Thursday’s Headlines: Mayor Adams Blasts Food Delivery ‘Hypocrisy’ Edition
JOCO Concierge the latest attempt to provide a place for delivery workers to rest between jobs, though it won't be open to everyone.
June 15, 2023
Driver Who Killed 3-Month-Old Baby Sentenced to Nine Years; Expresses Wan Remorse
“I really didn’t mean it,” Tyrik Mott said inside the courtroom on Wednesday.
June 14, 2023
City Hall Announces $20 Minimum Wage for Deliveristas
“Our delivery workers have consistently delivered for us — now, we are delivering for them,” the mayor said.
June 12, 2023
BREAKING: Assembly Fails to Pass Bill to Allow NYC to Set Speed Limits, But Will Return Later This Month
The fight, ugh, goes on.
June 10, 2023
Day 3: These Hunger Strikers aren’t Paid Lobbyists — But Albany Can’t Tell the Difference
ALBANY — “They are putting every barrier in our way to not have to face us directly and look us in the eye and then make an unconscionable decision. This is Albany at its worst,” said Amy Cohen.
June 8, 2023
Hunger Strike Day 2: Gov. Hochul is ‘Sympathetic,’ But Won’t Pressure Heastie on Sammy’s Law
The governor expressed sympathy for the mothers who are holding a hunger strike to protest the Assembly’s inaction on Sammy’s Law — but she declined to condemn the body's leader, Speaker Carl Heastie.
June 7, 2023
‘Sammy’s Law’ Hunger Strike Begins at State Capitol
Two mothers whose children were killed by reckless drivers have begun a hunger strike that they'll continue until Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie passes a long-stalled bill that would allow New York City to set its own speed limits.
June 6, 2023
Is the City Running Out of Time to Avoid a BQE Catastrophe? Some Think So, But DOT Says Its Plan Will Work
The city Department of Transportation warned in 2018 that unless drastic measures were taken, the three-tiered structure would become irreparably damaged by 2026 as a result of the roughly 153,000 gas-guzzling vehicles.
June 2, 2023
Despite ‘Lofty’ Climate Goals, United Nations Bans Cyclists on its Campus
Cyclists are barred from bringing their two-wheelers onto the vaunted United Nations campus, while drivers, who are notorious for skirting parking tickets, are waved right through its security gates.
June 2, 2023
Sammy’s Law Not Expected to Pass in Assembly
State lawmakers will not bring Sammy’s Law to a vote this session, according to advocates and the Brooklyn City Council Member who was influential in garnering long-overdue support for the measure in the Council.
May 31, 2023
