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State Senate Labor chair wants the mayor's job

Even as he contends with investigations, legal challenges and top-level staff departures, Mayor Eric Adams’ road to re-election is looking increasingly bumpy, with the number of challengers for the …
Two former FDNY chiefs were arrested Monday on charges that they solicited nearly $200,000 dollars in bribes between 2021 and 2023 in exchange for providing building owners and property developers …
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A shortage of inspectors has resulted in a 17-percent drop in the number of restaurants inspected over the last fiscal year, according to the recently published Mayor’s Management Report. During …
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The head of the NYPD sergeants’ union says the city’s latest contract offer is significantly unfair given that its pay scale in many cases provides newly promoted sergeants a lower salary than …
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined Wednesday to endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president, saying neither candidate had sufficient support from the 1.3 million-member …
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Jeff Oshins, the president of District Council 37 Local 3005, resigned from his post Sept. 11, just days before the union was set to hold a special meeting to discuss divesting members’ pensions …
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First responders suffering from illnesses related to the September 11th terrorist attacks could finally learn what the city knew about the toxic cloud that lingered above ground zero for months after …
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NYC woman challenges pageants rules banning mothers from competitions FREE
A New York woman is challenging the longstanding rules of Miss America and Miss World that disqualify mothers from their beauty pageants. Danielle Hazel said Monday that she's always dreamed of …
Bird Union, Audubon reach tentative contract agreement
The union representing about 260 workers and the National Audubon Society have reached a tentative contract agreement, averting a planned employee walkout that had been scheduled for three days last …
To protect workers, NLRB, DOJ team up
Federal labor law is the groundwork that guarantees workers will get a fair shake in the workplace, and it’s that foundation that has guided Jennifer Abruzzo during her tenure as the National Labor …
U.S. commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus, and politics in view FREE
The ceremony marking 23 years since the Sept. 11 attacks began at ground zero early Wednesday morning with a tolling bell and moment of silence. But Sept. 11 — the date when hijacked plane attacks …
Ex-DOE exec gets 2 years for serving tainted chicken to students
A former city Department of Education official was sentenced to two years in prison following his conviction on corruption and bribery charges for trading payments from a food vendor in return for …
Law360 editorial staff walk out on strike
Editorial staff at the legal news website Law360 walked out on an unfair labor practice strike Tuesday morning following a year and a half of bargaining that failed to result in a contract. The …
Out of style? City's fashion industry losing jobs FREE
As designers debuted their spring-summer 2025 collections on the runways during New York Fashion Week, a recently published report found that the city’s fashion industry has lost about 30 percent …
Former DEP cops shut out of retro pay
Dozens of former city Department of Environmental Police Division officers are being denied back pay because they left the agency before the ratification of a lengthy retroactive contract between …
UAW staff file unfair labor practice charges against union
Staff organizers in the United Auto Workers have filed an unfair labor practice charge against the union after it declined to renew the employment of one outspoken organizer.  The UAW Region 9A …
LIE overpass renaming honors late NYPD detective FREE
The Halsey Manor Road overpass of the Long Island Expressway in the Brookhaven hamlet of Manorville has been renamed the “NYPD Detective Brian P. Simonsen Memorial Bridge” in honor of the fallen …
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To the editor: Now that NYPD Police Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned, the question will be what other heads in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration will be lopped off in the wake of the …
To the editor: Projection is a psychological term that describes a person attributing his or her faults to someone else. When Donald Trump claimed that Kamala Harris lied throughout the debate, he …
To the editor:  Given Donald Trump’s obsession with fictional characters such as Hannibal Lecter, I wondered which one best described his performance at the Sept. 10 debate. Two immediately …
To the editor: Mayor Adams, and his Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch are taking advantage of NYC residents living in buildings of one to nine units. They are imposing an unreasonable requirement …
To the editor: Eric Adams has character flaws that have negatively impacted his performance as mayor.: his use of race to buttress his positions, and his ethically challenged behavior as well as the …
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The leopard frog and eastern perch are not alone FREE

What have the Atlantic leopard frog and the eastern pirate perch have in common with optimistic New Yorkers? All are endangered. So is the slimy eel, which is surprising, since legacy politicians are …
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Sour cherry tort FREE

A friend of mine, who looked like a vicious caricature from Duck Dynasty, used to answer people who asked why a tough guy like him chose such an unmanly hobby (this was during the pre-enlightenment …

Adams' fidelity to the NYPD getting a severe test FREE

Scandals in the police department seldom bode well for the mayors of New York City. Seventy-five years ago this month, the arrest of a well-known bookmaker by the name of Harry Gross quickly brought …
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Advantages of a “529” college savings program FREE

What can be better than lowering your taxes? With a “529” plan, you have no federal tax obligation once your money's invested in your account. But the best part is that your earnings grow federal …
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When are IRA withdrawals penalty-free? FREE

Many IRA owners are aware they can be hit hard with penalty fees if they withdraw money from their accounts early. IRA owners should make every effort to avoid taking money out of their retirement …
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Lookup tool to check your property tax exemption status goes live FREE

It used to be that you had to wait for months to hear from the city’s Finance Department after you applied for any kind of tax exemption. A new electronic tool now allows you to check the status of …
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