Also at 10 a.m., Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, NYC Councilman Corey Johnson, and members of the National Supermarket Association will rally to end the «unfair and regressive» Commercial Rent Tax for supermarkets in much of Manhattan, City Hall steps, Manhattan. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Also at noon, Brewer speaks at press conference on commercial rent tax reform, City Hall steps, Manhattan. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Aides to the mayor, saying they were baffled by Mr. Silver's vote, said they had offered him any number of incentives to keep businesses downtown, including commercial rent tax exemptions and penalties for moving from downtown to the West Side. (nytimes.com)