Tag: George Pataki
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N.J. Wins Battle In Sewage-Dump War
February 19, 1997 by MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writer New York retreated in the Great Sewage War yesterday after tough talk from New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman. After a day of counter-charges, the city and state agreed to at least a year-long delay in plans to release 560 million gallons of raw sewage…
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City Shoppers Do the (Tax) Waive
January 19, 1997 by MICHAEL O. ALLEN and DEAN CHANG, Daily News Staff Writers The Great Sales Tax Experiment began yesterday in a deep-freeze frenzy, as cost-conscious shoppers and media-conscious politicians flooded city stores to be among the first to cash in on the one-week tax waiver on clothing. “That’s why we’re here,” said Darryl…