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After more than two months of war in the Middle East, the national average gas price has surpassed $4.50 a gallon. And according to an analysis released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Wednesday, the burden of the surge is falling hardest on those with the least room to absorb it.

“Many of our members have expressed frustration with a toxic working environment,” Pluta said.

DiNapoli's office will mail checks of up to $5,000 for eligible, newly reported unclaimed funds to verified owners, raising the limit from $250.

A far more extensive plume of industrial chemicals is spreading beyond the former Grumman site in Calverton than the U.S. Navy has acknowledged, according to years of independent water testing by the Suffolk County Health Department.

"We’re ready to talk about wage increases ... but we need to have a serious discussion figuring out how to pay for them through collaborative productivity improvements, which are very achievable," MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber said on March 25.