Fun & Strange Facts About New York City

Reading the SBA Resource Guide for NYC is a great way to become familiar with state regulations and local agency contact information for all five boroughs and the surrounding counties.

The state income tax rate ranges from 4.0% to 7.7%, and the local income tax rate ranges from 2.907% to 4.45%. The state sales tax rate is 4%, and the local sales tax rate is 4.375%.

According to city-data.com, the five largest employers in the NYC area are the City of New York (by far), the New York Public Schools, Merrill Lynch, JFK International Airport, and the Goldman Sachs Group.

The climate can be hot and humid in the summer and freezing cold in the winter, with the possibility of every variation of weather in the spring and fall.