NOT A SURPRISE---NOT TODAY---AND PROBABLY NOT TOMORROW EITHER-- NYC LOSES MORE THAN HALF OF PIED-A-TERRE TAX APPEALS, THREATENING THAT PROJECTED REVENUE POT

More than half of the thousands of homeowners who have already appealed the city’s new pied-à-terre tax have won their cases, threatening the levy’s much ballyhooed revenue potential. When Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the controversial tax on luxury second homes — or co-ops worth more than $1 million and houses over $5 million — in the city, they claimed the policy would generate $500 million-plus in revenue.

But the city Department of Finance told The Post that as of Friday morning, exemption applications had hit 10,000, with a whopping 5,700 approved — and the lawsuits and exemption requests are still coming in fast and furiously. MORE AT NYC loses more than half of pied-a-terre tax appeals

VERY TIMELY---BROTHERHOOD BREAKFAST---SCOTT RICHMAN, DIRECTOR, ADL'S LARGEST REGIONAL OFFICE

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Brotherhood Breakfast--TEMPLE ISRAEL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER - Sunday, October 25, 2026 • 14 Cheshvan 578710:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Temple Israel of Northern Westchester is honored to welcome Scott Richman to our Brotherhood Breakfast, Sunday October 25 th at 10:00am.

Scott serves as the Director for ADL’s largest regional office covering New York and New Jersey. He oversees the work of the region, which includes incident response, anti-bias education, legislative initiatives, community-based education programs, fundraising and leadership development – all designed to fight antisemitism and combat hate in all its forms. He is an experienced advocate dedicated to advancing the 113-year-old mission of ADL to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all. His podcast., “From the Front Lines” reflects this mission and his many years of experience. SEE MORE AT Brotherhood Breakfast - Event - Temple Israel of Northern Westchester

1934 SEAPLANE RESCUE, OTIS BEARD, CROTON POINT, FRED SNYDER, WARREN TERRY

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1934 SEAPLANE RESCUE, OTIS BEARD, CROTON POINT, FRED SNYDER, WARREN TERRY---CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EFSP---DIRECTED BY ROBERT WIENE

Directed by Robert Wiene

Ivo Blom is in Italy to attend the 45th edition of 'Le Giornate del Cinema Muto' in Pordenone. One of the programme sections of this silent film festival is 'Weimar Uncensored'. One of the films is Genuine (1920), an expressionist silent film starring Fern Andra. The maker is the Hungarian-Czechoslovak film director and screenwriter Robert Wiene (1873-1938), who became particularly famous for another expressionist film, Das Kabinett des Dr. Caligari / The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1919), a milestone in film history.  MORE AT European Film Star Postcards: Directed by Robert Wiene

TIKTOK VIDEO FOR THE CROTON HARMON VARSITY TENNIS HOMECOMING MATCH

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GO TO For the Croton Harmon Varsity Tennis Homecoming Match! Go

TikTok video from Sweet Francesca (@sweet__francesca): “For the Croton Harmon Varsity Tennis Homecoming Match! Go Tigers

POPE LEO TO HAVE SURGERY TO REMOVE NODULE ON HIS LUNG

More at Pope Leo to have surgery to remove nodule on his lung | Pope Leo XIV | The Guardian

CANNABIS/MARIJUANA/POT SHOP, DISPENSARY QUERIES

With the news that a cannabis/pot shop/marijuana dispensary has opened at the former Nursery adjacent to St. Augustine in Ossining, the blog has been overrun with questions and comments this rainy Sunday. Some can be answered; for others, however, you will have to your own research....and accept the reality that Croton did not opt out when it could have.

---For example, you are strongly urged to spend some time at the New York State Office of Cannabis Management website; it will soon become illuminating, for so many reasons; go to Office of Cannabis Management | Office of Cannabis Management

---To those who have asked, just how many of these places are around "the immediate area":

Well, there's three dispensaries in Ossining; there's 4 in Peekskill; there's 1 "brick and mortar" in Cortlandt Manor. (Then there are the "illegal" businesses). There are also dispensaries in Sleepy Hollow, etc. And of course, Croton will soon have its own dispensary and possible pot shop re-zoning.

---Once again, there are some readers who believe this business will provide the  community with a "goldmine of revenue". Uh no. Here's the breakdown for Peekskill:

PER GOOGLE AI WITH LINKS TO DOCUMENTATION: The City of Peekskill projected it would receive $126,000 in local sales tax revenue from cannabis dispensaries. This figure is expected to grow to more than $170,000 annually once five dispensaries are fully operational.

