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Published September 22Signal issues: Council presses City Hall over influencer records as admin declines to send key official
The messages were set to disappear, but the questions surrounding them have not. Less than three weeks after City Hall acknowledged that disappearing messages had been enabled in a Signal group used to communicate with social media influencers, City Council members pressed the…
THE CITY
Published September 22Union Could Bag 190,000 New Home Care Workers in Medicaid-Funded Program
The powerful healthcare union 1199SEIU formally petitioned to unionize tens of thousands of home care workers across the state, the latest twist in New York’s controversial quest to streamline an $11 billion state-funded home care program. The union said Tuesday it had gathered…
Bronx Times
Published September 22Art installation celebrating immigrant New Yorkers comes to the Bronx
A public art installation at Mill Pond Park is putting the faces and stories of immigrant New Yorkers on display as part of a citywide campaign celebrating the communities that have helped shape New York. The New York Immigration Coalition opened the Bronx chapter of its annual…
THE CITY
Published September 22DHS Opens ‘Black Site Docket’ for Immigrants Without Lawyers at 26 Federal Plaza
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Executive Office for Immigration Review have blocked court observers, reporters and attorneys from several new immigration courtrooms inside 26 Federal Plaza this month. EOIR, a branch of the Justice Department, started sending…
Gothamist
Published September 22NYC Marathon changes route for first time in 15 years
The changes affect a small portion of the race in the Bronx's Mott Haven neighborhood. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 22NJ fines data center $1 million for illegally powering facility with gas generators
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill Gov. Mikie Sherill said it was the largest fine handed out to a data center in state history. [ more › ]
Bronx Times
Published September 22Bronx Democratic Party honors education advocate Crystal McQueen-Taylor
From fighting for Bronx classrooms to championing statewide education advocacy, a longtime educator’s journey came full circle at a recent gala. The Bronx County Democratic Party honored StudentsFirstNY’s own Crystal McQueen-Taylor at its annual dinner gala earlier this month at…
Gothamist
Published September 22How a Harry Styles pop-up in the East Village led to a nearby bookstore owner's arrest
The Harry Styles Together, Together pop-up shop. Bookseller Bonnie Slotnick, 72, said she doesn't think the masses of Harry Styles fans "have any idea of the disruption they’re causing." [ more › ]
Bronx Times
Published September 22MTA boss Lieber says agency’s targeting ‘kooky’ work rules, health insurance contributions in labor talks with transit union
In the MTA's contract negotiations with the union representing nearly 40,000 New York City Transit workers — Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 — the authority is pushing to ensure that some workers show up to the job more often while also increasing all health care…
Gothamist
Published September 22DoorDash to pay $131.5 million to delivery workers, admitting it ‘screwed up’
Rosendo Tacam, of Los Deliveristas Unidos, pictured left, joined Mayor Zohran Mamdani to announce the settlement. The settlement is the largest labor enforcement action in NYC history. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 22Woman at center of Grand Central commuter chaos arraigned on felony charges
A Metro-North train at a platform in Grand Central Terminal on Dec. 14, 2022 in New York City Prosecutors say Hannah Santero’s behavior on a Metro-North Railroad train last week led multiple passengers to believe she had a firearm or an explosive, according to the criminal…
Gothamist
Published September 22NYPD searches for Rockaway teen's alleged killer
Malakai Adams, 14, was shot and killed on Monday at the Ocean Bay Apartments in the Rockaways, according to police. Police are looking for the hooded suspect they say gunned down Malakai Adams, 14, on Monday afternoon. [ more › ]