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No residents were injured after a one-alarm fire broke out inside a Ridgewood apartment house last Thursday morning, June 7, Fire Department sources said. More ... Three homes were damaged and a vacant structure collapsed during a two-alarm fire in Cypress Hills on Monday afternoon, June 11, Fire Department sources said. More ... Flames engulfed a closed factory in Woodside during a one-alarm fire that ignited last Saturday morning, June 9, FDNY sources stated. Reportedly, the blaze broke out at around 6 a.m. More ... Several stores were scorched by flames during a one-alarm fire that broke out at the corner of Justice Avenue and Broadway last Thursday afternoon, June 7, it was reported. More ... Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder announced that legislation he sponsored to ease the financial burden on hospitals, charities and non-profit organizations recently passed the Assembly. This bill (A.9813) would continue reduced water rates for these institutions in New York City until Sept. 1, 2014. More ... Rep. Bob Turner voted in support of H.R. 436, the Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012, which will repeal a medical device tax included in the health care reform law enacted in 2010. The bill, according to Turner, allows Americans to keep the unused money in their flexible spending accounts and eliminates insurance subsidy overpayments. More ... State Sen. Joseph Addabbo announced that the State Senate has passed bills designed to crack down on illegal housing arrangements and elevating the theft of debit cards or credit card account numbers to felony charges. More ... Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that $4.4 million has been awarded to 10 companies, municipalities and other entities to enable more than 325 new electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations to be installed across the state. More ... Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Assemblywoman Grace Meng announced passage of legislation that directs boards of education or trustees to determine if a school should be closed on a day when student attendance is likely to be exceptionally low due to a religious or cultural day of observance. More ... |
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