City of Peekskill NY (.gov)

Despite initial projections from early state proposals hinting that a single dispensary could bring in up to $460,000 annually, the actual revenue flowing into the city's coffers has been much more modest. Under New York State law, a 13% tax is imposed on retail cannabis sales. Of that, 3% goes directly to the local municipality (the city, town, or village) hosting the dispensary.
Peekskill Herald 

The realistic breakdown of Peekskill's cannabis tax revenue reveals why local officials have raised questions about a revenue deficit relative to the number of shops opening (Peekskill Herald)

Initial Collections: In the first quarter of 2025, Peekskill pulled in just $28,000 in sales tax from its first two open dispensaries.
City of Peekskill NY (.gov)

Oversaturation Concerns: The modest tax returns have sparked local debate. City council members noted that with a population of roughly 26,000, having five dispensaries creates a ratio of about one shop per 5,000 residents. This has raised concerns about market oversaturation and lower-than-expected revenue per store. (Peekskill Herald)

The Illegal Market Impact: Throughout New York, local tax collections have lagged behind the rapid pace of dispensary openings due to heavy competition from the illicit market, which continues to divert business away from legal, tax-paying storefronts.

You can track Peekskill's local financial updates and upcoming council discussions on the City of Peekskill Official Website or read regional reporting on the rollout via the Peekskill Herald.

---And finally: you are strongly urged to spend some time on the social media/facebook community pages belonging to those communities with this type of business: Ossining, Peekskill, Tarrytown, Yonkers, etc. etc. etc. Often, once you cut through the chatter, there are useful documents and links posted---etc.

GATORADE RECALL, NY IS ON THE LIST

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GATORADE RECALL, NY IS ON THE LIST - SEE FDA Announces Recall of Gatorade in 37 States

FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW, A CANNABIS DISPENSARY KNOWN AS KING'S HOUSE OF FIRE HAS OPENED AT THE FORMER OSSINING NURSERY ADJACENT TO ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH/SCHOOL

They recently had their ribbon cutting opening. FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW, A CANNABIS DISPENSARY KNOWN AS KING'S HOUSE OF FIRE HAS OPENED AT THE FORMER OSSINING NURSERY(?) ADJACENT TO ST, AUGUSTINE CHURCH/SCHOOL Locations - Kings House of Fire

US ATTY SARCONE, SPECIAL AGENT TREMAROLI, MENANDS MAN SENTEMCED TO 9 YEARS FOR CHILD PORN OFFENSES

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Jonathan MacDonald, 33, of Menands, New York, was sentenced on October 2, 2026 by United States District Judge Anne M. Nardacci to 9 years’ imprisonment, followed by 15 years’ supervised release, for child pornography offenses. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement.  MORE AT Northern District of New York | Menands Man Sentenced to Nine Years’ Imprisonment for Child Pornography Offenses | United States Department of Justice

IN THE NEWS---TRUMP ADMIN FINALLY ERASES BIDEN'S CRAZY TRANS SPORTS AGENDA

Protecting young girls starts with keeping the girls' category real. Sex-separated sports exist because males and females do not compete on equal physical terms after puberty.

Blur the category, and you erase the opportunity it was built to protect.

I ran the hurdles and the 400-meter in high school and college, and I later coached girls' sprinters and hurdlers.

I'm not theorizing. I've watched a teenager train for years to win a race by a tenth of a second. A hurdler who shaves 0.3 seconds off her time has rebuilt her season. She earned it with hundreds of cold repetitions, and nobody on that track needed a legal brief to understand why the number has to be earned against the right field. 

Let's start with what Monday's action did and didn't do, because precision is scarce in this debate. MORE AT Trump admin finally erases Biden's crazy trans sports agenda

REMINDER 10/14 WPIX DEBATE LAWLER, CONLEY

Wednesday, October 14th at 7 p.m. – only 10 days before early voting begins in New York State. The debate will air across multiple platforms, including WPIX and streaming on PIX11+ and PIX11.com. PIX11’s Dan Mannarino, the host of PIX11’s weekly political program PIX on Politics with Dan Mannarino, will moderate the debate.PIX11 News to Host NY-17 Debate With Candidates Mike Lawler and Cait Conley | PIX11

YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO

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YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON TOO---AS ALWAYS, ITEMS IN ITALICS OR GREEN PRINT SHOULD GET SPECIAL ATTENTION---BUT FIRST...

SOLEMN EVENT:

VILLAGE FLAGS WERE AT HALF-STAFF FOR OCTOBER 7TH; LAWLER STANDING WITH ISRAEL, OCT 7TH; CLICK HERE

HAPPY EVENTS!

