By Maurizio Guerrero, Documented NY Janusz Zdybel, a 33-year-old immigrant from Poland, died while working inside a church a decade ago. Zdybel was installing a safety net under the ceiling of the St. Paul the Apostle church on the Upper West Side in Manhattan in October 2011 when he plunged 12 stories to his death […]
In Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Manhattan and Long Island, more than a dozen say insurance payouts got pocketed by a home improvement company that left their homes incomplete or even uninhabitable. Authorities are contemplating action.
By Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY More than three years ago, a fire that started in a neighbor’s property ravaged Anne McNeill’s Brooklyn brownstone. She hoped the incinerated interior would be quickly repaired. She wanted to return to her three-story home, in the Stuyvesant Heights historic district on Macdonough Street. A month after the fire, McNeill […]
Join the team that helps move New York! MTA bus operators are responsible for driving New York City buses safely and efficiently. They must follow agency rules, New York State law, and New York City traffic regulations. Bus operators can work for different agencies. There is the MTA Bus Company, which operates local, express, and […]
Governor Kathy Hochul today signed a domestic violence legislative package into law. Legislation S.1557/A.4496 requires the release of individuals from utility corporation services in instances of domestic violence. Legislation S.1555A/A.465-A will make it easier for a victim of domestic violence to apply to have their voter registration records sealed from public view. “My mother worked with […]
The altercation in New York City highlights a deeper problem — and mask mandates are a canary in the coal mine.
By Matthew Guariglia, historian of race, policing and state power On Tuesday, a man named Andrew Gilbert approached two New York police officers in a Manhattan subway station and asked why they weren’t wearing masks, in accordance with police department and city public transit policy. As bystanders filmed, the unmasked officers forced Gilbert off the […]
Essential and Excluded Workers and Community Advocates call on Governor Hochul and the NYS Legislature to take immediate steps to expand funding for the Excluded Workers Fund and adjust application regulations so they are flexible for those who were unable to apply due to lack of documentation.
LONG ISLAND, New York: Long Island members of the Excluded Workers Fund Coalition demanded that Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature take immediate steps to expand funding for the EWF and adjust application regulations so they are flexible for those who were unable to apply due to lack of documentation. Thousands of […]
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio, DocumentedNY Twelve workers at a Long Island vineyard became the first agricultural workers to form part of a labor union in New York State. On Sept. 27, the New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) certified Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW, to represent these workers, who are employed at Pindar […]
By Deanna Garcia, Undocumented NY About 30 law school students and immigrant advocates gathered in front of the LexisNexis office in Midtown East on Thursday to protest the legal research firm’s $16.8 million contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Demonstrators are asking for an end to ICE contracts and urging New York University and other law schools […]
By Rommel H. Ojeda, Documented NY Over 200 community members, immigrant advocates, and elected representatives gathered at Washington Square Park on Tuesday to demand Gov. Kathy Hochul add more funds to the rapidly dwindling Excluded Workers Fund (EWF) program. The rally was organized by the EWF coalition, which is comprised of more than 100 community […]
Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) speaks at a rally against hate in Columbus Park in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan on April 3, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Rommel H. Ojeda, Documented NY Chinatown was buzzing with activity more than usual on Sunday, as hundreds of protestors chanted “Save Jing Fong,” “How do you […]