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Lost your NYC Metrocard? That'll cost you an extra dollar
Jim O'Grady Mar 5, 2013
This week, New York subway and bus riders will have to hold onto their Metrocards or face a $1 surcharge for a new one. NYC's transit authority says it costs $10 million a year to produce the cards.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman: Bailout risk is still present
Jeremy Hobson Feb 19, 2013
Eric Schneiderman, the attorney general for the State of New York, says not enough has changed on Wall Street since the period before 2008.
Some gun makers try to keep their guns out of police hands
David Gura Feb 14, 2013
A handful of gun manufacturers have reacted to strict gun laws by refusing to do business with the police in those jurisdictions.
New Orleans residents: You know you're wealthy when...
Eve Abrams Apr 10, 2013
In the third installment of Marketplace's "You Know You're Wealthy When" series, we traveled to New Orleans to ask residents of "The Big Easy" what being wealthy means to them.
California teacher pension fund to sell gun investments
David Gura Jan 10, 2013
Can a divestment strategy have an impact on public policy?
Photos: You know you're wealthy when...
John Ketchum Jan 31, 2013
People from all backgrounds weigh in on what makes a person wealthy.
Plan to secure Manhattan from flooding leans on nature
Sarah Gardner Jan 1, 2013
After superstorm Sandy, there were several proposals about how to protect Manhattan from devastating floods in the future. One plan calls for placing water-proof vaults under the sidewalk.
Philadelphia collects court debt decades later
Amanda Aronczyk Dec 20, 2012
Since 2010, the courts of Philadelphia have embarked on a massive debt collection from ex-offenders. It’s an attempt to collect on $1.5 billion in old fees, fines and forfeited bail owed to the criminal justice system.
When it comes to charity, the poor give more
Tony Cox Dec 14, 2012
Those who earn $50,000 to $75,000 donate about eight percent of their discretionary income. That's twice as much -- percentage-wise -- as those making above $200,000.
A New York gas station is back in business
Kai Ryssdal Nov 16, 2012
Checking back in with a gas station manager in Pelham, N.Y., after his station gets fuel.
