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#46: NEW YORK: The Empire State has an elaborate tiered permitting system — and New York City has its own, separate restrictive system.

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Shoppers come and go from a Whole Foods Market store in Union Square, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in New York. New York City's consumer chief said Wednesday that Whole Foods supermarkets have been routinely overcharging customers by overstating the weight of prepackaged meat, dairy and baked goods. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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Derek Martinez listens during a ceremony to receive a citizenship certificate at the Bronx Zoo, Tuesday, May 26, 2015, in New York. Twenty five children, whose immigrant parents were naturalized recently, participated in a ceremony to receive the certificates from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez smiles after hitting a home run for his 3,000th career hit, during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Friday, June 19, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who outlawed trans fats from city restaurants in 2006, applauded the announcement on Twitter, saying, a "ban on artificial #TransFats is a sensible #PublicHealth measure that worked in NYC & will work nationwide." (Associated Press)

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Developer Donald Trump gestures as he announces that he is seeking the Republican nomination for president, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a press conference on June 15, 2015, at City Hall in New York. (Associated Press)

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Spectators wave flags during the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade as it makes its way up New York's Fifth Avenue, Sunday, June 14, 2015. Thousands of people turned out for the parade led by the island's governor. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

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A taxi passes in front of the fabled Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York in this Oct. 6, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, hugs her husband former President Bill Clinton after speaking to supporters Saturday, June 13, 2015, on Roosevelt Island in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives to speak to supporters Saturday, June 13, 2015, on Roosevelt Island in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and former President Bill Clinton, right gesture to supporters Saturday, June 13, 2015, on Roosevelt Island in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton waves to supporters Saturday, June 13, 2015, on Roosevelt Island in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures before speaking to supporters Saturday, June 13, 2015, on Roosevelt Island in New York, in a speech promoted as her formal presidential campaign debut. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) ** FILE **

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FILE - In this May 29, 2015 file photo, a view of the Empire State building appears from One World Observatory in New York. The World Trade Center observatory gives visitors a view of the city and its surroundings from above 1,250 feet, with sight lines stretching 50 miles past the Manhattan skyline. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

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Teammates greet Washington Nationals Danny Espinosa at the dugout steps after he hit a solo home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, Wednesday, June 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Bernadette Peters arrives at the 69th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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Julian Niccolini, managing partner of the Four Seasons restaurant, is interviewed in New York in this May 1, 2009, file photo. Niccolini, now a co-owner of the Four Seasons, is charged with sexually abusing an acquaintance during a May 9, 2015, party at the famed New York City restaurant. He was arraigned Wednesday night, June 3. Niccolini told reporters he is not guilty. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)