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Written by Mayor Mary Marvin:
Internet sales in the past five years were increasing at a double-digit pace and with the onset of Covid, the numbers went up 44 percent in 2020 to $861 billion in sales. This was at the same time that 21 major brick and mortar retail businesses including J.Crew, JCPenney, Neiman Marcus and Lord and Taylor declared bankruptcy. As a consequence, states, and then through the obvious trickle-down, small local governments saw revenues drop precipitously due to the decrease in local sales tax generation.
Without the taxation of internet business, many small communities would be struggling far more than they are today.
Written by Westchester County
Latimer was joined by County Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler & Bronxville Mayor Mary Marvin
During his bi-weekly COVID-19 briefing, County Executive George Latimer gave an update on the progress being made in Westchester County in the administration of vaccines to County residents. Vaccine statistics are as follows:
Vaccination numbers through yesterday, March 10:
County Center: 99,715
100,000 vaccinations at the County Center – as of this AM
The County is administering well over 2,500 shots per day, going up to 3,000 shots per day soon due to increase in supply
Westchester County Clinics: 20,279
Yonkers Armory Site: 8,482
Total: 128,476 vaccine doses administered
As of 3/7, 24% of Westchester County residents 18 years of age or older have received one dose of the vaccination.