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New Yorkers are not happy over sneaky credit card surcharges

April 29, 2019

New York City just got more expensive and almost no one noticed.

A long-running court battle that ended in January gives New York merchants the right to charge extra for credit card purchases as long as the pricing is clear.

Instead, some businesses are slipping in sneaky fees or trumpeting non-existent cash “discounts.”

“Pay by Cash and Save!” read one notice at AlMar, an Italian restaurant in Dumbo.

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