“A lot of garbage and they are not giving it the priority they gave it before,†said Angela Rodriguez. The garbage problem in New York is a headache shared by many, if not all, New Yorkers. Thus, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Friday that his administration would reverse the 40% cuts to the Department of … Read more
Starting Monday, those earning the minimum wage in the city and state will receive a raise. The minimum wage here in the city, Long Island and Westchester will have an increase of one dollar, going from 15 to 16 dollars an hour. IT MAY INTEREST YOU: “Starting New Year’s Day, New York’s minimum wage will … Read more
Starting next year, the city’s Department of Transportation will prohibit the presence of street vendors on the sidewalks and bicycle lanes of the city’s bridges, including the Brooklyn Bridge, the Department of Transportation reported Friday. Sellers have until Tuesday, January 2 to leave and enforcement will begin on Wednesday, January 3. The new rule, which … Read more
More low-income New Yorkers will be able to get 50 percent discounts on bus and train fares through the program Fair Fares or “Fair Fares”as announced by Mayor Eric Adams this Friday. “Fair Fares is a vital program for our working families and I am proud to announce that we are making it even more … Read more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced plans to add 1,000 inpatient psychiatric treatment beds and create 3,500 housing units to address deficiencies in the state’s mental health system. “We haven’t invested enough in mental health for so long and allowed the situation to get so bad that it has escalated into a public … Read more
The Municipality is evaluating whether to follow up on the Parks Department’s request to create two stations where food delivery drivers can rest and recharge their bicycles. The stations would be one in the Upper West Side of Manhattan and the other in the Bronx. There is an already licensed station in Manhattan that was … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams marks a year in office on New Year’s Day. Shortly after midnight last year in Times Square, after the ball was thrown, Adams was sworn in publicly, officially becoming the city’s 110th mayor. During his campaign, Adams portrayed himself as a mayor who identifies with the city’s working families. Crime was one … Read more
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was sworn in on Sunday for her first elected term, making history as the first woman elected to office in the state. The Democrat, who begins her term as New York’s 57th governor, said her goals were to increase public safety and make the state more accessible. “Right now there … Read more
January 1, 2023 will be a historic day for New York as Governor Kathy Hochul prepares to be sworn in to a four-year term, becoming the first woman to be sworn in as governor of the state. Hochul, Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, Attorney General Letitia James and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli will take office and deliver … Read more
Thanks to new federal funds, construction will begin next year on the Gateway Rail Tunnel under the Hudson River that will connect Penn Station to New Jersey. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced this $292 million federal grant for the project. “Everything is going to change in the Northeast and it’s going to be great … Read more