Hochul Sends in the Troops: State Police, National Guard to Do Subway Bag Checks

Hochul Sends in the Troops: State Police, National Guard to Do Subway Bag Checks

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Jose Martinez | March 6, 2024 Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced the latest in a series of subway safety initiatives, placing MTA police officers, state troopers and 750 National Guard members at some of the city’s busiest stations to conduct bag checks. Following some headline-grabbing incidents underground […]

Grieving Families Act Reintroduced in Senate

Grieving Families Act Reintroduced in Senate

Listen to the interview with New York State Trial Lawyers Association President, David Scher, here: New York State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Chair of the NYS Senate Judiciary Committee, reintroduced the Grieving Families Act (2024-S8485) on Monday, landmark legislation that reforms and modernizes New York’s antiquated wrongful death statute. The legislature passed the bill with overwhelming bipartisan support […]

Attorney General James Sues Citibank for Failing to Protect and Reimburse Victims of Electronic Fraud

Attorney General James Sues Citibank for Failing to Protect and Reimburse Victims of Electronic Fraud

Editorial credit: DW labs Incorporated / Shutterstock.com NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today sued Citibank, N.A. (Citi) for failing to protect and refusing to reimburse victims of fraud. The lawsuit alleges that Citi does not implement strong online protections to stop unauthorized account takeovers, misleads account holders about their rights after their […]

Protecting Workers: DCWP Settles with Six Major Companies Over Workplace Violations

Protecting Workers: DCWP Settles with Six Major Companies Over Workplace Violations

Editorial credit: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com NEW YORK, NY – Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga today announced nearly $3 million in relief secured for workers from six major businesses to resolve violations of the City’s workplace laws: White Castle, Taco Bell, Domino’s Pizza, Amazon, Farm Country grocery store, and Public Preparatory […]

Opinion: Struggling NYC Delivery Workers Finally Got a Raise—And App Companies Are Punishing Us For It

Opinion: Struggling NYC Delivery Workers Finally Got a Raise—And App Companies Are Punishing Us For It

At the end of 2023, New York food delivery workers won a huge victory with an increase in our minimum wage. In response, app companies immediately conspired to push us back down. Now, customer tips we rely on to survive are on the line. The State Supreme Court’s November decision to uphold the city’s new law to […]

Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition to Stop Sales of Military-Grade Ammunition Used in Mass Shootings

Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition to Stop Sales of Military-Grade Ammunition Used in Mass Shootings

Federally Funded Factory Produced Ammunition Used at Tops Supermarket Shooting in Buffalo and Other Recent Mass Shootings NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James led a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to investigate recent reports that a federally funded contractor has produced military-grade […]

City Hall Scrambles to Send Migrant Families From Tent Shelter to Sleep in a School During Severe Storm

City Hall Scrambles to Send Migrant Families From Tent Shelter to Sleep in a School During Severe Storm

The city evacuated migrants from Floyd Bennett Field while a major storm brought strong rain and winds, Jan. 9, 2023. Credit: Alex Krales/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan and Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat | January 10, 2024 Officials hastily moved hundreds of families living at the Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter in Brooklyn early Tuesday evening as a powerful storm […]

NYS Workers’ Compensation Board Joins State Effort to Protect Undocumented Workers During Labor Investigations

NYS Workers’ Compensation Board Joins State Effort to Protect Undocumented Workers During Labor Investigations

By WCB | January 8, 2024 WCB Will Partner with State, Federal Authorities to Gain Temporary Protection for Workers Exercising Their Right to File Workers’ Compensation Claims Builds on Governor Kathy Hochul’s Commitment to Protecting Workers in New York State – Regardless of Immigration Status The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) has joined […]

Migrant Families and Schools Brace for Wave of Shelter Evictions

Migrant Families and Schools Brace for Wave of Shelter Evictions

Migrant families being moved to and from the Roosevelt Hotel ahead of reaching a 60-day shelter limit. Credit: Alex Krales/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan, Michael Elsen-Rooney, and Chalkbeat | January 8, 2024 Thousands of migrant families with school-aged children will begin having their time in city shelters run out starting Tuesday this week as the first 60-day […]

NYC’s Tab for Migrants: Budget Watchdog Says it’ll Sting Less than Forecast

NYC’s Tab for Migrants: Budget Watchdog Says it’ll Sting Less than Forecast

Editorial credit: Luis War / Shutterstock.com By Arya Sundaram | December 15, 2023 | Gothamist New York City’s budget watchdog estimates it will cost $6 billion to 7.8 billion to care for the city’s migrants over the next two years, up to $4.8 billion less than what the mayor’s office forecast in August. The new Independent Budget […]

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