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By Drew Grant 7/31/12 9:00am

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Piercings to be regulated like tattoos (Flickr)

New York Parents Now Control All of Teenagers’ Holes as Piercing Law Passes

Both Hot Topic and Claire’s outlets suffered a giant blow in New York last night, as Governor Cuomo signed a new law prohibiting anyone under 18 to get their ears pierced without parental consent.

“Mom and dad and the government are such fascists!”- All the tweenagers Read More

By Nate Freeman 8/25/10 3:05pm

New York Will Ignore Your Calls: State Lags Behind in Cell Phone Use

When it comes to cell phone use, New Yorkers are more likely than the rest of the nation to keep the thing in their pants. The Post reports that the Empire State ranked 15th for number of total calls per resident, and near the very bottom in the average duration of calls, according to the data Read More

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