick, Trump’s morbidly rich crony Commerce Secretary, claimed this week that they’d found over 24,000 noncitizens who’d illegally voted in the 2020 election. It’s a lie,… ## [John Roberts Proves Alexander Hamilton Wrong: You Cannot Trust the Judges](https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/alexander-hamilton-judicial-review) _2026-08-21 · Bill Blum · Common Dreams_ If you want to understand how the Supreme Court became the sinkhole of ideological extremism and corruption it is today under the leadership of Chief Justice John Roberts, you have to go back to the beginning and examine the institution’s own origin story. A good place to start is with the debates on ratification of the Constitution that played out in 1787 and 1788 in what are now known as the… ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Tq8w4zXXr6ZS) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [Almost Overnight, the Data Centers Were Everywhere in My Community—Don't Let This Happen to You](https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/virginia-maryland-data-centers) _2026-08-21 · Danielle Johnson · Common Dreams_ I’ve lived in Northern Virginia my whole life, but no one told us we would soon be living alongside one of the largest concentrations of data centers in the world. No one asked our community whether we wanted them. No one explained what they would mean for our neighborhoods, our landscape, or our monthly bills. Then, almost overnight, they were everywhere. Massive industrial buildings rose where… ## [Corporate Democrats to Young People: Run for Office! Corporate Press: No, Not Like That...](https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/media-freakout-dsa) _2026-08-21 · Raina Lipsitz · Common Dreams_ As he was leaving office in 2017, President Barack Obama urged Americans concerned about where their country was headed to act. “If something needs fixing, then lace up your shoes and do some organizing,” he said (Time, 1/11/17 ). “If you’re disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clip board, get some signatures, and run for office yourself.” Ten months earlier, then-presidential candidate… ## [The 'Most Impossible Job in the World': Will a Woman Become the UN’s Next Chief?](https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/woman-lead-un) _2026-08-21 · Connie Peck · Common Dreams_ With the second term of the current United Nations Secretary-General, Antònio Guterres, expiring on December 31, 2026, the organization is in the process of selecting its 10th secretary-general. The UN’s first-ever Secretary-General, Trygve Lie, famously described it as “the most impossible job in the world .” That was at a time when there were 60 UN member states and the world’s population was… ## [Rare Tornadoes Hit New York City as Storm Drenches Mid-Atlantic](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/nyregion/tornado-storm-long-island-delaware.html) _2026-08-21 · John Yoon, Ishani Desai, Amy Graff and Hilary Howard · NYT \> New York_ Tornadoes appeared in Queens and on Long Island as flooding disrupted traffic on some highways. A tornado was also confirmed in Delaware. ## [Why We Can’t Resist a Great Bookstore](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/podcasts/tbr-podcast-bookstore-crawl.html) _2026-08-21 · MJ Franklin, Sarah Diamond, Amy Pearl, Patricia Sulbarán and Tracy Mumford · NYT \> New York_ We visit a local New York City bookstore, dive into The Times’s new bookstore crawl series and recommend some of our favorite books about bookstores and booksellers. ## [At Famous Funeral Home, the Band Plays On](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/nyregion/frank-e-campbell-funeral-home-band.html) _2026-08-21 · James Barron · NYT \> New York_ Frank E. Campbell, the Upper East Side funeral home that caters to the well-known, will host a performance this weekend. ## [Flock Cameras. Canoodling Lawyers. How Much Surveillance Are We Comfortable With?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/magazine/flock-cameras-surveillance-state.html) _2026-08-21 · Willy Staley · NYT \> New York_ Americans say they hate prying cameras. But they can’t look away. ## [6 Wild Swimming Spots For Open Water Escape in the U.S.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/travel/swimming-holes-rivers-lakes-ponds.html) _2026-08-21 · Ruffin Prevost · NYT \> New York_ A summer swim in wild waters can bring escape and exhilaration. Here are six places on state and national park land across the United States to backstroke, butterfly or just beat the heat. ## [Can She Translate a Big New York Sports Moment Into a Poster?