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Unions Sue to Reverse Trump’s Dismantling of Labor Mediation Agency
Unions representing teachers, federal workers and healthcare workers are seeking to reverse the Trump administration’s gutting of a little-known federal agency that provides crucial mediation services to help resolve labor disputes between workers and employers. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan on Monday, seeks to reverse cuts at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation […]
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City Council Sues Eric Adams Over Executive Order Allowing ICE Back Onto Rikers Island
The New York City Council is suing Mayor Eric Adams over an executive order signed last week that allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies to operate out of an office on Rikers Island. In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan State Supreme Court Tuesday, attorneys for the council argue Adams violated two provisions […]
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Federal Cuts Shrink Heating and AC Aid Program, Leaving New Yorkers in the Cold
Mike Knerr was excited to move into his Washington Heights apartment in September 2023, but coming off a hot summer, he faced a looming problem: his building didn’t have central air conditioning, and he didn’t have an AC unit — or the money to buy one. Knerr, who is HIV-positive, was out of work as […]
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Cuomo Mayoral Campaign Denied Millions in Matching Funds
Mayoral aspirant and former governor Andrew Cuomo was denied more than $2 million in public matching campaign funds Tuesday, which could hurt his primary election chances two months before the June primary. The former governor was conspicuously not on the list of mayoral candidates that will receive millions of dollars in 8-to-1 public matches of […]
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How an Indicted Tow Trucker Gained Entree to the Top of the Adams Administration
In another mayoral administration, Mike Mazzio might have had a tough time opening doors at City Hall as he campaigned for a potentially lucrative contract for his truck-towing company. For one thing, Mazzio had been charged by the Manhattan District Attorney in an indictment alleging that he participated in a mobbed-up “fraudulent monopoly” that controlled […]
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