Television personality Nicole Snooki Polizzi sported a pouf in 2009 in the first season of Jersey Shore. The film Marie Antoinette in 2006 by Sophie Coppola also saw a modern adaption to the pouf hairstyle as well as in the film The Duchess in 2008, both movies portrayed a pouf decorated with plumes of feathers.
The current minimum wage rate in New York is $9.70 per hour. This listed rate is for most employers in New York State. The minimum wage in New York City is $11.00 per hour for large employers and $10.50 per hour for small employers. The minimum wage for Long Island and Westchester Counties is $10.00.
After the increase to $12.50 per hour on December 31, 2020, the minimum wage for upstate workers will continue to increase according to an indexed schedule the Director of the Division of Budget, in consultation with the New York Department of Labor, will set, until the minimum wage reaches $15.00 per hour.