The commission charged with drawing new political boundaries for New York City’s legislative body will take input from the public through the end of August.
Staten Island
Posted inStaten Island Ferry
Staten Island Ferry Workers and City Hall Agree to Mediate Contract Dispute
A resolution to the 12-year stalemate that has left workers without raises since 2010 could be in sight.
Posted inLabor
How a Contract Eluded Staten Island Ferry Workers for Nearly 12 Years
THE CITY obtained a copy of a labor agreement that would give crews a long-due raise — but City Hall has not signed, despite months of urgings from Staten Island officials that preceded service disruptions.
Posted inStaten Island Ferry
Adams Blames Idle Workers for Grounding Staten Island Ferry. They Beg To Differ.
Ferry crew members have worked under an expired union contract for an “unprecedented” 11 years and say that low pay and morale have left them without enough staff to keep the lifeline between Manhattan and Staten Island afloat.
Posted inAccessibility
New Yorkers With Disabilities Won Accessible Evacuation Centers. Good Luck Getting There on Staten Island.
Staten Islanders who depend on Access-a-Ride say they get left in the lurch all the time — and that’s without a natural disaster.
Posted inParks Department
NYC First Responders Are Ready to Work as Lifeguards, but City Hall Is Enforcing a 30-Year Old Rule That Won’t Let Them
The Parks Department is facing a dire shortage of lifeguards for the city’s dozens of pools and beaches with just 480 certified guards.
Posted inWeather
Three Little Houses: A Staten Island Study in Rebounding Post-Sandy
One house was rebuilt, one propped up on stilts, and one given back to nature.
Posted inWork
Amazon Workers Fall Short on Second Staten Island Union Vote
Out of nearly 1,000 ballots cast at the LDJ5 warehouse, just 380 supported joining the Amazon Labor Union, which made history last month with a scrappy campaign that defeated the e-commerce giant at a neighboring warehouse.
Posted inAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amazon, Bernie Sanders, Labor, Staten Island
Bernie Sanders and AOC Rally With Amazon Workers Ahead of Second Warehouse Vote
Organizers with the Amazon Labor Union are optimistic, but say they’ve encountered new challenges — and wild rumors — in their drive to organize LDJ5 on Staten Island.
Posted inWork
The Amazon Labor Union’s Fight With Amazon Is Far From Over
The retail giant is challenging NLRB certification, and a second vote at a nearby warehouse looms ahead. That’s all before anyone sits down at the bargaining table to discuss a contract.