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Leaked Audio: Amazon Workers at ‘Captive Audience’ Meeting Push Back on Management Claims

March 25, 2022, 5:04 p.m.March 25, 2022, 6:09 p.m.

Warehouse workers at the JFK8 fulfillment center are voting on whether to unionize this weekend. THE CITY has exclusive audio from the company’s union avoidance campaign.

Staten Island

Meet Christian Smalls and Derrick Palmer, the DIY Duo Behind the Amazon Labor Union’s Guerrilla Bid to Make History

March 24, 2022, 8:53 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:02 a.m.

Workers begin voting Friday at the warehouse in Staten Island where packages from the online retail behemoth get packed for New York City customers, culminating an organizing drive by upstarts from their ranks.

Immigrants

Hundreds Halt Bridges to Renew Excluded Workers Fund, but an Uphill Battle Lies Ahead

March 8, 2022, 8:33 p.m.March 8, 2022, 8:35 p.m.

A $2.1 billion program aimed at helping undocumented workers excluded from unemployment benefits was exhausted in two months. It’s still unclear whether Albany lawmakers will push to extend it.

Vaccinations

Mayor Eric Adams Lifts Restaurant Vaccine Checks. Some Owners Might Keep Them Anyway

March 4, 2022, 11:19 a.m.March 4, 2022, 11:19 a.m.

But most dining proprietors expressed relief at no longer being “the police” for COVID measures

Racism

A Racist Tweet by Columbia Psychiatry Chair Ripples Through New York’s Elite Medical Circles

Feb. 24, 2022, 11:20 a.m.Feb. 24, 2022, 4:11 p.m.

Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman was suspended from the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia and asked to resign from the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Some say the reckoning is just beginning.

How to New York

Why Is New York’s Bail Reform So Controversial?

Feb. 21, 2022, 7:03 p.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 2:34 p.m.

Critics like Mayor Eric Adams say bail reform should be rolled back. Are they right?

Homelessness

Families Get Rejected from Homeless Shelter Without Required Review, Comptroller Audit Finds

Feb. 10, 2022, 5:37 p.m.Feb. 11, 2022, 11:38 a.m.

A pre-pandemic review determines the Department of Homeless Services failed to complete many investigations or help applicants fill in missing information.

How to New York

Hochul Drops Mask-or-Vax Mandate. What Does That Mean for New Yorkers?

Feb. 9, 2022, 2:31 p.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 2:51 p.m.

New York state will no longer require proof of vaccination or mask wearing at indoor businesses and venues, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday, easing some pandemic restrictions as COVID cases and hospitalizations continue to plunge. Citing a 94% statewide drop in positive COVID cases from December and a 63% drop in hospitalizations from last month, […]

Homelessness

Give Homeless Families a Break, Shelter Providers Urge Mayor Adams

Feb. 7, 2022, 7:11 p.m.Feb. 7, 2022, 7:11 p.m.

With three in four shelter applications rejected, advocates demand permanent adoption of a pandemic pause on children cycling in and out of a Bronx intake center.

Weather

Hochul’s $27M Ida-Relief Fund for Immigrants Has Doled Out Less Than $1M

Feb. 4, 2022, 4:48 p.m.Sept. 1, 2022, 3:07 p.m.

The future of any leftover money is unclear but advocates and some lawmakers are pushing for the creation of a permanent relief fund for undocumented folks affected by disasters.

Josefa Velasquez

Leaked Audio: Amazon Workers at ‘Captive Audience’ Meeting Push Back on Management Claims

Meet Christian Smalls and Derrick Palmer, the DIY Duo Behind the Amazon Labor Union’s Guerrilla Bid to Make History

Hundreds Halt Bridges to Renew Excluded Workers Fund, but an Uphill Battle Lies Ahead

Mayor Eric Adams Lifts Restaurant Vaccine Checks. Some Owners Might Keep Them Anyway

A Racist Tweet by Columbia Psychiatry Chair Ripples Through New York’s Elite Medical Circles

Why Is New York’s Bail Reform So Controversial?

Families Get Rejected from Homeless Shelter Without Required Review, Comptroller Audit Finds

Hochul Drops Mask-or-Vax Mandate. What Does That Mean for New Yorkers?

Give Homeless Families a Break, Shelter Providers Urge Mayor Adams

Hochul’s $27M Ida-Relief Fund for Immigrants Has Doled Out Less Than $1M

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