October 20, 2003

Growing number of assisted-living facilities and nursing homes across nation are catering to first- and second-generation elderly immigrants, especially Asian immigrants; experts on elderly immigrants say growing popularity of such facilities signals major shift in how immigrants in this country care for their elders; immigrant groups that have been in United States longest, like Japanese, are most likely to accept living in facility; Hispanics immigrants have been more reticent; while many assisted-living facilities accept Medicaid clients, some immigrants who do not have legal status or who face language barriers or other obstacles to enrolling in Medicaid would probably not seek out assisted-living facility or nursing home, even if it were culturally acceptable; photo; graphs (L)

Senate Committee to Hold Hearings on Tax Shelters The Senate Finance Committee will hold hearings tomorrow into tax shelters that, according to committee aides, will feature testimony that cheating continues unabated and that the numerous crackdowns announced by the I.R.S. have had almost no effect. Committee leaders have been frustrated by their inability to get Congress to finance an assault on tax cheats, aides said. [C2.]

Article on violent riot that erupted in Montreal when Canadian customs officials refused entry to rock bands Exploited and Total Chaos from US on grounds that some members had criminal records and others lied to customs; several dozen rioters reportedly destroyed or damaged 42 cars, smashed windows of dozen businesses and looted record store near club Medley; photos (M)

The Grocery, small storefront restaurant in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, is included in Zagat Survey's list of seven best restaurants in New York City; Zagat Survey is published by Tim and Nina Zagat; they call their survey statistically accurate representation of consumer opinion based on ratings from tens of thousands of diners, rather than reviews of individual critics; Tim Zagat says Grocery, which does not serve liquor, deserves its rating, but he acknowledges that it is easier for place that serves 350 dinners a week to achieve higest rating than for one that serves that amount of dinners daily; photos (M)

New York Yankees defeat Florida Marlins, 6-1, to tie World Series, 1-1; Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte pitches eight and two-thirds innings and gives up only one run; photos (M)