Amazon Refused to Put Adequate Safety Measures in Place, Retaliated Against Workers Who Reported Safety Concerns
New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks at Wegmans opening day celebration at Brooklyn Navy Yard. – New York, NY – October 27, 2019 (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Amazon over its failures to provide adequate health and safety measures for employees at the company’s New York facilities and Amazon’s […]
On Tuesday, the 2nd Circuit rejected unions’ appeal to keep NYPD discipline records secret. ProPublica published thousands of those files last year. “The cat is not only out of the bag, it’s running around the streets,” one judge noted then.
By Eric Umansky, ProPublica A federal appeals court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling allowing New York officials to release police discipline records that had been kept secret for decades. In the wake of protests over the killing of George Floyd last spring, New York state repealed its controversial 50-a law that had shielded […]
Vote NYC Arrow on Election Day in the Upper East Side of New York City. – New York, NY/ USA – November 2, 2020 (Shutterstock) BY Clifford Michel, THE CITY New York election law is clear: Feb. 14 — Valentine’s Day — of each year is the final day for voters to change their party registration […]
By Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat, THE CITY New York City’s middle school students will return to their campuses on Feb. 25, education department officials told principals on Monday. Middle school teachers will return the day before to ready their classrooms, and they will be prioritized to receive coronavirus vaccinations during the mid-winter […]
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer speaks during National Action Network 2019 convention at Sheraton Times Square. – New York, NY – April 3, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Sally Goldenberg and Joe Anuta, Politico NEW YORK — Actor Scarlett Johansson blasted an email in December seeking donations for New York City mayoral candidate Scott Stringer, citing […]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during Martin Luther King celebration at NAN headquarters. – New York, NY – January 18, 2021 (Shutterstock) “We need wartime mass production here in America” NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio today released the following statement calling for the United States of America to compel Pfizer and Moderna […]
“When I say ‘experts’ in air quotes, it sounds like I’m saying I don’t really trust the experts,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said of pandemic policies. “Because I don’t.”
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a Coronavirus Briefing At Northwell Feinstein Institute For Medical Research on May 06, 2020 in Manhasset, New York. (Shutterstock) By J. David Goodman, Joseph Goldstein and Jesse McKinley, NY Times The deputy commissioner for public health at the New York State Health Department resigned in late summer. Soon […]
By Ann Choi and Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY When Sheila Lewandowski moved to Long Island City in the late 1990s, she appreciated the “sense of space and light” in the western Queens neighborhood, once defined by factories, warehouses, and a mix of blue collar workers and creative types like herself. Now, high-rise buildings erected over […]
A worker verifies eligibility and registration of people in line to get COVID-19 vaccine at NYC Health Department Vaccine Hub at Hillcrest High School in Queens. – New York, NY – January 10, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat, THE CITY While teachers across New York City raced to sign up for coronavirus vaccines this […]
By Mary Campbell Losing your job is already one of the most devastating things that can happen to you. And, unfortunately, many people who become unemployed face significant financial difficulties. For example, you may have trouble paying your rent/mortgage, making car payments, repaying student loans, and buying groceries and other necessities. Luckily, most American workers […]
