Administration has recommended an 8.7% tax increase for 2024 citing increasing cost pressures. And no, cutting bike lane funding won't fix that. Plus, we dig into transit oriented development, the nighttime economy, and bike lane infractions on 102 Avenue.
Here are the relevant links for this episode:
Spring budget adjustments
TOD analysis
Bike lane infractions
Nighttime economy
Hudson's patio
Rapid fire
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