http://www.publicadvocatescorner.com/advocates_corner/2009/11/30-years-of-fighting-hunger.html en-us http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:11:52 -0500 http://www.publicadvocatescorner.com/advocates_corner/2009/11/30-years-of-fighting-hunger.html?cid=6a00e5522f7f0b8834012875ad78ff970c#comment-6a00e5522f7f0b8834012875ad78ff970c Virginia Hooper http://www.publicadvocatescorner.com/advocates_corner/2009/11/30-years-of-fighting-hunger.html?cid=6a00e5522f7f0b8834012875ad78ff970c#comment-6a00e5522f7f0b8834012875ad78ff970c Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:06:31 -0500 <p>I am with Mayor Bloomberg on the parking ticket effort in NYC, with fines; I see today that the NYC Council has voted to allow a 5-minute grace period.</p> <p>Under present financial woes, traffic fines are a viable source of revenue; anyone driving a car in the city should help bear that burden.</p> <p>Although I realize that small-business commercial vehicles may be unfairly penalized.</p>