A bill making its way through the City Council has split the ranks of Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union, with union officials criticizing the legislation and rank-and-file …
Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes and pleas to "never forget," 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. The loss still felt immediate to Bonita Mentis, who …
Mayor Eric Adams and the city schools chancellor announced plans to train 650 school safety agents throughout the coming school year — and a possible pathway for safety agents and other civilian …
After nine years of college studies, Tom Reingold found the rigors of coursework too difficult and dropped out of Hunter College in 1987 without receiving a degree. He went on to work in …
Even 21 years after the Twin Towers collapsed, 9/11 remains a raw memory for Joe Calderone. Calderone, at the time an investigative editor at the Daily News, got to ground zero a day after the …
Workers at a John Catsimatidis-owned oil company who were fired after they went on strike last year must be offered their jobs back, according to a settlement between the firm and the National Labor …
Martin Vazquez, 39, held out his hand out for his wife Sofia, 37, as she stepped out of a pedicab on Central Park South on Labor Day. The married couple of eight years consciously chose for their …
We’re number one. Amid a recent wave of organizing campaigns across the country, New York City had the highest rate of newly-unionized private-sector workers, according to a recent report.Between …
A former NYPD cop was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison for striking a Washington, D.C., police officer with a flagpole during the violent Jan. 6 takeover of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of …
Much has changed since Frank Ciccone joined the ranks of what was then the New York City Housing Authority Police Department. Call them the bad old days. Despite recent headlines suggesting …
A number of NYPD officers are suing the city, claiming that officials’ responses to their requests for religious exemptions from the vaccine mandate were a sham. The suits, filed in Manhattan …
New York City taxi drivers who owe hundreds of thousands of dollars on loans they took out to operate yellow cabs will see their burdens reduced substantially under a debt relief program announced …
The city is moving to terminate more than 1,000 educators and dozens of firefighters who have failed to comply with coronavirus vaccine requirements.About 1,300 unvaccinated public-school employees …
The City University of New York has seen a 40 percent reduction in campus peace officers and campus security assistants, leaving campuses vulnerable. Prior to the pandemic, CUNY staffed about …
Staten Island Ferry engineers should be getting paid the same as mariners working similar jobs on open-sea cargo vessels, according to findings by an administrative law judge, a decision that could …
He was lauded for his performance as a union delivery truck driver turned mob hitman in Martin Scorsese’s 2019 period epic, “The Irishman.” But Robert De Niro is getting no plaudits from …
Despite ever-increasing demand for mental-health services in city public schools, more than a quarter do not have a social worker on staff, the state comptroller’s office has found. Last fall, …
The city is launching a training initiative that will provide opportunities for low-income residents in long-term careers in the construction and industrial sectors.The program, called the New York …
Four years ago, about 59,000 people who spent time at ground zero following the September 11 attacks were living with illnesses, disorders and injuries attributable to toxins released by the collapse …
Following prolonged negotiations and, in May, a public denunciation of the MTA’s negotiation process, workers in the MTA’s Career and Salary Division have a new contract. The new deal, which …
In the bloody years when killings peaked in New York City, Detective Louis Scarcella built a reputation for closing cases.A second-generation cop who smoked cigars, ran marathons, worked a side job …
The collective-bargaining agreements for about 30,000 nurses across the state are set to expire between Dec. 31 and next March.
Classes with low enrollment are at risk of being canceled at a number of campuses within the City University of New York, putting students' academic progress and faculty jobs in jeopardy, according …
Noting both the spike in crime citywide and relaxed Covid guidelines from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NYPD unions are urging Mayor Eric Adams to rehire cops who were fired …
The contract entanglement between the crews that run the Staten Island Ferry and the city could be closer to resolution following the acceptance by the mariners’ union of Mayor Eric Adams’ offer …
