The de Blasio administration is moving to consolidate and expand its birth-to-five education programs. Will it take this opportunity to address a yawning gap between what city teachers and their nonprofit counterparts make?
According to its own statistics, OSHA is performing slightly more inspections, but finding fewer infractions per visit, issuing fewer violations overall, and, accounting for inflation, issuing smaller penalties.
The early statistics on Speaker Johnson’s appointments mirror the record on the other side of City Hall, where Mayor de Blasio’s hiring practices indicate major racial disparities.
While nail-salon workers and car-wash attendants seem to welcome the proposed boost in the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers, some restaurant servers worry they will lose money in the deal.
The New York, Brooklyn and Queens library systems are pushing for a boost in funding to keep up with the rising cost of books—and of complying with new rules around wages and healthcare.
The city says it is withholding the information to protect employee privacy. But the lawyer for two FDNY emergency medical unions is suing to get it to see whether the deck is stacked against their members.
The administration has taken a crucial leap toward a more effective human capital development system. But for it to realize its full potential—fulfilling the promise of opportunity for many thousands of New Yorkers—it needs to be fully funded and better focused.
The popular image of a gig economy worker is of a Milennial with little interest in traditional employment. But older workers, who have left or been forced from regular jobs, are a huge part of the sector.
From school safety to marine engineering, the city is offering tests for new workers and current employees looking to move up.
‘I really believe this is something of a win-win for everybody,’ said Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Buery in an exclusive interview with City Limits.