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

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.

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