Experts: Sales Tax May Drive Business From N.Y.
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — After four months of delays, New York state lawmakers approved a $136 billion spending plan which hits shoppers in their wallets, and as CBS 2’s Magee Hickey reports, neither...
View Article‘Homemade NYC’ Sale Features Local Designers
by Kimberly Rae Miller Homemade Brooklyn, the pop-up shop that specializes in local designers, is leaving its home borough of Brooklyn and heading to Manhattan this weekend. Friday through Sunday...
View ArticleNY Clothing Tax Exemption Ends This Week
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — Get ready for your clothing budget to take a hit. Starting this Friday, afforable clothes in New York will become more expensive. The state’s sales tax exemption for clothing and...
View ArticleSales Tax On Clothing Makes Return In NY
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s 4 percent sales tax on clothing is back in full effect, just in time for the cold-weather shopping season. The state had previously enacted a temporary exemption on clothing...
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Harlem Real Estate Agent’s Passion For Fashion
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – In Upper Manhattan, a real estate agent is capitalizing on her passion for fashion. http://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/irving_mainstreet_web_101108.mp3 WCBS 880’s Jane...
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Eye On New York: Recycling New Yorkers’ Clothing
In this Eye On New York segment, CBS 2's Don Dahler speaks with the founder and CEO of Wearable Collections, Adam Baruchowitz, about recycling New York City's old clothing.
View ArticleDemocratic Lawmakers Want Doctor Tie Ban In New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Some lawmakers in Albany want a state law to prohibit doctors from wearing neckties in hospitals. The proposal made Tuesday cites a study that shows bacteria that could...
View ArticleManicures, Other Goods And Services, Now Being Taxed In Connecticut
STAMFORD, CT (WCBS 880) — The budget approved in Connecticut is making a whole slew of things more expensive beginning Friday. WCBS 880’s Sean Adams reports: Some Upset About Paying More For Goods And...
View ArticleNJ To Survey Homeless Population In Winter Drive
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Social workers and volunteers will fan out across New Jersey this week to survey the homeless and provide them with food, clothes, personal items and social services in what has...
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Stories From Main Street: Old Clothes Get A Second Life During Prom Season In...
KATONAH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – It might be hard to believe, but in the same town where Martha Stewart and Ralph Lauren live, there are some teens who can’t afford to attend their prom. WCBS 880’s Sean...
View ArticleTherapeutic Apparel Claims To Help Relieve Back, Neck Pain
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – You’ve tried just about everything, but your back still twinges, your neck’s sore and your shoulders throb. Could the answer to all these aches and pains be your choice of...
View ArticleSeen At 11: Shop Online … For Heroin? It Could Be Happening In Your Home
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — From clothing to books and groceries, it seems like there isn’t much that you can’t find on the Internet these days. And that might include illegal drugs. Cocaine and even heroin...
View ArticleRetailers Ramping Up Fourth Of July Sales
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Fourth of July is synonymous with fireworks, but it’s also known for big summer sales. As CBS 2’s Elise Finch reported, while many will flock to the beach, retailers want...
View ArticleVictims Say Vandals Broke Windows, Stole From Cars In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Vandals went on a rampage overnight in Brooklyn, leaving in their wake a dozen or so car owners with broken windows and stolen property. For Patricia Lee, it was a disturbing...
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‘Believe In Yourself Project’ Provides Holiday Dresses For Needy Girls
1010 WINS– As the holiday season approaches, the Believe in Yourself Project is traveling around the country giving out dresses to those who can’t afford one. The non-profit was founded in January 2017...
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