"Consumerist" declare : Here’s What It’s Like To Visit New York City’s Pastry-Serving, French-ish McDonald’s – Consumerist

Which is a good thing, because for the 20 minutes or so before I eventually left, we were all aurally assaulted with microphone tests like "Ahh, yeah, yeah. The first time through, I decided I'd just get that croissant I'd heard about, that's what makes this place so French, right? Gray metal and pale wood on the outside, unassuming, with a flat McDonald's McCafe sign posted above the sightline of passers-by. I did feel a bit pampered, which is — I suppose — slightly better than how I usually feel after a trip to McDonald's. Low hanging lighting and modern gray flooring does make the place feel a bit less like Ronald McDonald's house, and more like a Panera.


referring to I've implored local and state politicians for help (especially for the dysfunctional bus system) for years to no avail. Most New Yorkers don't realize that the state is responsible for the M.T.A. PhotoTo the Editor:Re "Slide in New York Subway's Service Leaves Straphangers Fuming" (front page, Feb. 13):The main problem with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority — and it's been the problem for decades — is that politicians don't have accountability for it. SHARON KAPNICKNew York Andrew M. Cuomo is delighted to have Mayor Bill de Blasio blamed for its problems.


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Few poor or minority patients in New York City's academic hospitals

In Boston, uninsured and Medicaid patients were just as likely to be treated at academic medical centers as at other hospitals. "Academic medical centers should be held to higher levels of ethical standards in providing care for low income and minority patients."When there are disparities in patients' access to care, academic medical centers may not offer the best possible education to new doctors, Johnson added. At the same time, 22 percent of patients were insured by Medicaid at academic hospitals, compared with 42 percent at other hospitals in the city. Uninsured patients are five times less likely to get care at academic hospitals. At one-third of academic hospitals, less than 10 percent of patients had Medicaid or were uninsured.




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