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HELPFUL LINKS
Here are some helpful links to New York State
Government Pages and information useful to New York State retirees
Please report any dead
links to the RPA web master
NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT
 New York Government Information
Locator
New York State Comptroller
Alan G. Hevesi
New York State
Assembly
New York State
Senate
New York State
Legislative Bill Searches
New York State and
Local Retirement Systems
To find the e-mail address
of your New York State representative or the address to some other part of
New York State
Government
For the e-mail address
of your NYS Senator
For a member of the
Assembly
The New York State home
page
The New York State Local
and Retirement Systems page for FAQ and Forms
Thinking of moving to another location? You might
want to check this out. It's an interesting web site. It will
show you the difference in cost of living throughout various areas of the
country. It has everything you would need to know about the cost
of living where you live now compared to where you may move to. In addition
to calculators on salary, it also has calculators on housing cost, crime,
mortgage rates, reports on school districts and other important information
related to moving from one area of the country to another.
To go to the cost of living
comparator, just click
Thanks to the Retired
Public Employees Association for this link that shows how other states would
tax your New York Pension
To locate a physician
in your area connected with the Empire Plan
The Empire Plan home page where you can check on
your claims
New York State Health
Information Assistance and Counseling
This will take you to the Police Conference of New York,
Inc.
LINKS TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SITES
How to e-mail your elected representative
in Washington
If you would like to order
a United States Flag that has flown over the U.S. Capitol,
this can be accomplished by writing a letter
to your Senator with your request. Go to this
link and follow the directions to get the information.
Links to all Government Agencies
Social Security Information
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS)
US Department of Labor, Bureau Of Labor
Statistics
OTHER USEFUL LINKS FOR RPA MEMBERS
 Our Arizona RPA
members have set up there own web site with all the information about what
the RPA members in Arizona are doing and what is coming up from
them.
 Computer tips.
All the computer tips that have appeared in the RPA newsletters are listed
by the year.
Click on the year you want:
2005
2006
2007
 Davis Vision Centers are located
on Long Island and are part of the family of Empire Vision Centers located
throughout New York State. Both provide RPA members and families
with a discounted Group Vision package. Your Davis Vision Center plan
is accepted at all Empire Vision Centers located throughout New York State
and also the Davis Vision Center in Quincy, MA. Click on the logo for
the Davis /Empire Vision Center nearest you.
RPA CAR RENTAL DISCOUNTS………………
The RPA has made arrangements for members to get a discount with
Enterprise, Alamo and National Car Rentals. Here are the ID numbers you can
use when making reservations. As with all offers, you should check all rentals
to determine who is giving you the best offer.
 Enterprise Car
Rental corporate discount for RPA members: Enterprise
Car Rental: ID#FX0201 (Enterprise discount is now nationwide)
 Alamo
Car Rental: ID #686294 Rate Code BY (Alamo offers several different discounts
either/or 15% off, free upgrade, extra day free. Check when you make your
reservations)
National Car Rental: ID#5452292
 RPA
members enjoy a discount at Caesars Pocono Resorts as a member of the Getaway
Club. Check it out here.
![[Image]](banner8.gif) RPA
members enjoy special discounts on travel tours by Collette
Vacations. Click on the link for which will take you to Collette
Vacations.
Want to make your own web page? Download this easy WYSIWYG
(What You See Is What You Get) web page program called AOL Press.
Be sure to download the AOL Press Help file
also.
 Roadhouse
Grill through their VP Daniel J. Abramson, Jr as a means to show their
appreciation, any active or retired police officer or fire fighter, shows
his/her identification, will be given a 20% discount on their entire bill
(does not apply to tax or gratuities). They have 68 restaurants in
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee. To find the nearest Roadhouse
Grill near you, go to
www.roadhousegrill.com
Check out The Buyer's
Edge. Simply click on the link to get the toll-free phone numbers for "guaranteed
lowest prices" on MAJOR APPLIANCES/TV'S, CARS, FURNITURE AND MUCH MORE. It's
FREE, convenient and you talk to a "live" specialist. Go to The Buyer's
Edge website: www.buyersedgeinc.com In
order to open this file, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer.
If you do not have it, you can download it "free of charge" directly
from
 on the internet
.
If you are a
retired police officer from New York State and would like to join the RPA,
you can download an application by going to this link and printing out the
application. Fill out all the information on the application (3 pages)
sign it in the three places noted and send the complete application with
your check payable to the RPA for $25.00 to the RPA address on the application.
Please make sure to include your Retirement Pension number and System
on the application.
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