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NEW YORK'S FRONT PAGE: www.nyempirereport.com VISIT AGAIN AND AGAIN... BREAKING NEWS UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE DAY...   TOP HEADLINES: NYTIMES: DE BLASIO PROBABLY RUNNING SPONSORED LOHUD: INDIAN POINT SHUTDOWN IN MARCH... NATURAL GAS FILLED THE GAP... GRIFFIN: NY leaders should support, not block, energy transmission...     IMPORTANT SPONSORED MESSAGE:  The recent moratoriums announced for Westchester and Long Island are the canary in the coal mine for New York’s energy future. If we continue to block natural gas infrastructure, New Yorkers will continue to lose access to affordable, reliable, domestic natural gas. It’s time to stop forcing the most vulnerable New Yorkers to bear the burden for the misguided political agenda of a small group of activists. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/2I8lwAf             LEFT COLUMN: NY Online sales tax expected to net $540M annually... CAMPANILE: Cuomo says only ‘very rich people’ can afford to drive into Manhattan... CAMPANILE: Cuomo orders review of East Side Access project... ASSEMBLYMAN: Cuomo tried to 'sneak' budget money at last minute to Bills owner Pegula... Stefanik gets a standing ovation on House floor How the Cannabis Industry Defeated Legalization in NY... STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR: AVOID PRIMARIES... EXCLUSIVE HOWARD GLASER: TED KHEEL FINALLY BEATS ROBERT MOSES… THESE NY COUNTIES HAVE HIGHEST PROPERTY TAXES IN AMERICA... BLOOMBERG: HIGHEST PROPERTY TAXES IN THE NATION LAST YEAR... Before blowing up rent regs, Albany should check data... How 'model bills' influence the NY Legislature... NY State Hires 19 Immigration Attorneys to Provide Legal Services... CNN: Ocasio-Cortez makes history assembling IKEA furniture...     RIGHT COLUMN: NYTIMES: Landlords Get $173 MILLION From NYC as Their Lawyer Raises Funds for de Blasio... Councilman Grodenchik taken off budget team after harass complaint... VICKI BEEN IS NYC'S NEW DEPUTY MAYOR... GOLDENBERG: Pension calculation error will cost city HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS... DEMOCRAT MAX ROSE BLASTS 'SOCIALIST' GREEN NEW DEAL... WELCOMES AOC CHALLENGE... VIDEO: Ben Stiller Rides Subway, Blows Woman's Mind... Why so many NYC buildings boast tin ceilings... RUBEN DIAZ JR. PITCHES 2021... BOOM: NYC LOBBYISTS SET COMPENSATION RECORDS... NEWSDAY: Ex-Mayor of Rockville Center Dies... NYTIMES: Memorial Sloan Kettering Leaders Violated Conflict-of-Interest Rules Repeatedly... NYTIMES: De Blasio Wouldn’t Say Who Was Hosting His Boston Fund-Raiser. We Found Out... LEAK: Mt Vernon relied on unlicensed plumber for inspections... MIDDLE COLUMN: BALD EAGLE RESURGENCE IN NY STATE... Are we done with snow in Upstate NY? You wish... Driver in Upstate limo crash that killed 20 had marijuana in system... Biden hits back at Trump over doctored apology video... Patagonia Changes Corporate Sales Policy, Endangers 'Midtown Uniform'... NYTIMES: AG Sues Stem Cell Clinic, Citing Rogue Therapies... NY Civil Liberties Union Backs Chick-fil-A After Airport Ban... WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES: Americans think newspapers are doing fine: here’s the truth... Astacio Criminal Case: Without Filling Out Paperwork, Did She Attempt to Purchase a Firearm?... PAGE SIX: Women Making History Awards honors Sandra Lee... Fallon pokes fun at Capital Region news anchor... State spends on making Adirondacks more diverse... SARATOGA POLO SELLING TO NYC INVESTOR... Buffalo’s destination-worthy sandwiches... Prison closure proposals concern north country officials... NY, CT health systems merge to form $2.4B provider... INTERSTATE 81: Will community grid benefit or hurt?... NYPOST: CRAIG CARTON'S CONFESSION... NYT BROOKS: Canada Winning the War on Poverty... ICE scuffle at City Hall angers Middletown mayor... Single Mets fan throws out wild pitch: Who wants to date me?... BARNEYS NYC HIT WITH RENT HIKE... SECURES $50 MILLION CREDIT... $50M ‘Sandcastle’ Hamptons estate... Seagram's heiress wants separate trial from Nxivm leader... Ex-Bronx man who talked about joining ISIS busted in Montana Website: BUFFALO one of 25 best cities to spend the weekend... UPSTATE: $100K worth of marijuana discovered in luggage... Finger Lakes Land Trust Acquires 11 Acres On Canandaigua Lake... 1 out of 4 homes doesn't have internet in Syracuse... MORE...