Extra Extra: Adding a tax on Netflix subscriptions to fund the MTA is one idea

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Published Mar 24, 2023

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James Ramsay

Published Mar 24, 2023

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Good Friday afternoon in New York City, where we're on track for our least snowy snow season in history. Here's what else is happening:

Sections of the Jersey Shore beachfront are in pretty bad shape, sandwise, after a winter of heavy erosion.
Democratic New York state lawmakers, who may or may not have looked around their living rooms for tax revenue ideas, say they want to impose a sales tax on streaming services like Netflix and HBO Max in order to bring in extra money for the MTA.
Noted hip-hop podcaster Taxstone was found guilty of manslaughter yesterday in connection to a fatal 2016 shooting at a T.I. concert at Irving Plaza.
Street vendors are charging more for hot dogs because of inflation.
"It’s been surreal winning something that cool. It’s silly because it’s a mullet contest, but all those people supporting me meant a lot. I won $2,500 and a trophy.": Scott Salvadore, the upstate New York man who won the 2022 USA Mullet Championships, reflects on his victory.
The Cut published a handy spoiler-filled guide to season 2 of "Yellowjackets" for people who like the show but are too scared to actually watch it.
TIL there's a tunnel under Ocean Boulevard.
The new Andrew Lloyd Weber Broadway musical, "Bad Cinderella," is apparently bad.
So Kim Kardashian and her enormous camera crew walk into a pub on St. Patrick's Day...
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