By New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli

August 22, 2010

There are more than a thousand public authorities in the state, but most New Yorkers don’t know what they do or how they do it. Despite employing 159,000 people and spending $44 billion annually, New York’s 1,100 state and local public authorities remain largely unknown and unrecognized entities. As a result, taxpayers have little or no idea what authorities are doing to help us and our communities. They operate in the shadows, spending public money without much public scrutiny.

Don’t wait for your next scheduled eye exam if you have……..eye floaters, flashes and spots.  Eye floaters are tiny spots that do just that float around in your field of vision. Although they are annoying, they are quite common.

Floaters and spots are small pieces of the eye’s gel-like vitreous that break loose within the inner back portion of the eye.  This can be a product of age and these small particles may have various shapes and “float” as the eye moves.  These tiny spots and floaters are more pronounced when one looks up at a bright sky for example. “I have just recently experienced these symptoms myself during a bright summer day”, says Diane Bowin Director of Provider Relations, General Vision Services.

QUESTION: I WAITED A LONG TO SEE THE DOCTOR.  CAN I FILE A CLAIM FOR BENEFITS?

ANSWER: THERE IS NO TIME-FRAME TO SEE A DOCTOR

Joe hated doctors.  He hated them when he was well and he hated them when he was sick or injured.  So after that accident at work with the ladder, the hammer and the bucket, Joe delayed seeing his doctor.  After all, he didn’t need any stitches.  His head hurt and he just needed to rest. One week went by, then another, and then another.  Joe was losing time at work.  Finally, his wife got him to his doctor and soon Joe was on the mend.  But when it came to filing a Workers’ Compensation claim, Joe didn’t know what to do.  

File, Joe!! File!

By Richard C. Iannuzzi

August 20, 2010

One thing I know about New Yorkers, they're great at recognizing which products and proposals are worthwhile and which are no more than flashy come-ons that promise a lot, but deliver nothing.

That’s why I’m confident that, once voters learn more about property tax caps, they’ll reject them as another gimmick, not unlike those exercise belts that promise you three inches off your waistline in just 10 days.  Some things are simply "too good to be true."

The $1 million grant would have “focused on the health and wellness of transit workers in New York City,” according to a letter to Prendergast sent on June 10 from two doctors at NIOSH, Matthew Groenewold and Sherry Baron.

By Maggie Astor

AUGUST 7 -- More than 300 Mott’s workers at a plant in Williamson, N.Y., have been on strike for nearly three months now, and the deadlock shows no signs of abating. Out of 305 workers on strike, only seven have crossed picket lines — a 98 percent retention rate, according to Peter Montaldano, an organizer for the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union.

Representatives for Mott’s and the union representing the workers — the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union Local 220 — met “briefly” on Monday, July 19, but “no progress” was made, Montaldano said.