With union bargaining heating up from Montefiore to Mount Sinai, clinicians say their pleas for more personnel are going dangerously unaddressed.
Tanaz Meghjani
Posted inDestabilized
New State Numbers Show Slide in Vacant Rent-Stabilized Apartments
Housing officials say that landlords registered 38,000 vacant units so far this year, down from the 60,000 reported in 2021. Landlords are still pressing for an end to restrictions they say keep apartments offline.
Posted inDestabilized
Tenants Urge State to Close the ‘Frankenstein Loophole’ That Landlords Use to Supersize Rents
Testimony and a new report highlight how rent-regulated apartments are disappearing thanks to creative combining of units. The state is weighing rule changes that aim to end the practice.
Posted inWork
Migrant Job-Seekers Face Long Waits for Required Construction Safety Course
New York City requires 40 hours of OSHA-certified training for workers on building and demolition jobs. The few free classes available are now overwhelmed.
Posted inCampaign 2022
How Democrat Max Rose Would Have Won NY-11 Under District Maps Thrown Out by Court
An analysis by THE CITY shows that if voters in Sunset Park and Park Slope had been in the district, as under earlier maps, Rose would have edged out Nicole Malliotakis — and maybe helped save Democrats’ House majority.
Posted inCampaign 2022
Gov. Hochul Holds on After Tough Campaign Against Right-Winger Zeldin
While pre-election polls showed a close race, Democrats’ overwhelming registration advantage and late get-out-the-vote effort were enough for the incumbent to prevail.
Posted inHousing
Build It Back Subcontractors Say They’re Still Stiffed a Decade After Sandy
Millions are still in dispute between builders and the city’s construction agency, after federal funds to fix homes dried up.
Posted inBrooklyn
More Trees Grow in Brooklyn, as Council Member Pushes to Fill Every Empty Pit
Councilmember Lincoln Restler wants to cover his district with saplings, from Boerum Hill to Greenpoint
Posted inStaten Island
While Rep. Malliotakis Attacks Asylum Seekers, Her Own Constituents Are Giving Them Aid. Notably MIA: Her Opponent, Max Rose
In defiance of how the issue has been politicized, Staten Islanders have launched relief efforts to provide immigrants clothes, school supplies and job training.