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Buying toys for kids is great. You know what's not? Putting them together. Which is exactly why Alisa Speller paid Toys"R"Us an extra $15 on top of the $128 she already spent to put together the Radio Flyer Pathfinder Wagon she bought for her 1-year-old daughter, Skyla Price. Thing is, though, when Alisa took Skyla out for a spin in the Bronx, a wheel popped off.

There might be more women working in retail, but they're getting paid a lot less than their male counterparts. A recent study conducted by the Retail Action Project and the City University of New York found that on average, in New York City women are making $9.77 per hour while men are making $10.64 per hour for the same job.

Local 1-S of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union announced that more than 4,000 union workers at Macy's Manhattan flagship and three other New York locations have voted to strike if a new contract is not reached by midnight on Wednesday. 

New York City -- Local 1-S of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union announced that more than 4,000 union workers at Macy's Manhattan flagship and three other New York locations have voted to strike if a new contract is not reached by midnight on Wednesday. The other stores are in the Bronx, Queens and Westchester County. According to the union, Macy's wants to reduce paid time off, eliminate pension benefits for new employees and raise health care costs. The company is proposing a 35-cent wage increase for starting positions, as well as five-cent hourly raise for workers with

Discount grocer Aldi has opened its first-ever New York City-area store in the borough of Queens. The store, which is located in Rego Park, marks the first of three grocery stores the company plans to open in New York, including new locations in the Bronx and Bay Shore, Long Island.

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