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Social Security 2027: 10 states where retirees will get the largest cost-of-living adjustments

The Social Security payment boost happens every year and is known as a ‘cost-of-living adjustment,’ or COLA, and is meant to balance out inflation and increasing prices over time Getty Images The 3.6 percent Social Security increase in 2027 will lead to big boosts in some states…and not so much in others. Monthly payments will go up the most for retirees in California - $375.15 on average, according to the most recent state-level benefit data from the Social Security Administration . The payment boost happens every year and is known as a “cost-of-living adjustment,” or COLA, and is meant to balance out inflation and increasing prices over time. “ Social Security will implement this cost-of-living adjustment for 76 million Americans, giving them greater financial stability,” Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano said in October. Delaware will see the second-biggest increase at $335.39, followed by Washington ($334.64), Maryland ($332.54) and Pennsylvania ($327.71). The Social Security payment boost happens every year and is known as a ‘cost-of-living adjustment’, or COLA, and is meant to balance out inflation and increasing prices over time (Getty Images) Montana recipients will see the smallest monthly increase at $297.69, followed by North Dakota ($299.22), New Hampshire

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The Staten Island Advance

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A $4.4 million Grymes Hill estate with two addresses, more than 11,000 square feet of living space and sweeping Manhattan skyline views is on the market. The five-bedroom, eight-bath home features resort-style grounds with an i...

Staten Island, NY · 1d

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A 35-Year-Old New Jersey Dental Practice Has Filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The Miller Center for Esthetic Excellence, LLC has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Livingston, New Jersey-based dental practice did not cite a reason for the filing. Court records suggest a financial imbalance as its liabilities outweigh its assets. Note: Chapter 11 allows businesses to reorganize their debts while continuing operations...

Livingston, NJ · 1d
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‘Wait Until They Realize They Make 40% Less Than NYC’: Florida Newcomer Faces Backlash After Saying an Apartment in the State Is Cheaper Than in New York

There are many things that may set off the alarms of some people living in a specific city, yet one that really makes people turn their heads, raise their eyebrows, and even gasp is when someone says something that isn’t entirely true. To give you a quick example, one person on social media claimed that living in Miami, Florida, might be cheaper and more comfortable than in New York. What that person was not expecting was a wave of backlash, as those who live in the city think that it is much worse.

Miami, FL · 2d
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Collections are coming for millions of student loans in default

A long-postponed reckoning could be coming soon for millions of student loan borrowers who are now faced with garnished wages and seized tax refunds as soon as next year. Since pandemic forbearance finally expired last year, more than 9 million borrowers already are in default, owing a collective $234 billion, and millions more are late in their payments. Those borrowers are likely to face severe collection measures such as wage garnishment and seizure of tax refunds next year. Such collections have been repeatedly paused, most recently this past January.

New York, NY · 2d

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Whatever Happened to Crazy Eddie Electronics Stores?

For New Yorkers who watched television during the 1970s and 1980s, Crazy Eddie was almost impossible to miss. A fast-talking salesman waved his arms in front of walls of stereos and televisions, promising electronics bargains with a slogan that became part of the region’s popular culture: “His prices are insane!” The commercials ran constantly, and their spokesman was so convincing that many viewers thought they were watching the real Crazy Eddie.

New York, NY · 2d

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Artisan Cheese Shop is Coming to Bergen County Downtown

Cheese Nomads, a new specialty cheese shop, is preparing to open in Rutherford next month. The shop will be located at 104 Park Avenue and will focus on artisan cheeses, operating as a counter-service retail concept that will also offer catering. According ownership, Cheese Nomads aims to provide a selection...

Rutherford, NJ · 2d

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Seven-Story Development With 170 Apartments Approved in Downtown Englewood

The Bergen County Planning Board recently approved a site plan application for a new seven-story building at the corner of East Palisade and Grand Avenues in downtown Englewood. The county board’s approval comes four months after the city approved the site plan, which includes 170 apartments, retail space across two stories, and a parking garage for more than 200 vehicles.

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TAG24 NEWS

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New York building collapse exposes gentrification anger in Black community: "It's just all about making money"

New York, New York - Winston Bowen quietly watched as New York firefighters looked for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Brooklyn, after a deadly tragedy that he blamed on "careless" developers leading rapid gentrification. The 54-year-old's assessment was echoed by others who gathered Thursday opposite the grim scene in Flatbush, a mostly Black neighborhood, where a three-story building plunged into a neighboring excavation site. Investigations have only just begun, but Bowen said he believed the property owners may have cut corners in their plans to construct a nine-story bu...

