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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 › ]
Gothamist
Published September 22NY, NJ sue Trump admin over deals to scrap offshore wind projects
The Thorntonbank wind farm, an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Hochul called the settlements with two offshore wind companies illegal “pay-not-to-play” schemes. [ more › ]
Bronx Times
Published September 22Renaissance Youth Center celebrates $7 million investment and new home in the South Bronx
You may have heard the band “Music with a Message” perform on Good Morning America, at Lincoln Center, Yankee Stadium, or even Carnegie Hall. But today, the band performed at their home, the Renaissance Youth Center, celebrating major renovations announcements to their permanent…
Bronx Times
Published September 22City expands outreach to two more ZIP codes amid South Bronx Legionnaires’ outbreak
The New York City Health Department has expanded its community outreach to two additional South Bronx ZIP codes as it continues investigating a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease that has now sickened 22 people and killed two. The department announced Saturday that it was expanding…
THE CITY
Published September 22‘We’re Going To Act’: NYC Health Officials Pledge Response to Federal Medicaid Cuts
This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. A major tax and spending package President Donald Trump signed into law last year will slash federal Medicaid spending by nearly $1 trillion over the next…
THE CITY
Published September 22‘We Screwed Up’: DoorDash to Pay $131.5 Million to Stiffed NYC Delivery Workers
Delivery giant DoorDash agreed to pay a $131.5 million settlement after New York’s worker and consumer protection agency found the company had unlawfully withheld wages from thousands of delivery workers who were paid late or not at all. A majority of the settlement funds will go…
Gothamist
Published September 22NYC’s creative workers are increasingly self-employed, report says
While the number of arts industry jobs are growing nationally, they’re shrinking in the city. [ more › ]
Bronx Times
Published September 22DoorDash to pay at least $131.5M after NYC finds it underpaid 260,000 workers
DoorDash will pay at least $131.5 million to settle a New York City investigation that found the delivery giant failed to properly pay more than 260,000 workers, a record enforcement action that will also force changes to how the company tracks and pays delivery workers in the…
Gothamist
Published September 22Times Travel Turns One Times Square Into an Immersive Trip Through the History of the NYE Ball Drop
Whether or not you're brave enough for the real thing on December 31, Times Travel and the Ball Experience upgrade for those who want to get even closer might be the closest you'll get to the center of it all, any day of the year. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 22Nearly 200K NY home care workers to decide whether to unionize with 1199SEIU
It would be the largest unionization of workers through a single election in U.S. history. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 22Flight fiasco lingers as delays at JFK, LaGuardia and EWR persist after cable cutting incident
Travelers watch the flights screen at JFK Airport. New Jersey Transit, and US Transportation secretary Sean Duffy have weighed in on the cause. [ more › ]