***BOB ANDERSON, WESTCHESTER RECEIVES COUNTY SENIOR RECOGNITION; GO HERE

***HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY MONDAY! AND ITALIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH; GO HERE

AND NOT SO HAPPY EVENT:

***Village/school/local and non-local forums, facebook pages and more are buzzing about the IDEA/(formely the Croton DEI Committee) recordings, AI transcripts and more.  The proverbial "cat is outta the bag"....Hate has no home here.....Croton aims to be inclusive...yada yada yada.....READ JESSICA DIECKMAN'S COMPELLING LETTER AT EverythingCroton: ABOUT THOSE DISTURBING IDEA ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECORDINGS, A LETTER FROM JESSICA DIECKMAN

SCHOOL STUFF:

***DEFENDING EDUCATION V. CROTON HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT: As many of you know by now, the new court date is 11/4; THERE'S TALK (many assorted  speculations) OF A SETTLEMENT--given certain recent events, however, this seems unlikely; see a recap more or less here

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MOVING ALONG:

***LETTER, ROBERT WHITING ENDORSES WATKINS; GO HERE

***POSSIBLE NEW COMMUNITY FORUM; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON COMMUNITY FORUM

***An interesting observation: FROM THE CROTON.NEWS AI SITE--CROTON'S ASSISTANT VILLAGE MANAGER LAW TOOK EFFECT SEPTEMBER 25TH; more here

***MILESPLIT, CROTON POINT PARK, RESULTS; GO HERE 

***PLEASE CONSIDER ATTENDING the upcoming CHEMICAL ENGINE FUNDRAISER FOR MIKE RIECKE OCTOBER 18

***A CROTON RESIDENT'S NIECE HONORS OCT. 7TH AND ATTENDS THE YORKTOWN EVENT---NOVA MUSIC FESTIVAL SURVIVOR ROM EL-HAI; go here

***METHODIST SCHISM ISSUES; GO HERE

***CROTON LIONS CANDY CORN GAME WINNER; GO HERE

***FROM THE CROTON NEWS AI SITE 9/20 SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MEETING--THERE'S ALSO A LINK TO POTENTIAL PROPERTIES BEING SCREENED FOR INCLUSION IN THE OCTOBER BESS PLANNED RFP; click here

****JOHN McKEON ---THOUGHTS ON THE HIGH DENSITY INITIATIVE COMPOUNDING THE PROPERTY TAX DISPARITY IN CROTON-ON-HUDSON; GO HERE

***ABOUT THAT SEAWALL, AN OPEN LETTER FROM JOHN McKEON; GO HERE

***EVERYTHING CROTON GUIDE TO FALL LEAF-PEEPING HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON, 1965 ETERNA WATCH, GO HERE

***YOUTUBE VIDEO; UNPLUGGED PANEL #4 HIGHLIGHTS OF A NEW VISION OF LEARNING.  CROTON SCHOOL DISTRICT; GO HERE

***Knitting!  GO TO EverythingCroton: THE MID FALL 2026 EDITION OF "THE CROTON KNITTER & CROCHETER TOO"

***APPLE PICKING SEASON; GO HERE

***HOW THEY DID--MORE ON THE FIRST LAWLER/CONLEY DEBATE--SOME QUICK HIGHLIGHTS FROM ASSORTED HAVERSTRAW, PUTNAM, DUTCHESS AND CLARKSTOWN FB PAGES; go here

***VINTAGE CROTON, THE MODEL TRAIN STORE KNOWN AS THE ROUNDHOUSE; GO TO EverythingCroton: MORE ON CROTON'S MODEL TRAIN STORE KNOWN AS THE ROUNDHOUSE I

***THE POT SHOP 10/13 PB AGENDA; GO TO  EverythingCroton: THE HARMON POT SHOP---CROTON.NEWS, 10/13 PLANNING BOARD TO WEIGH GRAND ST. ART STUDIO, DISPENSARY SIGN AND CANNABIS RULES TUESDAY

***FROM THE MAILBOX, 2026 SENIOR AWARDS BANQUET, FLYOVER, HOW MUCH PEEKSKILL GETS FROM ALL ITS CANNABIS BUSINESSES; GO HERE

***CROTON IS "PRO-HOUSING"--WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SEE HERE

***POT SHOPS: THE PLACES THAT OPTED OUT; WE DIDN'T; GO HERE

***10/14, COFFEE WITH A COP AT SKYVIEW; GO HERE

***GEORGE'S WOOD FIRED PIZZA. BLUE PIG 10/23; GO HERE

***CROTON JOB OPP; VILLAGE CLERK; GO HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON, ASSTD FOOTBALL REQUESTS; GO HERE

***SAM WATKINS STOPPED BY OKTOBERFEST; GO HERE

***BARE NAILS ARE RACIST! GO HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON 1931, LENORE ULRIC, GO HERE

***A WORD FROM CROTON EMS; LOSAP BENEFIT; GO TO EverythingCroton: FROM CROTON EMS---ABOUT THAT LOSAP BENEFIT...

***When New York Threw a Party for Croton Water; GO HERE

***NEW FROM OUR FRIENDS AT EFSP: EverythingCroton: NEW FROM EFSP: WEIMAR UNCENSORED

***And in PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia officer Shane Seiber killed in the line of duty, another wounded; suspect Eric Lewis charged with murder - 6abc Philadelphia

MORE ON THAT CHILLING MALL OF AMERICA TERROR PLOT

So grateful this "ISIS inspired Somali immigrant" was busted by the FBI: read and see more video at  Somali immigrant busted in chilling Mall of America terror plot | Watch