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Deliveristas

Adams Rolls Back $24-an-Hour Minimum Pay Rate for Delivery Workers

March 7, 2023, 10:17 a.m.Oct. 15, 2023, 4:30 p.m.

In a reversal, City Hall is advancing a new minimum hourly rate of $19.96, nearly $4 less than previously proposed.

Food

Lunar New Year is Prime Time for Flushing’s Live Poultry Markets

Jan. 20, 2023, 7:57 p.m.Jan. 20, 2023, 7:57 p.m.

The city’s live bird markets and slaughterhouses are, well, playing chicken with animal rights organizations pushing to permanently ban new operations here.

Manhattan

Delivery Worker Hubs En Route to West Side and The Bronx

Jan. 3, 2023, 7:31 p.m.April 3, 2025, 1:17 p.m.

The proposed new sites, at Verdi Square and in Fordham Heights, would one already announced at City Hall Park in converting vacant newsstands into charging and rest stations.

Brooklyn

BK Lobster in Hot Water Over Disappearing Act

Jan. 3, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 2, 2023, 8:50 p.m.

The fast-casual seafood chain never ed as a franchisor in New York and has faced several lawsuits from franchisees and investors. Its CEO argues these claims come from disgruntled ex-associates.

The Bronx

Bronx Community Fridge Operation Raises Big Bucks — and Hackles

Dec. 19, 2022, 5:15 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:04 a.m.

Grassroots Grocery has a charismatic founder, a compelling origin story and a six-figure reserve fund that mutual-aid workers and organizers in the borough say are the fruits of “poverty pimping.”

Environment

‘The Most Resilient New Yorkers’: Oysters Get Second Life in Harbor

Ben Fractenberg Dec. 1, 2022, 10:54 a.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 4:59 p.m.

See shells journey from dinner plates to docks as environmentalists and restaurateurs use mollusks to boost local ecology.

The Bronx

Students Hangry at CUNY Cafeteria Still Shut Two Years After Return to Class

Dec. 1, 2022, 4:55 a.m.Dec. 1, 2022, 2:12 p.m.

Hostos Community College students are entering their second year of in-person classes. But they still have to go off-campus for food.

Hunger

Free Fridges in The Bronx, Created as COVID Stopgap, Still Meeting Chronic Food Needs

Nov. 30, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 30, 2022, 4:27 p.m.

The borough’s community refrigerators — fewer than during the pandemic — are strapped for cash as well as volunteers to transport food.

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: Chatting About Chaat Dogs

Nov. 20, 2022, 1:17 p.m.April 3, 2025, 1:20 p.m.

Pervaiz Shallwani dipped a hot dog into New York’s melting pot, and what came out was delicious.

Food

It’s a Moth Pit! Food Safety Inspectors Found Moths in Coffee Storage Area at Manhattan Starbucks Reserve Roastery

Nov. 16, 2022, 2:27 p.m.Nov. 16, 2022, 9:14 p.m.

The inspection report, obtained by THE CITY, also found other violations including old food residue on surfaces like a matcha stirrer and a cappuccino nozzle.

Food

Adams Rolls Back $24-an-Hour Minimum Pay Rate for Delivery Workers

Lunar New Year is Prime Time for Flushing’s Live Poultry Markets

Delivery Worker Hubs En Route to West Side and The Bronx

BK Lobster in Hot Water Over Disappearing Act

Bronx Community Fridge Operation Raises Big Bucks — and Hackles

‘The Most Resilient New Yorkers’: Oysters Get Second Life in Harbor

Students Hangry at CUNY Cafeteria Still Shut Two Years After Return to Class

Free Fridges in The Bronx, Created as COVID Stopgap, Still Meeting Chronic Food Needs

LISTEN: Chatting About Chaat Dogs

It’s a Moth Pit! Food Safety Inspectors Found Moths in Coffee Storage Area at Manhattan Starbucks Reserve Roastery

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