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Sanitation Workers Anticipate Payout Over Botched Overtime System
Sanitation Workers Anticipate Payout Over Botched Overtime System
The law firm representing the workers has won at least 21 similar cases, resulting in payouts totaling more than $165 million.
Callum Foote
Sep 24
Investigations Strain City Hall as Pressure Mounts on Eric Adams’ Administration
Investigations Strain City Hall as Pressure Mounts on Eric Adams’ Administration
The four federal investigations into the New York City mayor and his officials are taking a toll on municipal workers.
Eleanor Hildebrandt
Sep 24
Now Reimbursed by Medicaid, Doulas Adjust to a More Complicated Future
Now Reimbursed by Medicaid, Doulas Adjust to a More Complicated Future
They worry about paperwork and licensing issues, even as they welcome more low-income mothers who can benefit from their services.
Benjamin Rubin
Sep 23
A Queens Composter Is Evicted, Just as the City Ramps Up Curbside Pickup
A Queens Composter Is Evicted, Just as the City Ramps Up Curbside Pickup
Big Reuse was ordered to vacate its site under the Queensboro Bridge as the city builds a small park nearby.
Roman Broszkowski
Sep 23
City Set to Release New Math Curriculum Guidelines
City Set to Release New Math Curriculum Guidelines
The controversial curriculum has been especially challenging for teachers with English language learners and special education students.
Leonardo Bevilacqua
Sep 23
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Bilingual Teacher Shortage Overwhelms City’s Educators
Bilingual Teacher Shortage Overwhelms City’s Educators
New York City public school teachers are grappling with a rising number of English language learners in their classrooms.
Jessica Shuran Yu
Sep 21
How Immigrants Who Suffered Labor Violations Can Stay in the U.S.
How Immigrants Who Suffered Labor Violations Can Stay in the U.S.
A federal program provides a work permit to some undocumented workers for up to four years.
Nuria Diaz Munoz
Sep 19
Chinese Migrants Find Purpose Preserving Tiananmen Legacy
Chinese Migrants Find Purpose Preserving Tiananmen Legacy
The June 4th Tiananmen Memorial Museum opened last year in Midtown Manhattan.
Huiyee Chiew
Sep 18
City’s Law on AI Hiring Tools Prompts Wary Employers to Step Back
City’s Law on AI Hiring Tools Prompts Wary Employers to Step Back
The law requires employers to publish yearly audits assessing the AI tools they use for screening applicants.
Riddhi Setty
Sep 18
St. Mary’s Hospital Workers Push for Higher Wages
St. Mary’s Hospital Workers Push for Higher Wages
Employees say their raises haven’t kept up with those given to workers at other New York hospitals, much less inflation.
Julia Shannon-Grillo
Sep 15
Hotel Workers Say They Were Pressured to Attend Rally
Hotel Workers Say They Were Pressured to Attend Rally
The debate centers on a City Council bill that would stop hotels from using subcontractors as housekeepers and front-desk staff.
Justine Landis-Hanley
Sep 13
As Auto Membership Fades, UAW Turns to an Unlikely Ally: Academia
As Auto Membership Fades, UAW Turns to an Unlikely Ally: Academia
University workers now account for more than 25 percent of the UAW’s membership.
Curtis Brodner
Nov 4, 2023
City Rideshare Drivers Worry Over Electric-Vehicle Mandate
City Rideshare Drivers Worry Over Electric-Vehicle Mandate
High costs and a lack of charging stations are obstacles to the city’s ambitious green goals.
Peter Saalfield
Oct 31, 2023
Missing the ‘Vibes’ — Actors and Casting Directors Reflect on the Shift to Self-Tapes
Missing the ‘Vibes’ — Actors and Casting Directors Reflect on the Shift to Self-Tapes
Since the pandemic, in-person auditions have waned. Now, it’s often up to actors to film themselves.
Mukta Joshi
Oct 29, 2023
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