Congestion pricing is back on the map. And while the toll plan’s foremost purpose is to reduce traffic bottlenecks in Manhattan’s central business district, the money raised from the tolls is dedicated to funding MTA capital work, much of which...
Following a two-week period in which the FDNY responded to 271 brush fires in the city’s parks and nature areas, the department has formed a brush fire task force of fire marshals, fire inspectors, and tactical drone units in order to improve...
About 4,000 officers within two units of the State Police represented by the Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers have ratified three-year collective bargaining agreements providing annual 3-percent salary bumps, lump-sum...
Hoping to overcome a final sticking point in contract talks that could have far-reaching implications for booksellers in New York City, Barnes & Noble Union employees and others rallied for improved wages Thursday outside the retailer’s...
Workers at John F. Kennedy International, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International airports will receive three $0.75 raises to their minimum wage over the next three years under an expanded minimum wage policy proposed by the Port Authority of...
Members of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York rallied in downtown Brooklyn to advance their yearslong push to build an affordable housing project near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Unions representing construction...
A supervisor at Horizon Juvenile Center in the Bronx has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he beat a 16-year-old detainee and then tried to cover it up. Daquan Seymour, an associate youth development specialist who worked at the Bronx...
An 18-year-old state employee was killed Saturday by a falling tree while battling the Jennings Creek forest fire in Orange County, authorities said. Dariel Vasquez was assisting with fire line construction, according to Jeremy...
The NYPD, already facing recruitment challenges following record numbers of departures in recent years, could be further stretched thin in coming years. According to results of a recently completed academic survey, 22.8 percent of...
Only once since Mondale vs. Reagan in 1984 — a span covering nine presidential elections — had a Democratic presidential aspirant polled a smaller proportion of union votes than Kamala Harris did this year. According to exit polling, 54...
A vice president and representative at District Council 37’s New York Public Library Guild Local 1930 have brought charges against the union’s president, including one charge alleging that she ignored a motion to conduct over a decade’s worth of...
A ballot proposition that expands the power of The Mayor to direct the Department of Sanitation to clean public spaces – like highway medians and parks – was passed overwhelmingly by New York voters this week. The change to the New York City...
Attorney Jim Walden has worked as a federal prosecutor in narcotics and organized crime cases and represented powerful figures including Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Attorney General Letitia James. But it's the experience...
To help recruit and retain entry-level state workers, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that thousands working in professional traineeships will receive salary increases. About 2,100 individuals are participating in professional...
When Dennis Eisenberg was in college 40-some years ago, he aspired to be an editorial cartoonist. Post-college life, though, has its squiggly twists and turns and Eisenberg, through what he would …
Scabby the Rat is in the midst of an unprecedented month-long residency. An inflatable creature most commonly seen outside construction sites or side by side with striking workers, Scabby can now be …
The MTA is among rail transit agencies across the country that must now institute a workers protection program for persons who work on or around tracks. According to a newly published Federal Transit …
Northwell Health Laboratories workers participated in a picket outside of the health provider’s Little Neck Parkway facility last week as part of their push for a fair contract. About 100 lab …
Cleaners at Gertz Plaza Mall in Jamaica, Queens, are railing against a recent decision by the building’s owners to switch to a cleaning contractor that is moving to cut the workers’ wages and …
Tech workers at The New York Times walked out on strike Monday just ahead of expected Election Day spikes in visitors to the newspaper’s website and app traffic. More than 600 …
Recently introduced City Council legislation that would preserve New York City retirees’ current health care benefits is unlawful, the umbrella organization of municipal unions insists. …
When Antonio Morales was found unresponsive lying in a pool of his own blood early on the morning of Aug. 25, his daughter Maisha Morales immediately called 9-1-1 for an ambulance. She was assured by …
The head of the city’s cab driver union rebuked the Taxi and Limousine Commission for not moving fast enough on a proposed rule change that would better reflect the time that Uber and Lyft drivers …
Students are highly interested in working for the city, but demand far outpaces the number of internship and fellowship positions available. That was the takeaway of a City Council committee hearing …
Following months of deadlocked negotiations regarding pay scales, the Sergeants Benevolent Association has filed a declaration of impasse with the city’s Office of Labor Relations, which could pave …
