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| Milk Money: Price Gouging and New York City Milk Sales |
Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, together with Oversight and Investigations Chair Eric Gioia and Council Member Letitia James, today released a report that shows oversight of New York State’s Milk Price Gouging Law has decreased significantly, resulting in Citywide milk prices that are above the State determined legal threshold. The report is titled “Milk Money: Price Gouging and New York City Milk Sales.
Publisher: City Council - Date Created: 6/4/2008 - Type: Report
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Milk Money: Price Gouging and New York City Milk Sales
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| No Money In The Bank |
Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, together with Public Housing Sub-committee Chair Rosie Mendez and Oversight and Investigations Chair Eric Gioia, today released a report that details the financial challenges New Yorkers living in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments face because of a lack of access to banking institutions and they services they provide. The report is titled “Access to Financial Institutions for NYCHA Residents.
Publisher: City Council - Date Created: 5/21/2008 - Type: Report
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No Money In The Bank
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| WIB Executive Committee Meeting |
WIB Executive Committee Meeting on 05/07/08
Publisher: Small Business Svcs - Date Created: 5/7/2008 - Type: Report
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WIB Executive Committee Meeting
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| WIB Quarterly Meeting |
WIB Quarterly Meeting - dated 03/12/08
Publisher: Small Business Svcs - Date Created: 3/12/2008 - Type: Report
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WIB Quarterly Meeting
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| WIB Executive Committee Meeting |
Meeting minutes from the WIB Executive Committee eld on 12/15/07
Publisher: Small Business Svcs - Date Created: 12/15/2007 - Type: Report
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WIB Executive Committee Meeting
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| WIB Quarterly Meeting |
WIB Quarterly Meeting Materials - dated 12/12/07
Publisher: Small Business Svcs - Date Created: 12/12/2007 - Type: Report
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WIB Quarterly Meeting
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| KFC Taco Bell Report |
DOI recommends termination of DOHMH inspector who gave passing grade to Greenwich Village restaurant, despite indications of rat infestation. Recommendation is one of several included in DOI's report on its investigation of DOHMH's inspection of restaurant.
Publisher: DOI - Investigation - Date Created: 4/9/2007 - Type: Report
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KFC Taco Bell Report
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| Earned Income Tax Credit |
Earned Income Tax Credit
Publisher: Public Advocate - Date Created: 3/11/2007 - Type: Annual Report
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Earned Income Tax Credit
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| Kick-Off to a Rip-Off: Loose Laws Lead to Inflated Prices for Rent-to-Own Consumers |
New Yorkers who buy televisions from rent-to-own stores could end up paying 300% more than they need to because of a major loophole in State law. This investigation, which compiled prices of three common products at New York's 38 Rent-A-Centers and compared those prices to local retail stores, national retail chains and online vendors, found rent-to-own stores charge significantly higher prices than other stores.
Publisher: City Council - Date Created: 1/1/2007 - Type: Staff Report
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Kick-Off to a Rip-Off: Loose Laws Lead to Inflated Prices for Rent-to-Own Consumers
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| NYC Restaurant Owner Manual |
A public resource guide designed to assist restaurant owners in knowing the various employee protection laws
Publisher: Immigrant Affairs - Date Created: 8/16/2006 - Type: Guide - Manual
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NYC Restaurant Owner Manual
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| Identity Crisis: New Yorkers' Personal Information Needs Protection |
Identity theft crimes nationwide have led prosecutors to brand it “the new street crime.” With the 9th highest per capita incidence of ID theft among major metropolitan areas, NYC has not been immune. Officials have begun efforts to reduce and prevent ID theft, but a NYC Council investigation shows laws have not kept up. ATMs at non-bank locations, for example, are unregulated and can be manipulated to steal information. The Council therefore calls for registering and licensing non-bank ATMs.
Publisher: City Council - Date Created: 5/3/2005 - Type: Report
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Identity Crisis: New Yorkers' Personal Information Needs Protection
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| OEM Ready New York Small Business Guide |
Ready New York: Emergency Planning for Small & Mid-Sized Companies is designed to help businesses protect their employees, communities, and the environment and enhance a company's ability to recover from financial loss resulting from business interruption or damage to facilities and inventory.
Publisher: Emergency Mgmt. - Date Created: 1/1/2005 - Type: Guide - Manual
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OEM Ready New York Small Business Guide
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| Maxed Out: What Every Consumer Should Know About Credit Cards |
During the 2004 holiday season, consumers spent, on average, between $730 and $1,285 on gifts, a significant portion of which is financed on credit cards. Holiday shopping can make up as much as 31% of a household’s credit card debt. A New York City Council investigation of 433 credit cards offered to New Yorkers reveals that not all cards are created equal. In fact, consumers who shop around can save thousands of dollars over the course of repaying their holiday credit card debt.
Publisher: City Council - Date Created: 12/29/2004 - Type: Report
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Maxed Out: What Every Consumer Should Know About Credit Cards
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| Parental Advisory: Violent Video Games Are Not Child's Play |
A New York City Council investigation shows a young person can still walk into almost any store selling video games in NYC and purchase games that encourage and reward them for performing brutal acts including beating women, shooting cops and committing racially motivated acts of violence--despite statements from the video game industry that it would enforce its standards regarding the sale of Mature-rated video games, considered too violent or sexually explicit for anyone under the age of 17.
Publisher: City Council - Date Created: 12/18/2004 - Type: Report
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Parental Advisory: Violent Video Games Are Not Child's Play
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