gold

People dream of finding gold all the time. But if you find it in New York state, it might not be as much of a dream as you think.

A fan got hit by a golf ball during the PGA Championship week at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. He got some money for getting hit, but is it enough money? Would you think that he should have gotten more for getting hit by the ball?

This seems... uncomfortable.

San Francisco, 1849.  Alaska, 1897. New York City, 2011? Is there a new gold rush in the Big Apple? There is for Queens native Raffi Stepanian, who literally struck gold after discovering he could make up to $300 a day by ‘mining’ the sidewalks in Manhattan’s Diamond District for the tiny bits of gold, platinum and rare gems that fall from the clothes of workers when they leave their shops. Read M

If you find gold in your backyard there is a law which states you have to turn it over to the folks in Albany.