Whether it’s the flooding of basement apartments in the outer boroughs, deadly blizzards in Buffalo, heatwaves on Long Island or wildfire smoke blanketing skies across the state, New Yorkers have …
Later this month, more than 600 police officer recruits will conclude their academy training and join the NYPD. If convention is any guide, the rookie cops’ first assignment will be to patrol Times …
The nation’s wildland firefighters have once more been left to hang. Although the roughly 19,000 federal firefighters last year received substantial pay bumps of either $20,000 or 50 percent …
A city law barring discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations based on an individual’s weight or height took effect last week and was universally praised by members of the City …
Months after 300 workers at a trading card retailer owned by eBay voted to unionize, the e-commerce giant removed language from its human rights policy statement that committed the company to honor …
Postdoctoral workers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, who have been in negotiations for a first contract for more than a year, have set a Dec. 6 strike date. The Sinai Postdoctoral …
When the day is done for the tens of thousands people working in offices in the Empire State Building, at One World Trade Center, Hudson Yards and hundreds of other buildings in the city, cleaning …
Amid a rising number of on-the-job assaults of FDNY EMTs and paramedics, the City Council is considering two bills that would mandate that the department provide every member of their EMS services …
More than 2,000 vacant positions in the municipal workforce are being eliminated as part of the city’s recently announced budget cuts. Mandated to trim 5 percent from their budgets under the …
The Transport Workers Union and Metro-North Railroad have reached a tentative contract agreement for about 600 train mechanics, inspectors, cleaners and cabinet makers. And they will have to do it …
The FDNY, firefighters and their unions have sounded alarms about the results of a promotional exam they say were twice botched by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services. DCAS …
New Yorkers with a criminal history could have an easier time finding employment and housing opportunities thanks to the Clean Slate Act, which was signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul Thursday. …
Next year, for the first time ever, the FDNY’s age-eligible fire protection inspectors and fire alarm dispatchers will be able to take the promotional civil service exam and get a chance at …
The city’s looming budget crisis isn’t due to just increased spending associated with the migrant crisis – it’s also because of a growing number of unfunded city programs, State Comptroller …
Ten alleged members of the Gambino crime family and their associates were arrested Thursday, accused of using violence and intimidation to gain footholds in the city’s garbage carting and …
Elected officials and advocates are calling on the Adams administration to undo the cancellation of a 250-person class of school safety agents, citing the potential for violence, including from …
Last month, Mayor Eric Adams, standing behind a podium in the City Hall rotunda, proudly announced that his administration had reached a deal with Teamsters Local 831 , the Uniformed Sanitationmen's …
The housing affordability crisis gripping the city is pricing more and more working New Yorkers out of their neighborhoods, and pushing construction workers to demand a larger share of the pie from …
Unionized workers with the National Audubon Society converged on the New York City-based nonprofit’s leadership conference in Colorado last week to call on the conservation organization to bargain …
Despite the nation’s gender pay gap slightly narrowing over the past 25 years, the disparity remains stubbornly stagnant in New York City, according to a recent report. Last year, women in New York …
As dinner service neared its peak last Friday, more than 15 servers, bartenders and food runners walked out of the back entrance of ABC Cocina, Michelin-starred chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s …
In negotiations this fall with District Council 37 over teleworking policies, the NYPD requested the right to conduct compliance checks on NYPD employees working remotely to ensure that they are …
Shaun Francois’ win in the re-run officer election of District Council 37’s Local 372 has been upheld by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees’ judicial panel. …
A substantial but temporary pay boost for federal wildland firefighters will sunset in the coming weeks and some officials fear a massive exodus of experienced personnel, even as wildland fire …
The FDNY’s chief of emergency medical services said further budget cuts at the department could have a “significant effect” on response times for ambulance crews. In September, Mayor Eric Adams …