USPS First Class Stamp is now 82¢
As a friendly reminder, Forever Stamp first class rate will be increased by 4¢ from 78¢ set exactly a year before.
Inflation
S8623 passed Albany legislature: Anti-Business
Summary of the law: Prohibits the use of surveillance pricing, directly or indirectly; prohibits the collection, use, retention, or sharing of data to facilitate surveillance pricing; provides exceptions; provides for enforcement by the attorney general. Business reward programs could be jeopardized! What happens if it is the government? All those discounts for early payment or … Read more
SNAP and Obamacare
Instead of suing the federal government to change the rules, why not check and ask recipients how they are doing? At the minimum, we would they have a real world case-by-case check on waste, fraud, and rule changes for those where the new rules will not work.
$100,000 for hotel housekeeping?!
I understand and appreciate the value of labor. But how will hotel owners respond? Will guests leave $5 tips knowing HTC housekeepers are paid much better than salary of paying guests? My wife has worked in a specialty industry for over a decade. Her starting salary including commission was less than $27.91 per hour. 10 … Read more
I bought vendor cart coffee when it was $.50.
Now, it is $1.50 to $2.50 per cup! It’s more than the cost of the means. Other factors are governmental: license fee, violation tickets, minimum wage increase to $17 per hours…
Another Medicaid fraud in NYS
When fraud is found such as in the Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) program, why should payments to those contractors continue?
ConEd rate increase effective immediately!
“What the order represents today is a reaction to the world in which we live in, one that is characterized by increasing costs that are far beyond the cost of energy alone, food, housing and inflation are increasing at a rate far faster than wages,” said PSC Chair Rory Christian, noting the outcome was the … Read more
End of the MetroCard. For those who are still using them…
If you have unlimited MetroCard, it must be activated no later than March 31, 2026. If you have a balance remaining, MTA customer service will exchange it no longer than 2 years after card expiration. Westchester Bee-Line OMNY phase in? MetroCard is still good. January 4, 2026 starting at 5am. Nassau County NICE phase in? … Read more
$100 one-way to LGA and JFK
By Patrick McGeehan Dec. 24, 2025 The annual holiday scramble to New York City’s airports is in full swing. And for most travelers, it will involve ever more costly rides in Ubers, Lyfts and yellow cabs that frequently charge more than $100 each way. Those fares are bound to go higher as airport officials prepare to … Read more
MTA lost nearly $1 billion to fare evaders, but $5 billion to bridge and tunnels!
When MTA went cashless in 2018, the number of delinquent “placements” increased. $1.4 billion in 2024 alone and $3.7 billion combined from 2021 through 2023, according to a financial chart included in a request for proposals submitted to potential debt collectors. Why don’t we hear about this? Congestion Pricing will add to that total!