Westchester Park Exempt from Property Tax, New York Court Rules

A park in Westchester County, N.Y., can keep its property tax exemption because it’s public, a state appellate court said Wednesday.

• The county hired a private entity to manage and operate the park, but the park is still owned by the government and used for public purposes, the court said
• Standard Amusements LLC managed the park but still needed to request the county’s permission to make changes to the space, the unsigned opinion said
• The agreement between Westchester and Standard Amusements says that the company has no “possessory right” to Playland Park, which is located in the city of Rye ...