MetroCard Moneymakers

Georgette Difini sees free transit in discarded plastic. She scoops up “used” MetroCards at turnstiles and trainstations to search for hidden transportation treasure they might contain. She finds money on 40% of the cards but only nets around $5.00 a week. You have to admire her effort even if the results it produces are slice. Of course, no good idea by a New Yorker (no matter how small) goes without its governmental consequences. NYC Transit Spokesman, Charles Seaton, declared that only allows cash consolidation from five cards is permitted per card. Of course, those rules don’t apply to the MTA. They recover millions each month from expired and unused MetroCard funds. The MTA rides again... but not to our rescue... or Ms. Difini's.

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Big Apple Pill Poppers

More New Yorkers are taking prescription pills to combat higher anxiety, depression and sleep deprivation caused by the economic crisis. Let’s hope “mommy’s little helpers” aren’t needed much longer. Just in case things don't improve around here, let's also hope that local pharmacies keep their RX drugs well stocked.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: This piece was written today about an older New York City news headline. NYCo site delays prevented its publication before now. In an effort to entertain and educate this blog’s devoted viewers, 100’s of older headlines will be posted in chronological order until this blog is discussing current events again. Though some stories may no longer be as relevant as they once were, they remain interesting news items worthy of mention and viewer comments.

[This is a copyrighted editorial, originally published on http://www.NEWYORKCITYonline.com/NYC-Online/blog.php. We invite you to post your comments and reply to others. This piece may be duplicated or printed with permission.]