«The taxi king» of the former USSR arrested in new York for tax evasion

June 9, 2017

Yesterday, June 7, in new York, was arrested the native of the USSR and the owner of a large company Taxiclub Management Inc. Eugene Friedman, as well as his business partner and Finance Director Andrea Dumitru. Both live in new York. In the court of the County of Albany, 46-year-old Friedman and 41-year-old Dimitar was charged with theft and tax evasion in the amount of $5 million in the period…

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In new York, abandoned a pilot program of discount cards for the metro

June 9, 2017

The mayor of new York bill de Blasio refused to allocate from the city budget money to Finance the pilot program MetroCards. The programme was planned to allocate $ 50 million for metro cards at half price for low-income residents of new York. Supporters of the programme particularly actively promoted it after the tariff increase, writes Gothamist. «I’m sorry we couldn’t come to an agreement and to help poor new…

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Dog smuggling: new Yorkers know how to get around the system (photo)

June 9, 2017

When new Yorkers learned that they can no longer ride the subway with their four-legged friends, they weren’t very happy about this news. The initiator of the introduction of the rule became transport company MTA. The official statement reads: «no person may transport any animal in any means of transport, unless it is in a container and not carried in such a way as not to annoy other passengers.» Another…

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The number of poor residents of new York exceeds the population of Philadelphia

June 9, 2017

To live in new York not all good. A new report from the Furman Center of new York University examines poverty and its spatial concentration in new York, including the recent changes in the level of poverty by regions and demographic groups. According to the data obtained in the last five years the level of poverty in the region increased significantly, although it remains below the level in 2000. More…

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The net worth of U.S. households, rose to 94.8 trillion. $

June 9, 2017

Against the background of increasing stock prices and rising real estate prices, net worth of households in the United States in the first three months of this year increased by 1.4 percent to a record 94,8 trillion dollarsthat can not but rejoice. This amount exceeds the budget of many countries of the world. The Federal reserve said that the increase in stock prices led to an increase in the value…

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In the subway of new York the oldest team in the world

June 9, 2017

Sometimes the subway in new York may seem fairly obsolete. An excellent example of this statement is an emergency situation that happened on Monday eveningwhen passengers line F locked in cars without light, air conditioning and a hope of survival. If you are not impressed, try to ride on the train line often, and then you’ll see how archaic is the metro system. Trains serving this area, can be called…

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On the roof of Macy’s may receive a community garden

June 8, 2017

Due to sharply falling sales and closing stores, shopping network, Macy’s forced to start to look for new ways to attract customers into their stores. Given that the current audience is a little surprise, analysts suggested a rather unconventional solution to the problem: to create a community garden on the roof of its flagship store at Herald Square. Currently, the leadership of the trade network is considering a plan to…

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In the Central Park show with «the killing trump»

June 8, 2017

The annual summer program of the Public theater of new York «Shakespeare in the Park» started with a play about Caesar. Only in this reading of the famous Shakespearean tragedy there is a caveat — Caesar played by the actor, is strikingly similar to President Donald trump. In the description of the statement on the theatre’s website States that «the political Shakespeare’s masterpiece has never looked more modern.» In it…

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In San Francisco, will open four new Park

June 8, 2017

Not the asphalt one. The Department of parks and recreation San Francisco plans to open four new (or completely renovated) public parks this summer. Each of the new public places will bring something special to the area where it will open — from a climbing wall in Glen Park to baseball Paradise in SoMa. At the intersection of 17th Street and Folsom Street, where once was located a Park, now…

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