By Tom Breedlove, HomePay by Breedlove The holiday season is just around the corner, which means families are starting to make plans to travel, see loved ones and use up the rest of their vacation days before 2015 begins. So…
By Tom Breedlove, HomePay by Breedlove The holiday season is just around the corner, which means families are starting to make plans to travel, see loved ones and use up the rest of their vacation days before 2015 begins. So…
By Tom Breedlove, HomePay by Breedlove Because of the complexities in hiring private duty care, it’s easy for families to misstep if they don’t have adequate help from the start. In fact, many of the more common household employment payroll…
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has revealed plans to make it easier for students with special needs to receive public funding for private school education, if their parents believe that their needs are not being met in public…
By Tom Breedlove, HomePay by Breedlove Families in need of a private-duty caregiver have a laundry list of items to account for during the hiring process. Most importantly is selecting the right candidate, but once that item is crossed off…
Effective July 1, 2014, the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) program has expanded. Under the program, tenants who are over the age of 61 and who pay more than a third of their income in a rent-regulated apartment may…
Five people were injured when a New York City bus collided with a vehicle, careened onto a sidewalk and crashed into a building. The accident occurred on the morning of April 4, 2014 on Broadway near West 155th Street in…
Sometimes, the final resolution of an important issue is swayed by both politics and tangential events. Politics, certainly, has already shaped the issue immigration reform. Now, a seemingly unrelated controversy has arisen and has the potential to shape some part…
Early on December 20, 2013, a tractor-trailer hit and killed an eight-year-old boy in Queens, New York. The tragedy has prompted his community to call for increased crossing safety for students in the area. According to recent Streetsblog data, this…
The AARP recently reported a surge in scams targeting seniors in New York City. The actual increase in fraud may be even higher than the AARP suggests, as it is estimated that one third of elderly scam victims do not…
A new program in New York City is training doormen who work in apartment buildings to watch for elder abuse. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse Prevention, part of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, developed the program,…