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Hochul needs to call the bluff of the MTA fearmongers — and fully kill congestion pricing
Many anti-congestion-pricing advocates are ripping the MTA for issuing stop work orders on non-essential projects, calling it a scare tactic to pressure Gov. Kathy Hochul into reimplementing the plan.
Pay up, America: You owe $100K on $35 trillion national debt
Every American owes $100,000, but the Biden administration wants to spend more, increasing our debt by a trillion dollars every 100 days.
Debt will hit a shocking $50T by 2034, as DC continues to spend, spend, spend
While Congress and the presidential campaigns continue with business as usual — pledging more government giveaways and deep tax cuts — the government’s own accountants have once again revealed that...
Frugal mom breaks down hidden daily costs that adds up to thousands
A recent post in the Moms on a Budget Facebook group has sparked a heated discussion about everyday spending habits.
Frugal mom sparks heated debate after breaking down hidden daily costs that can add up to thousands
A recent post in the Mums on a Budget Facebook group has sparked a heated discussion about everyday spending habits.
The simple hack to avoid credit card surcharges at cafes
If you feel like you're increasingly being slapped with card surcharges - you're not imagining it. Here's how to easily avoid extra charges to your card.
I'm a dietitian — here are 5 easy, hearty, cheap lunches to make for the office
Talk about a packed lunch.
Security guards may be cut from NYC senior housing -- but some pols worry having more cop patrols is a bad idea
Security guards patrolling the Big Apple’s public housing for seniors could get axed due to budget cuts -- and some politicians worry that replacing them with cops could send the...
'Hidden' $1.4B tax plan would make NYC water bills soar 8.5%
The city plans to charge its own Water Board at least $1.4 billion in rent over four years to lease water and sewer systems.
City leaders are prioritizing migrants over hardworking New Yorkers like Derek Floyd
FDNY firefighter Derek Floyd died of a heart attack just a few months after being fired as part of the Adams administration's cuts to city services so more could be...
Furious NYC lawmakers call for Adams, FDNY to 'right this wrong' after fired firefighter's family left reeling after fatal heart attack
Pols were outraged Monday when they learned of the news – slamming City Hall for pushing Floyd out of the department just months before becoming vested with five years on...
NYC firefighter, 36, dies of heart attack after being fired to pay for migrants -- leaving family with nothing
Derek Floyd, 36, suffered cardiac arrest and passed away April 15, four months after the city gave him the boot as to pare down staff and pay for housing and...
Homeowners score legal victory over squatters in NY thanks to 'optics' of landlord handcuffed in $1M home
"I think this is what pushed it over the finish line, the investigation surrounding this case and the media surrounding this case. The optics of a homeowner being taken from...
New state budget bites NYC: On the hook for migrants, schools
New York is leading the nation in out-migration, an influx of migrants, taxes and crime and quality-of-life worries — and this smoke-and-mirrors budget, billed as a victory, only makes it...
NY bill drafting commission hit by cyberattack, throwing wrench into state budget passage
It was not immediately clear who may have launched the attack, what data may have been compromised or the extent of damage affecting the commission.
Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
Hotels that cater to budget constrained consumers including Econo Lodge, Days Inn, Super 8 and SureStay, are feeling the greatest pinch from inflation pressures.
Hochul announces preliminary agreement on $237B NY state budget -- with new measures on shoplifting
The preliminary plan would also allow prosecutors to hit repeat retail thieves with felony charges, and includes measures to crack down on illegal pot stores and kick start housing production...
FBI chief warns of 'coordinated attack' on US just weeks after Moscow concert hall horror
FBI Director Christopher Wray is planning to deliver an ominous warning to Congress about the potential for a "coordinated attack" on the US.
Embattled DHS head Mayorkas says sanctuary cities should boot criminal migrants, admits border surge a 'crisis'
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas acknowledged that he considers the migrant surge across the US-Mexico border to be a "crisis."
Lawmakers furious at Adams' crackdown on comms between Big Apple agencies, elected officials
Lawmakers are furious at Mayor Eric Adams' crackdown on communications between city agencies and elected officials -- including the NYPD -- with some calling the new process "bureaucratic BS."