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New York City Council Bans Cashless Food And Retail Stores

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The New York City Council on Thursday (Jan. Applebaum added that communities of color in New York City are more than twice as likely to lack access to a bank and are less likely to host a branch of a bank than the national average. 23) passed a ban on cashless food and retail stores.

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New York City Mulls Fur Sales Ban

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Following the lead of other municipalities, New York City could be going fur-free with a proposed law on the horizon. Council Speaker Corey Johnson recently introduced a bill to ban companies from selling fur apparel in the city, which comes after similar efforts in cities such as West Hollywood, Calif.,

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Enforcement grace period expected for amendments to New York City debt collection regulations adding language proficiency requirements

CFPB Monitor

ACA International has reported that after discussions last week with the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), the DCA is expected to announce a 60-day enforcement grace period for the new requirements relating to consumers’ language proficiency that were recently added to NYC’s existing debt collection regulations.

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New York City amends debt collection regulations to include language proficiency requirements

CFPB Monitor

New debt collection rules creating requirements relating to consumers’ language proficiency are set to take effect in New York City on June 27, 2020. The new rules amend NYC’s existing debt collection regulations applicable to creditors collecting their own debts as well as third-party collection agencies.

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COVID Surge Prompts Gov. Cuomo To Again Shutter NYC Indoor Dining 

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The struggling New York City restaurant industry was dealt a blow on Friday (Dec. 11) when New York Gov. How bad is the question,” Cuomo said during a news conference in Albany, per numerous news outlets. The hospitalizations have continued to increase in New York City,” Cuomo said.

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Troubles at NYCB highlight pain in rent-regulated real estate

American Banker

Long Island-based New York Community Bancorp has a large concentration in loans on New York City apartment buildings with rent restrictions. Property values in that sector have tanked amid higher interest rates, inflation and 2019 revisions to state law.

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NYC Summit To Tackle Lack Of Influencer Regulation

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The first Influencer Fraudnomics Summit in New York City on Tuesday (Sept. Regulation could be the answer, some companies have speculated, and Unilever said it is all for tackling the problem aggressively. 17) will discuss the fraud problem stemming from influencer marketing. The 15 percent is an average.