Metro Briefing.

The article presents information on several developments related to various fields, in New York and New Jersey. An unidentified old man died in his apartment in East Village, New York. The Fire Department said, he got burnt in a cooking accident. New York City will allow local government to investigate the fraudulent use of Medicaid by health care providers. A New Jersey woman was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, when a newborn was found inside a trash can outside an apartment.