Trump Village in Coney Island was the first property that former president Donald Trump worked on as a developer, helping his father, Fred Trump, build the seven 23-story towers in 1964, one of many …

When Hank Kalet got his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in the 1980s, the vast majority of his instructors were full-time professors who either had tenure or were on track to get …

A year after City Council legislation was introduced that would prohibit 24-hour shifts for home health aides, workers and advocates are frustrated the bill has not been adopted into law.The “No …

Two of the city’s five pension systems announced plans to divest from fossil fuel investments by 2040 and to also pressure private market managers to set goals to combat climate change, the city …

Six days after securing a robust new contract for his members, Patrick J. Lynch, who for 24 years has fiercely and sometimes brashly advocated for NYPD officers and his profession, said he would be …

FDNY union leaders are gearing up for their own negotiations following the announcement last week of a tentative eight-year labor agreement between the city and the Police Benevolent Association, …

While discussions on bail reform are consuming much of Albany’s oxygen as lawmakers look to finalize a budget, legislative priorities not yet included in the spending plan have been put …

City Council members slammed an order issued last week by the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget for agencies to slash their budgets.Agencies must reduce their spending by 4 percent annually …

A John Catsimatidis-owned heating oil company continues to play hardball with the union representing its delivery drivers, refusing to sign a statewide master labor contract, according to the head of …

Following a nearly six-year impasse with city labor officials, the Police Benevolent Association and the Adams administration have hammered out an agreement that will significantly bridge the salary …

Despite the city’s recently signed agreement with managed-care company Aetna, retired municipal workers are vowing a fight to keep their current and preferred coverage.  Hundreds of retirees …

The chair of the City Council’s Oversight and Investigations Committee has called on city administrators to loosen restrictions that hamper agencies from filling vacancies, mandates she said had …

UPS must hand over contact details for more than 10,000 seasonal employees to allow a Teamsters local to investigate suspicions that the shipping giant shorted the workers on pay during the 2021-22 …

District Council 37 members have overwhelmingly ratified a contract that includes 16.21 percent compounded raises across the life of the five-year deal, the first labor agreement concluded by the …

Fire protection inspectors have been at the forefront of the FDNY’s growing battle against fires caused by lithium-ion batteries by responding to calls for potential violations of the fire code, …

The city’s effort to switch its municipal retirees from a traditional, government-run Medicare program to a privately administered Medicare Advantage plan, underway for years, has been beset by …

Outside the David Geffen Hall on Sunday, orchestra musicians who typically perform inside Lincoln Center’s hallowed halls staged an impromptu concert — for a first contract. The freelance …

At a February ceremony inside Queens Borough Hall, Firefighter Regina Wilson once again took the reins of the Vulcan Society, the 83-year-old fraternal order of Black firefighters, which she led …

Nurses and their unions are urging the city and state to increase investments in hospitals to help correct a persistent staffing crisis.The New York State Nurses Association demonstrated last week in …

Contrary to city officials’ contentions, giving municipal retirees the option to keep their preferred, premium-free health-care benefits would yield substantial cost-savings for the city, a policy …

Most had come from Romania, Russia, Austria or Italy. Some had been in New York only a few months, even weeks. All toiled inside one of the city’s most notorious sweatshops, on the top three floors …

Calling the right to strike a crucial mechanism for securing fair contracts, the Transport Workers Union of America and TWU Local 100 have enlisted lawmakers in a bid to amend state law and  …

Amid a recent wave of violence near schools, the city Independent Budget Office found that the number of school safety agents has dropped 24 percent since the start of the pandemic. There were about …

New York has made progress towards closing the gender pay gap but still has work to do, a report from the governor’s office released on Equal Pay Day indicated.The state’s gender pay gap for …

The state and city university systems are facing “desperate financial conditions” and need additional funding for operating expenses, better faculty-to-student ratios and other proposals in the …