New York, NY · 2d

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Jersey City Sweepstakes Offers Five Years of Rent-Free Housing

A Jersey City housing initiative is giving one lucky winner the chance to live rent-free for five years through a partnership between Roots of Opportunity Foundation and real estate brokerage SERHANT. The Jersey Keys Sweepstakes centers on The Caliburn, a former convent at 166 Hancock Avenue in Jersey City Heights...

Jersey City, NJ · 1d

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Williamsburg’s Domino Sugar Refinery, once the heart of the world’s largest sugar-refining center, is opening a 750-capacity music venue inside the building

How often can you say you’ve seen a band play inside a sugar refinery building? Well, as it turns out, from next year, you’ll be able to answer that question with ‘quite often!’. Domino, a brand new venue set to land inside the iconic sugar building in...

New York, NY · 2d

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Hackensack Approves Revised Plans for 250 Apartments at One Essex

A planned 250-apartment development in Hackensack is getting a major makeover, with the developer cutting retail space by 57%, adding a rooftop terrace and making several other changes to the seven-story building. The updated plans for One Essex would reduce the amount of space set aside for stores and other...

Hackensack, NJ · 2d

The US Sun

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Goodwill thrift store being taken over by two-story 6,400-square-foot international grocery store

STEP aside thrift shoppers, because a brand new Asian grocery shop is moving in to replace the secondhand destination Goodwill. Sakura Japanese Market has signed a lease to take over the retail space – and shoppers don’t know how to feel about it. The Japanese-style convenience store will...

Manhattan, NY · 2d

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Springfield Gateway breaks ground in Irvington

Developers, public officials and financial partners were on hand to break ground on Springfield Gateway, a $22.7 million development that will bring 48 affordable homes to Irvington, where 10 vacant lots once stood. The event was attended by co-developers Adenah Bayoh of Foya Development Group and Bryan Scotland of Lionheart...

Irvington, NJ · 2d

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The Huge New York Food Market Where You Can Eat, Shop, And Explore For Hours In 2026

One building holds more than 30 vendors, a cooking-class kitchen, a community fridge, and a door to a movie theater. That’s a lot of fun stacked under one roof. The food list reads like a world map. Moroccan plates, Peruvian flavors, Indian cooking, Japanese deli bites, Swedish treats, and fresh bagels all share the same address.

New York, NY · 2d

New York Post

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Boom of tiny NYC apartment buildings due to developers gaming tax-relief program

If the city has such a desperate housing shortage, why do so many new apartment buildings around town seem tiny? The magic number for residential developers in the Big Apple is 99 — the maximum number of units they can build to keep construction and labor costs low and to maximize future profits under a city-state tax-relief program. The Real Estate Board of New York found that new or planned apartment projects in the five boroughs with under 100 units surged to 172 from July 2024 to September 2026, as tallied by the city’s Housing Preservation and Development agency and the Department of Buildings. In comparison, a mere 13 such small-scale projects were recorded from 2008 to 2023. The 23-story Eastline at 1655 First Avenue, which will have 99 units. Google Maps Since 2024, Brooklyn and Queens had 65 and 58 new projects, respectively, with fewer than 100 units, while Manhattan had 17, according to REBNY. Manhattan leasing remains red hot in October A mere 99 units in some buildings is minuscule in light of the city’s need for 700,000 new homes in the next decade. But the reason they’re so popular with builders is simple, say REBNY vice president

New York, NY · 2d

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Verona's Fairview Well Still Dry After Five Years, Must Reopen by March

Verona’s Fairview Avenue well remains out of service more than five years after PFAS contamination forced its closure, and the current schedule leaves an unresolved question: can rehabilitation be completed in time for the state deadline in March 2027? The well is on Hillwood Terrace near the Hillwood Senior Apartments. Until it returns to service, Verona residents’ water comes entirely from an outside supplier.

Verona, NJ · 1d

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Children’s Place Retail Chain Files for Chapter 11, Closing All Stores

Children’s specialty retailer The Children’s Place, Inc. has voluntarily filed petitions for Chapter 11 relief in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. The Secaucus, NJ-based company announced on its website Wednesday that all stores would be closing and that inventory liquidation had begun. With brands...

Secaucus, NJ · 2d

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HelloFresh warehouse workers in Newark filed lawsuit alleging discrimination, harassment, forced labor

HelloFresh warehouse workers in Newark filed a class-action lawsuit alleging discrimination, harassment, and forced labor. The lawsuit claims HelloFresh managers and supervisors threatening violence, using racial slurs, denying bathroom access, and threatening to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement against Latine and immigrant workers. According to the lawsuit, HelloFresh laid off about 400 temporary employees on short notice just one day before the state’s Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights was set to go into effect, which guarantees temporary workers stronger labor protections. Plaintiffs are seeking compensatory, punitive, and statutory damages, severance pay, legal fee reimbursement, and pre- and post-judgement interest.

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