Nothing says Halloween like a stroll through a cemetery... at night. Many of New York's final resting places have opened their gates for a series of special tours sure to leave you in a cold sweat. Now remember (unless you have the Sanderson sisters after you) the undead will not be making an appearance, it’s just some good historic fun... right?
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Spend This Halloween In One Of New York's Cemeteries!
State Digging for Money Beyond the Grave
The death tax that cemeteries pay the state each time someone is buried is bringing in almost $75,000 a year more than the costs it was set up to cover. Over 1,900 state-regulated cemeteries pay an $8 fee to the state with each burial in order to cover their repair and maintenance costs from vandals and weather. With a deficit that has grown $1.4 billion in the last five months, that makes the tax one of the few sources of revenue on the rise of late. Hmm, Governor Paterson has been looking for unique ways to bring in revenue, but New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said the state Cemetery Board should consider revising its fees upwards.
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