Dozens of yellow cabs from New York City lined the streets around the state Capitol on Tuesday as cabbies rallied against legislation to let livery drivers legally pick up passangers who hail them in the city's four outer boroughs and northern Manhattan.
New York State Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Orange) has introduced a bill in Albany to help local farmers. He wants to give a $100 tax credit for every $1,000 restaurants spend on locally grown produce. To qualify, a restaurant must buy fresh food from any farm within a 100-mile radius. Carlucci said this would help boost the local farm industries around the state.
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