Voters will be going over a 32-article warrant Monday and decide on a proposed $3.45 million municipal budget, with the option to use $400,000 in undesignated funds to offset taxes.
By Dan Rivoli New York City PUBLISHED 6:01 AM ET Jun. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:01 AM EDT Jun. 02, 2021
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NEW YORK When Anthony Trocchia has to travel between Manhattan and his home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, he has to spend hours riding on buses.
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The MTA plans to install elevators and add station entrances to the Metropolitan Avenue-Lorimer Street station in Williamsburg
Anthony Trocchia, a disability advocate and Williamsburg resident who uses a wheelchair, said that an elevator at the station would open up a world to me
Some property and business owners are objecting to the MTA s plans, and want it to change the location for the elevators
A privately-funded, nonprofit house that offers discounted lodging for out-of-town adult medical patients and their families is about to double its capacity. It's also moving its location onto the grounds of the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center in Wauwatosa.
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Obesity in the US Fast Facts
Here’s a look at obesity in the United States. A person is considered to be obese when he or she reaches a particular body mass index (BMI).
Adults with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 are considered overweight, while adults with a BMI of 30 or more are considered obese.
The annual medical costs for obesity in the United States is $147 billion annually (in 2008 dollars), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The groups with the highest rate of obesity are non-Hispanic blacks (49.6%), Hispanics (44.8%), and non-Hispanic whites (42.2%).
In 2019, no state had an obesity rate below 20%. In Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia, 35% or more of the adults are obese.