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QUALITY OF LIFE

A delicate balance

New York State has a lot to offer: the nation’s largest metropolis, the natural beauty of Upstate and the Adirondacks, and a rich history of commerce and innovation. But these days, New York is losing ground to its competitors. Between 2000 and 2005, more residents left New York than any other state in the nation. What’s causing the migration? Explore the issues:

We asked respondents to rate the job that state government is doing in protecting the environment, keeping us safe, keeping taxes low and managing transportation and traffic.

Environment | Public Safety | Taxes | Transportation

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OTHER RESOURCES:

ENVIRONMENT

New York Department of Environmental Conservation
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/

Inform: Strategies for a Better Environment. Spotlight on New York: A Decade of Progress in Alternative Transportation Fuels. 
http://www.informinc.org/xsum_spotlight.php

Environmental Advocates of New York
http://www.eany.org

New York State League of Conservation Voters
http://www.nylcv.org

Sierra Club: New York State Chapter
http://newyork.sierraclub.org/

PUBLIC SAFETY

NYS Division of Criminal Justices Services.
http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/

NY DCJS Crimes by County in NYS
http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/crimnet/ojsa/indexcrimes/index.htm

Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
http://opdv.state.ny.us/about_dv/dataweb2003.html

Prevent Child Abuse New York
http://www.preventchildabuseny.org/

TAXES

New York State tax incentives
http://www.empire.state.ny.us/Tax_and_Financial_Incentives/Taxes_and_Incentives/default.asp

NYS Department of Taxation
http://www.nystax.gov

Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Achieving Adequacy: Tax Options for New York – a primer on the NYS tax system
http://www.itepnet.org/newyork.htm

State Taxes
State Comptroller’s Office: NY State Sales Tax Among Nation’s Highest
http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/pubs/research/sales_tax_final_report.pdf

TRANSPORTATION

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/

New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
http://www.nymtc.org/

American Public Transportation Association, New York Transit Links
http://www.apta.com/links/state_local/ny.cfm