An Adams campaign fundraiser under prosecution for allegedly bribing a top city official pushed City Hall to eliminate a competitor — even after a judge ruled removal “too harsh.”
Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Posted inCourts
Tow Truck Firm Operator Facing Corruption Charges Wooed Adams and Aide to Restore License
Michael Mazzio, co-owner of Mike’s Heavy Duty Towing, was indicted on corruption and collusion charges in 2018, long before he was busted again for allegedly bribing mayoral adviser Eric Ulrich.
Posted inLabor
Delivery Workers File Wage Theft Complaints Against DoorDash
The 13 cases submitted in the past week to the city Department of Consumer and Worker Protection fall under a new law requiring weekly payments. Workers say they’ve been unfairly locked out of their accounts.
Posted inHow to New York
How to Become a New York City Tour Guide
You need a license to lead paid tours in New York City. Get ready to take a 150-question exam before you take a group of tourists out on the town.
Posted inLabor
Delivery Workers Hungry for Higher Wages Say App Companies Are Stirring the Pot
A hearing on the battle for a minimum wage standard for food-delivery services’ couriers got heated with accusations of misinformation and corporate shenanigans.
Posted inVendors
Street Vendor Oversight Shift to Department of Sanitation Gets Trash Talk From Council
Mayor Eric Adams pulls out of a de Blasio-era overhaul that sought to give immigrant street sellers a fighting chance to make a legit living without police involvement.
Posted inQueens
Street Vendors Out of Control, Says Flushing Council Member
Sandra Ung calls for a crackdown, as business owners complain enforcement has lapsed since the NYPD got sidelined. But immigrant sellers say they have few other options for survival.
Posted inCity Council, Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NYPD
Food Vendors Protesting at City Hall Say Things Are Worse After New Law Was Supposed To Make Them Better
As tickets mount, many vendors feel like they’re being punished by the Adams administration for not having a permit even as they have no way to get a permit.
Posted inLabor
Chipotle to Pay NYC Workers $20 Million to Settle Case Alleging Workplace Violations
Fast food giant agrees to pay some 13,000 current and former employees to resolve city investigation of violations of local scheduling and sick leave laws.
Posted inWork
Why Zero Unemployment Benefits May Not Mean Zero Unemployment Benefits
THE CITY’s Open Newsroom team breaks down some of the latest info about working in NYC during the pandemic. Sign up for our new jobs newsletter to get updates.