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Friday, March 3, 2023
Vol. 72, No. 9
N E W H Y D E PA R K
HOME & DESIGN
D’ESPOSITO TAKES TRIP TO SOUTHERN BORDER
PBA OKAYS CONTRACT
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County corrects parish bill Notre Dame sent errant tax charge BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y A tax bill for more than $1.1 million wrongly sent to the Notre Dame Parish in New Hyde Park was reversed by the Nassau County Legislature Monday. Earlier this month, the Legislature’s Finance and Rules Committee advanced multiple Correction of Error petitions that amounted to over $2 million in erroneous tax bills. Of that total, the bill sent to the parish, which is taxexempt, was $1,165,324.68. Last winter, the parish was sent two different tax bills for its 2023 general taxes. The initial Nassau Assessment Department error led to a $16.7 million assessment on the property. The Diocese of Rockville Centre, which owns the property, received the bill. State law exempts houses of worship, which are nonprofits, from property taxes. Town of North Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman, who was told of the error by the diocese, wrote at the time to acting County Assessor Matthew Cronin that the county failed to apply a full property tax. In November, Berman told Blank Slate Media the parish, located at 45 Mayfair Road, sold a single-family home on its property for $630,000, the amount the county should have removed the tax exemption for rather than using the value of the entire property. Continued on Page 43
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Third District residents call to oust U.S. Rep. George Santos ahead of the ‘Drive Out Santos’ caravan on Feb. 25.
Caravan drives efforts to oust Santos 3rd District residents travel to locations associated with congressman’s resume BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Dozens of NY-03 constituents staged a “Drive Out Santos” caravan Saturday morning throughout different North Shore locations to highlight the parts of Congressman George Santos’ resume that have come under
scrutiny in recent months. Chants of “New York 3, Santosfree” and “Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Santos has got to go” were two of the many heard by residents, who lined their cars with streamers, posters and writin 3gs to voice their ongoing displeasure.
“George Santos told real and significant lies that impacted all of us,” said resident Casey Sabella. “It’s unacceptable that he is still in Congress actively legislating against us, and he needs to be expelled.” The groups responsible for organizing Saturday’s event include
Concerned Citizens of NY-03, Courage For America and MoveOn. The organization previously held another rally weeks ago in Roslyn before constituents loaded up buses headed to Washington, D.C., to speak to Santos at his office in the Capitol. Continued on Page 42
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