Council Overrides Mayoral Veto of Street Vendor and Delivery Worker Protection Bills

Council Overrides Mayoral Veto of Street Vendor and Delivery Worker Protection Bills

By: Haidee Chu and Claudia Irizarry Aponte | thecity.nyc | Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com The City Council on Wednesday voted to approve four bills aimed at strengthening on-the-job protections for street vendors and app-based grocery delivery workers — overriding vetoes by Mayor Eric Adams of three of those bills while passing a new one.  A supermajority […]

One in Six Children in Migrant Shelters With Time Limits Have Left the City School System

One in Six Children in Migrant Shelters With Time Limits Have Left the City School System

By Gwynne Hogan , THE CITY  | Editorial Credit: Mircea Moira / shutterstock.com  At a City Council hearing, migrants testified that disruption is a constant for families and kids subject to 60-day caps on stays. About 1,000 children — or nearly 15% of the 7,600 kids living in migrant shelters whose families got notices to leave […]