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Woman’s Car Mistakenly Booted 4 Times Because Someone Else Has Identical...
A driver in New York City has repeatedly gone out to her car and found she couldn’t drive it because once again her vehicle had been booted due to hundreds of dollars in unpaid parking fines. Problem...
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New York Launches Task Force To Combat Nail Salon Labor Abuses
(Great Beyond)In the wake of news reports and an undercover state Dept. of Labor investigation into allegedly horrid labor practices — from employees who don’t get paid until the boss deems they are...
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N.Y. Gov. Cuomo On Fighting Abuse At Nail Salons: “Nobody Can Do It Faster...
In the aftermath of a recent two-part investigative report on the conditions in the nail salon industry, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office worked with lawmakers to create a multi-agency task force aimed...
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New York Regulator Finalizes First-Of-Its-Kind Plan To Govern Virtual...
(BTC Keychain) Nearly a year after the New York Department of Financial Services took steps to regulate businesses that operate in virtual currency, the Department announced the finalization of the...
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Two States Probe Apple Music Over Antitrust Concerns
When Apple moved into the e-book market several years ago, the company colluded with the country’s largest book publishers to fix prices and gain a foothold in the market. Now as Apple jumps into the...
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New Yorkers Will Soon Be Able To Dine With Their Dogs At Restaurants With...
(mytoenailcameoff) It’s one thing to have your furry best friend underneath the table at home waiting for scraps to inevitably fall, but once you try to take a dog to a restaurant at meal time, it’s...
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New York City Audit Calls Out Verizon For Failure To Build Out FiOS Network...
(Jeremy Schultz) Verizon is pretty much over this whole “FiOS” thing. They still support their existing networks, of course, but they’re pretty much done building out new ones. That, however, does not...
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One Of World’s Most Expensive Restaurants Caught Keeping Tips From Waiters
The five-course tasting menu at Per Se starts at $310 per person.Celebrity chef Thomas Keller’s Per Se restaurant in Manhattan is one of the world’s most expensive eateries, with diners paying a...
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Delta, American, United & Southwest Face Passenger Lawsuits Over Alleged...
(Rachel) Following news that the Department of Justice opened an investigation into alleged collusion between major airlines to keep ticket prices high, it was only a matter of time before consumers...
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Time Warner Cable Must Pay Nearly $230,000 For 153 Robocalls To The Wrong Person
(Enokson) We can all agree that automated robocalls are an annoying interruption. But you know what’s worse? Receiving those automated calls meant for someone else, telling the company to place you on...
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Brooklyn Law School Program Reimburses 15% Of Tuition For Graduates Who Can’t...
Adam Fagen There’s no guarantee that spending tens of thousands – or even hundreds of thousands – of dollars on higher education will pay off with a job in your preferred field. But instead of leaving...
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New York Sues Leukemia “Charity” For Allegedly Raising $10 Million Through...
This archived page from the NCLF website shows the many programs and services that the Foundation claimed to operate. In reality, claims the state, the group was doing little to nothing to help fight...
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Baggage Handlers, Security Workers Set To Strike At New York Airports, Could...
(Paul Thompson) The fight for higher wages could disrupt travel for Delta Air Lines and United Airlines passengers flying in and out of New York’s two largest airports starting Wednesday night, as a...
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NY State Wage Board Recommends $15/Hour Pay By 2021 For Fast Food Workers
(Eva A.)The New York state Dept. of Labor panel tasked with reviewing fast food wages in the Empire State today released its recommendation for a plan to increase pay for workers at McDonald’s, Taco...
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Strikes Canceled By Security, Baggage Handlers At JFK, LaGuardia
(Themarcogoon49) Passengers set to fly in and out of New York’s LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports tonight and tomorrow no longer need to brace for travel disruptions related to a planned strike by...
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Court Says Facebook Can’t Challenge Search Warrants For User Data
(Christoph Aigner)If a company like Facebook receives a subpoena for user data in a civil lawsuit, it can make its case to the court about why it should not have to oblige. But when that information...
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Walmart, Sears, Amazon & Other Retailers Agree Not To Sell Realistic-Looking...
A prohibited toy gun from Amazon, via the NY AG’s office.Almost eight months after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent cease-and-desist letters to several retailers including Amazon,...
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Family Sues American Airlines After Father With Alzheimer’s Goes Missing From...
(Skip Nyegard) It’s not uncommon for an airline to lose a piece of luggage for one reason or another during any particular trip from point A to point B; that’s just the risk we take when we hand over a...
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Court Sides With Consumer In Suit Against Retailer That Charges $250 When...
sparkle-motion Last summer, a consumer in Wisconsin filed a lawsuit against online retailer Accessory Outlet over what she called a bogus $250 fine the company imposed, claiming she breached the terms...
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Etsy To Try Same-Day, Next-Day Delivery In New York City
(Kathy Z Tang)With Amazon’s new “Handmade” platform trying to nose into territory that has long been the domain of Etsy, the online crafts and vintage marketplace is taking a page from Amazon’s...
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