“A voluntary public option for jobs, offering living wages, benefits, health care and union protections, would raise the wage floor and stabilize the economy during downturns.”
“Delivery work is very dangerous, and we have virtually no protections. The very least app companies can do is promote tipping by making it an up-front, clear option for customers.”
“The very forces contributing to a worsening housing emergency are also impacting the workers tasked with solving that crisis. Those who work to find permanent and safe apartments for the…
“In the city’s hands for almost three decades, the vacant, landmarked Kingsbridge Armory—the world’s largest, built in 1917 for the National Guard—is still empty, despite a deal seemingly sealed in…
“People who do this work love it. You have to love working with people,” says State Assemblymember Karines Reyes, who is a nurse. But she adds, “If you can get…
“It’s not enough to help people meet their basic needs. There must be a full-scale effort to develop policies and programs that materially improve wages and earnings, educational experiences and…
As part of an Obama administration bid to create more transit-centered development, the Brooklyn neighborhood may see a rezoning to encourage housing and retail.
Incumbent Sara Gonzalez faces a challenge in a district where the Gowanus Canal is a big issue—and where the Jobs for New York PAC has laid down its largest marker.
A diverse field is vying to replace Michael Nelson, one of the longest-serving members of the City Council, and represent a district hit hard by the superstorm.