If Local Retail Sales Tax is Collapsing, Why is New Rochelle Pushing Local Retail?

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (September 18, 2025) — During the so-called auditor’s report on New Rochelle 2024 financials, Finance Commissioner Lying Ed Ritter told council last week that sales tax is about fifty-fifty between brick-and-mortar and online sales.
How he arrived at this figure is a mystery.
Here is why.