Court Clears Minimum Hourly Pay for NYC Food Delivery Workers

Court Clears Minimum Hourly Pay for NYC Food Delivery Workers

Deliveristas rally outside New York County Courthouse ahead of a hearing about minimum app pay rates, Aug. 3, 2023. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Claudia Irizarry Aponte | September 28, 2023 Judge affirms city rules mandating at least $17.96 an hour before tips for Uber, Grubhub and DoorDash workers, clearing New York as the first major […]

Immigrant Advocates Condemn Flyers Discouraging Asylum Seekers from Coming To New York City

Immigrant Advocates Condemn Flyers Discouraging Asylum Seekers from Coming To New York City

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By NYIC Press | September 28, 2023 New York, NY—Yesterday, Mayor Adams’ administration announced that it plans to distribute new flyers at the United States southern border, in addition to shelters and intake shelters to discourage asylum seekers from coming to New York City. This marks the second time the Adams […]

NYC to migrants: ‘You are better off going to a more affordable city’

NYC to migrants: ‘You are better off going to a more affordable city’

By Annie McDonough | September 28, 2023 New flyers from the Adams administration deliver a blunt message to asylum-seekers who might be thinking of settling in New York City. Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is doubling down on its message to asylum-seekers at the southern border who might be thinking of coming to New York City: […]

Migrants Scramble as Clock on Shelter Stays Runs Out

Migrants Scramble as Clock on Shelter Stays Runs Out

Next stop: Atlanta. Gwynne Hogan/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan | September 28, 2023 Faced with new deadlines to leave city shelters, some migrants are applying for new stays while others are reconsidering their decisions to settle in NYC. Wilson Fuentes, 28, waited outside Midtown’s Candler building with a suitcase, backpacks and a duffle bag in […]

Will any of these progressives run against Eric Adams in 2025?

Will any of these progressives run against Eric Adams in 2025?

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Angela Bunay | September 26, 2023 State Sen. Jessica Ramos, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and city Comptroller Brad Lander are being floated as potential primary challengers to Adams. Mayor Eric Adams insists the job is easy, but he’s come under sharp scrutiny for his handling of asylum-seekers, his close […]

Hochul, Adams want Right to Shelter law modified

Hochul, Adams want Right to Shelter law modified

By Giulia Mcdonnel Nieto Del Rio | September 26, 2023 At a closed-door conference in New York County Supreme Court on Tuesday, city representatives indicated they will seek to revise the right to shelter law, Supreme Court Judge Erika Edwards said. This comes as the Adams administration. This comes as the Adams administration has, for […]

New York State Senator James Sanders Jr. and Assemblymember Chantel Jackson Call on Governor Kathy Hochul to Sign Reparations Legislation During Panel Discussion in the Bronx

New York State Senator James Sanders Jr. and Assemblymember Chantel Jackson Call on Governor Kathy Hochul to Sign Reparations Legislation During Panel Discussion in the Bronx

Photos courtesy of Senator Sanders’ Office September 25, 2023 Listen to People, Power & Politics interview with Senator James Sanders Jr:   (New York, NY) Senator James Sanders Jr., Chair of the NY State Senate Select Majority Task Force on Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises, and Assemblymember Chantel Jackson called on Governor Kathy Hochul to […]

Sunday read: The IDC – where are they now?

Sunday read: The IDC – where are they now?

Editorial credit: Jorge Estrellado / Shutterstock.com By City and State NY | September 24, 2023 Of the eight former state Senate Democrats who broke with their party to caucus with Republicans, three are involved in public service (two in the Adams administration), two are lobbyists, one was jailed and none are in elected office. But […]

Adams Campaign Repeatedly Ignored Regulators’ Demands to Identify Supporters Behind $300,000 in Contributions

Adams Campaign Repeatedly Ignored Regulators’ Demands to Identify Supporters Behind $300,000 in Contributions

Eric Adams answers questions after a campaign event at Cadman Plaza, June 16, 2021. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By George Joseph, Bianca Pallaro, and Tom Robbins | September 22, 2023 The Campaign Finance Board flagged 600 donations suspected of having been gathered by undisclosed bundlers in potential violation of campaign finance rules. Several of the contributions […]