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Published September 24New Era Young Lords organize East Harlem signature drive for Johanna Fernández and Denise Oliver-Vélez street namings
Young Lords organize East Harlem signature drive for street namings honoring Johanna Fernández and Denise Oliver-Vélez.
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 › ]
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Published September 22[sponsor] Times 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 › ]
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Published September 24DoorDash to pay $131M for underpaying delivery workers in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — DoorDash will pay $131.5 million to settle claims that it underpaid delivery workers in New York City.
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…
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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 › ]
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…
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Published 5 hours agoNJ governor asks Caldwell, her second in command, to resign
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said it is “in the best interest” for Garden State residents for Dale Caldwell to step down, after releasing a report that confirmed scathing allegations of inappropriate comments made by him. [ more › ]
THE CITY
Published 6 hours ago‘Inhumane’: Judge Permanently Limits Capacity in ICE Holding Cells at 26 Federal Plaza
A federal judge has permanently capped the number of detainees who can be held at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding cells inside 26 Federal Plaza, siding with immigrant rights advocates who sued over squalid conditions on the building’s 10th floor. The permanent…
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Published 7 hours agoNYC Ditches Federal Homeless Veterans Program, Citing Concern for Transgender Vets
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration is pulling out of a federal program meant to help veterans transition out of homelessness, alleging the Trump administration would have required New York City to discriminate against transgender vets seeking shelter to receive the funding.…
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Published 7 hours agoMore Than 100 Arrested Protesting Netanyahu at United Nations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Mayor Zohran Mamdani an anti-semite during a contentious speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, as more than 100 protesters, including Democratic House candidates, entertainers and other elected officials, were arrested…
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Published 8 hours agoEx-NJ Sen. Bob Menendez trying to get his 'gold bars' corruption conviction tossed
Former Sen. Bob Menendez arrives for his sentencing at Manhattan Federal Court on Jan. 29, 2025. Menendez is currently serving an 11-year sentence in a federal prison. [ more › ]