There are nearly 657,993 rent stabilized dwelling units in the City of New York (page 149). When Housing Stability & Tenant Protection Act of 2019 was passed (page 108), the law ended high-income/high-rent and high-rent vacancy deregulation. A total of 6,662 units were deregulated this way since 1994 (page 181); and 170,386 due to high-rent … Read more
Amid the uproar, McDonald’s franchisees say they are being financially squeezed by the rising cost of insurance, equipment and labor. Government is the biggest inflation factor! The rules and laws government sets affect insurance rates as well as the $16 minimum wage law in the State of New York! Only Washington State is higher at … Read more
Per survey done by NetCredit as of October 2023 across 260 cities based on data from Grubhub.com, see how costs of the following franchise and food compare.
The law passed by Albany Democrats mandates carbon reduction. Bill 2019-S6599 The intention. The result. Con Edison bill up.
MTA’s Traffic Mobility Review Board heard over 100 exemption requests at its first meeting July 19. Many of them will be adopted. If projected income is less than cost of operation, is it worth it? Already over $500 million is allotted for TransCore to build the system before turning it on. Stop and kill congestion … Read more
Update July 12, 2023: Co-Sponsor of S9460 (2021-2022) Robert Jackson asked the Independent Budget Office to do an assessment of the bill. its “unintended consequences” is likely 17,700 new teachers on top of the $6.4 billion pay increase. Maximum number of students allowed in each classroom is currently set between 30 and 34 students (kindergarten, … Read more
It look about 23 years for the postage price to double. It was 33¢ right before January 7, 2001.
Excelsior Pass app will be discontinued on July 28, 2023 when according to my copy, it expired over a year ago! We need a COVID Commission to explore what went wrong with State’s actions and their associated costs.
We heard store closures due to uncontrollable theft in New York and San Francisco. For those decided to stay open, the only option is to increase prices.
