Now Hiring: Emergency Snow Laborers for Winter Season Snow Laborers Crucial in Clearing Snow and Ice After Big Winter Storms; New for this Season: Advance Online Registration Required The New York City Department of Sanitation has announced that registration is now open for those interested in working as Emergency Snow Laborers for the upcoming […]
Using Spanish and English, street signs remind people to participate in the 2020 US Census. – Phoenix, Ariz. / US – October 1, 2020 (Shutterstock) A recent Supreme Court decision allowed the Trump Administration to change the Census 2020 deadline to Thursday Oct. 15. Cutting the response time for New York City to TOMORROW, OCT. […]
With only 20 days until Election Day, the NYC Central Labor Council is conducting phone banks twice weekly to support the Labor 2020 program. Visit https://bit.ly/LaborVotes to sign up for shifts today! #NYCLaborVotes! Join with our Union brothers and sisters across the five boroughs to encourage other union members to vote in the upcoming election.
By Eileen Grench, THE CITY A bill that would curb the secretive collecting of kids’ DNA by cops is set to hit the City Council Thursday. The measure aims to “prohibit any member of the NYPD from collecting a DNA sample from a minor prior to the lawful arrest of such minor without the consent […]
David and Joyce Dinkins attend 2011 US Open opening night ceremonies at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 29, 2011 in Flushing, New York. – FLUSHING, NY – AUGUST 29 (Shutterstock) By Eyewitness News NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — The wife of former New York City Mayor David Dinkins has passed […]
NEW YORK, NY – Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Lorelei Salas today announced a settlement agreement with Los Olivos, a food distributor based in Farmingdale, NY, to resolve violations of the NYC Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law. The settlement requires the company to pay $22,000 to an NYC-based worker who was wrongfully terminated […]
NY Mayor Bill de Blasio, right, and Richard A. Carranza, Dept. of Education Schools Chancellor at a press conference in the Blue Room in NYC Hall. – New York NY/USA-January 17, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat and Reema Amin, Chalkbeat, THE CITY In a stunning statement, leaders of the union representing New York City […]
PSA is part of NYC Census 2020 campaign to reach historically undercounted New Yorkers before the 2020 Census self-response period ends September 30, 2020 Link to PSA: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iLwvy_ocjI5IJubRTE_1-gu93GahWNe6/view Actor VICTOR WILLIAMS at the world premiere of Shade, in Hollywood. April 6, 2004 (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – Today, NYC Census 2020 released a new PSA featuring actor Victor […]
By Victoria Falk The Coronavirus pandemic has not only wreaked havoc over people’s physical and mental well-being; it also has devastating effects on people’s finances. Over the last few months, many businesses have closed, and many of those who have jobs have not been able to get to work due to enforced social distancing. According […]
Mayor de Blasio arrives for a press briefing at Bronx Collaborative High School – New York, NY – August 26, 2020 (Shutterstock) NEW YORK—Mayor de Blasio today announced the launch of the Pandemic Response Lab (PRL), a facility dedicated to processing COVID-19 tests within 24-48 hours for NYC Health + Hospitals. Based in the Alexandria […]