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New York City homeless support their local police.(The Goodness Of America)(Brief Article)
In a twist on the traditional plea of the homeless man, "Buddy, can you spare a dime?" a group of homeless New York City people and friends spared enough loose change to help out the family of an NYPD officer who had been penalized for his act of compassion toward one of them. It all started when Officer Eduardo Delacruz was ordered to arrest a homeless man for sleeping in a parking garage. He refused, saying that he would not arrest people who had nowhere else to go. One month before Christmas 2002, he was suspended without pay for 30 days. It meant the loss of $3,600 in pay for the policeman, who is married with five children.
Word quickly spread among the street people, and they set up a fund to help out the suspended policeman. "A lot of us gave quarters, nickels and dimes," said Joe Bostic, one of 30 former and current homeless men and women who presented ...
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...its bonding authorities, and New York City of about $4.52 billion. The...Other large offerings planned by New York City include an $800 million general...GO bond offering in June. The New York City Water Finance Authority, meanwhile...
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- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Gasparino, Charles King, Sharon R. October 19, 1993 700+ words
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New York City could lose a golden opportunity to generate...low-skilled manufacturing jobs. "New York City has already lost to New Jersey more than...be created by recycling will stay in New York City." The study says the city's Department...
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- Press release article from: Business Wire June 10, 2005 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly Weiss, Lois June 9, 1993 700+ words
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- New York. (New York City Comptroller, Elizabeth Holtzman's report on sludge...
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Doran, John J. September 3, 1991 700+ words
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- New York. (New York City loses jobs)(Around the Nation)
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Gasparino, Charles June 22, 1993 700+ words
Despite a slowly improving national economy, New York City continues to lose jobs, according to a report from...It's time to make jobs the number one issue in New York City." Holtzman said in a press release. "I urge the...
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- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Gasparino, Charles June 14, 1994 700+ words
...will now list its bonds on the New York Stock Exchange. City officials say...exchange this week of their decision. New York City will join three other major issuers -- California, Connecticut, and the New York State Urban Development Corp...
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