See where more than 200 Medicaid-funded private senior clubhouses have set up shop
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A lot depends on your financial situation, whether you reside in a house or an apartment building, and where you live.
How New York’s pay floor — set to rise to $9 an hour — compares with those set by other states
Experts weigh three long-shot ways to kill a scheduled 2015 increase in the price of a subway or bus ride
If you drive, go to school or end up in jail, you’ll pay: Here are a few ways New Yorkers will help balance the city budget
What parents need to know
How Congress counts to $60 billion – much of it for purposes not yet specified
The Sandy Hook shooting last Friday has reawakened calls for assault weapons bans nationwide. Since New York is one of a handful of states to prohibit the deadly guns, it’s worth asking how well the law has worked. The law, it turns out, is pocked with loopholes.
It’s a question frequently heard these days on the streets of New York City: Can I get a break on my rent after losing heat, hot water or power for weeks? The answer, say tenant lawyers and property owners, is yes – in principle.
The city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has advised residents to avoid direct contact with the Hudson River, East River, New York Harbor, Jamaica Bay and Kill Van Kull until continued water quality testing by the Department of Environmental Protection deems it safe for recreational use.
