Legal authorities say that American Indian reservations in New York State are to blame for the millions of bootleg cigarettes sold on the streets.
Wed 1 Oct 2008
Filed under: Seneca nation, Indians, American, Smuggling, Smoking and Tobacco, New York State — @ 9:14 pm
Wed 1 Oct 2008
Filed under: Term Limits (Political Office), Bloomberg, Michael R, Elections, New York City — @ 7:40 pm
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is expected to propose revising the city’s 15-year-old term limits law to allow him to pursue a third mayoral bid.
Wed 1 Oct 2008
Filed under: Real Estate, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Relocation of Business, Housing, Economic Conditions and Trends, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 5:37 pm
After seven years of nonstop construction and skyrocketing rents and sale prices, the credit crisis is bringing an end to the real estate boom.
Wed 1 Oct 2008
Filed under: Rural Areas, Greater New York Hospital Association, Visas, Hospitals, Immigration and Refugees, Doctors, New York State — @ 11:55 am
The possibility of a green card could help recruit foreign-born doctors to work for upstate hospitals in underserved communities.
Wed 1 Oct 2008
With banks becoming more tightfisted during the credit crisis, local small businesses worry that they may not get the credit they need to stay afloat.
Wed 1 Oct 2008
Filed under: Real Estate, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Relocation of Business, Housing, Economic Conditions and Trends, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 7:16 am
After seven years of nonstop construction and skyrocketing rents the credit crisis may be bringing New York’s real estate boom to an end.
Wed 1 Oct 2008
Filed under: Mayors, Law and Legislation, Bloomberg, Michael R, Elections, New York City — @ 6:42 am
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will propose a change on term-limits laws to permit his third bid.
Wed 1 Oct 2008
Filed under: Brooklyn (NYC), Families and Family Life, Police, Murders and Attempted Murders — @ 5:47 am
The police confirmed that they are looking into a person of interest in the killing, but would not say if that person was related to the victim.
Wed 1 Oct 2008
Filed under: Public Property, Privatization, Recession and Depression, Paterson, David A, New York State — @ 5:33 am
The commission would explore ways to privatize public assets including the lottery system and bridges like the Tappan Zee.
Wed 1 Oct 2008
Filed under: Dunbar Armored, Armored Car Services, Robberies and Thefts, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 5:32 am
The police have not made any arrests in the robbery, which took place during a bank delivery on the east side of Manhattan.