Topic: New York
Many NYC Funeral Homes Deny Consumers Pricing Information
consumeraffairs.com
Consumers encouraged to know their rights to funeral pricing informationA two-month long investigation of the sales practices of New York City funeral homes finds may of them are playing fast and loose with city regulations.
Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Jonathan Mintz says the inspections of 579 funeral home ...
NYC doctor credited with exposing taxi meter scam
AP News
NYC doctor credited with filing complaint that led to exposure of $8.3 million taxi meter scamA doctor who questioned an unusually high fare is credited with touching off a widespread investigation into cabbie rip-offs. Dr. Mitchell Lee was riding home from NYU Medical Center in Manhattan in August when ...
NYC abuzz: Sweet deal makes bees legal
AP News
Sweet news for the colonies: NYC legalizes honeybees in a boon for keepers of rooftop hivesUrban beekeepers in New York City no longer have to keep the honey of their labors a secret. The city's health board voted Tuesday to overturn a longtime ban on beekeeping within city limits ...
Poll: New Yorkers' support for Paterson drops
AP News
Poll: New Yorkers' support for Paterson to finish term plummets during dramatic weekA poll shows support has plummeted among New Yorkers this week for scandal-plagued Gov. David Paterson to continue to serve out his term. The Quinnipiac (KWIHN'-uh-pee-ak) University poll released Friday shows that 46 percent of New Yorkers ...
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