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State and Local Government Employment: Census Bureau Data for FY 2014 Compared With FY 2002

Larry Littlefield | April 8, 2016
In 2014 and 2015, I compiled extensive data, and published a bunch of posts, based on Census of Governments...
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Local Government Employment: Up in New York in 2015

Larry Littlefield | March 21, 2016
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released rebenchmarked wage and salary employment data for 2015 last Friday, and I took...
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Cuomo Talks Minimum Wage – Shows Personality

Dominic Carter | February 24, 2016
From Manhattan, to the Bronx, and Westbury Long Island Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo started his RV campaign state-wide to...
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The Geography of Brooklyn Employment Growth

Larry Littlefield | January 12, 2016
All of the many available measures of employment show a stunning increase in the number of people working in...
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The NYC Subway: Squeezing the Serfs

Larry Littlefield | January 2, 2016
The demand for subway service is soaring. In the private sector, such soaring demand would probably lead to more...
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NYC Subway Service: AM Peak Hour In 1954 and 2014

Larry Littlefield | December 28, 2015
After years of soaring ridership, the NYC subway has reached the level of patronage that it had immediately after...
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Some Notes About New York from the Bureau of Economic Analysis

Larry Littlefield | December 22, 2015
Local Area Personal income data has been released for 2014, and I’ve downloaded it to see if some of...
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Capone on Tax Evasion Rather Than Murder

Larry Littlefield | December 12, 2015
What can one say? According to something that came in the mail, we are up to 33 New York...
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D’Amato “Final Nail” At Skelos Trail Friday

Dominic Carter | December 5, 2015
At the Skelos Trial, Fellow Republican Al D’Amato may be the “final nail” against Dean Skelos and his son...
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Alternate Side: Tickets Mandatory, Street Sweeping Only When It Isn’t Needed

Larry Littlefield | November 17, 2015
The City of New York gives tickets on my block for not moving cars out of the way during...
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