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/arts/design/us-open-poster-eugenia-mello.html) _2026-08-21 · Leila Sheridan · NYT \> New York_ Eugenia Mello created art for the 2026 U.S. Open inspired by a passion for movement and color, and her own immigrant journey from Peru to Brooklyn. ## [How Developer Stephen Ross Is Remaking West Palm Beach](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/realestate/stephen-ross-west-palm-beach.html) _2026-08-21 · Julia Echikson · NYT \> New York_ The billionaire developer is planning an astonishing number of buildings, completely remaking a working-class city. ## [ICE Arrests Captain in New York Boat Accident That Killed 2](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/nyregion/ice-arrest-boat-captain-new-york.html) _2026-08-21 · Jonathan Wolfe · NYT \> New York_ A Coast Guard investigation led to the arrest of Manuel Hernandez, who had been charged with misconduct and neglect after the deaths of a mother and her child. ## [Landmarks Panel Approves Designs to Replace Parking Lot With High Rises](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/nyregion/noho-parking-lot-apartments.html) _2026-08-21 · Caitlyn Freeman · NYT \> New York_ Local groups in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan opposed the plan, saying designs for two apartment buildings did not reflect the neighborhood’s historical character. ## [N.Y. State Senator’s Former Aides Say She Double-Billed for Travel](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/nyregion/ny-ramos-campaign-expense-charges.html) _2026-08-21 · Jay Root and Bianca Pallaro · NYT \> New York_ For years, Jessica Ramos used campaign money to pay for hotels and Amtrak tickets while also receiving state payments for travel, records and interviews show. ## [Child Welfare Agency Had No Right to Monitor Mother, Court Finds](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/nyregion/child-welfare-acs-monitor-mother.html) _2026-08-20 · Hurubie Meko · NYT \> New York_ A woman who had been subject to domestic violence moved from New York to Florida with her children. The authorities continued to monitor her home, which an appeals court found was “a broad overreach.” ## [FBI Arrests Woman in Plot to Bomb New York State Capitol Building](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/nyregion/albany-isis-plot-bomb-capitol.html) _2026-08-20 · Benjamin Oreskes and William K. Rashbaum · NYT \> New York_ Federal prosecutors say the woman met with an F.B.I. informant several times to plan an attack on the building, which houses the governor’s office. ## [Senator Andy Kim Visits Migrant Detention Center After String of Detainee Deaths](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/nyregion/senator-andy-kim-delaney-hall-detainee-deaths.html) _2026-08-20 · Wesley Parnell and Mark Bonamo · NYT \> New York_ Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey spoke with detainees at the Newark detention center who said they had trouble accessing medical care. Staff members there disputed that account. ## [3 Teen Girls Knifed by Woman in Attack at Dollar Tree, Police Say](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/nyregion/brooklyn-dollar-tree-stabbing.html) _2026-08-20 · Wesley Parnell · NYT \> New York_ The woman, who is 44, stabbed two of the girls and slashed the third during a dispute in Brooklyn on Wednesday, the authorities said. ## [For Filipino Pastries That Go Beyond Ube, Head to Queens](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/dining/filipino-bakeries-nyc.html) _2026-08-20 · Luke Fortney · NYT \> New York_ There’s nothing wrong with the bright purple yam, but don’t stop there when it comes to Filipino baking. ## [Summer in the City: The U.S. Open Awaits](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/nyregion/summer-in-the-city-us-open.html) _2026-08-20 · Tracy Zwick · NYT \> New York_ Find tips and guidance for the best way to spend a day in and around Arthur Ashe Stadium for the 2026 U.S. Open. ## [$40 Trillion in US Debt and the Rich and Powerful Are Laughing](https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/40-trillion-in-us-debt-and-the-rich-and-powerful-are-laughing) _2026-08-20 · Robert Reich · Common Dreams_ The U.S. national debt has officially surpassed $40 trillion, months earlier than forecasters had expected — because of billions of dollars in lost revenue from Trump’s invalidated tariffs, Trump’s tax cuts (mostly to big corporations and the very wealthy), and the soaring costs of Trump’s war. Trump’s hair-brained treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, says there’s nothing to worry about because the…