When Samantha Martin entered the construction industry at 21, she was stepping into a world where women were still a rarity on most job sites. The path from apprentice carpenter to union leader would require long days, physical labor and the...
Hundreds of protestors gathered outside City Hall on March 8 to call for better working conditions for home health aides and the passage of the “No More 24” act, which would set limits on the hours employers can require them to work. Organizers...
District Council 37 delegates passed a watered-down resolution that announced the union “opposes additional funding” for Immigration and Customs Enforcement but that fell short of calling for ICE to be abolished, as some delegates desired. The...
In a packed arena in Albany on Sunday filled with over 15,000 union members, Governor Kathy Hochul joined calls backed by union leaders representing millions of New Yorkers to reform the Tier 6 pension plan. “I'm fighting for a fairer...
Some have called them the “gatekeepers of secrets.” Others call them the “heartbeat of the city.” From lobby desks and service corridors, the doormen and building workers of New York witness the everyday life of the world’s best city...
In response to drastic cuts at The New School, university students, faculty and staff marched down West 12th Street on March 4th to hand deliver a letter and petition addressed to university president Joel Towers. “While the President’s Office...
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To the editor: In 2015, New York City settled the Nunez class action lawsuit alleging excessive force by Rikers Island correction officers against inmates. Since then, these officers have not only had to deal with increased discipline,...
To the editor: A few weeks back Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address. Trump bloviated for an hour and forty-seven minutes with his usual mix of lies, finger-pointing, dog whistles and self-aggrandization. What...
To the editor: On July 13, 1944, Anne Frank wrote in her diary, “I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.” The next month, Nazis arrested everyone in her Secret Annex. Less than a year later, Anne...
To the editor: Trump is President of the United States of Vice. MAGA has a really obvious set of bad habits guiding its movement. MAGA promotes mass ignorance (trust in autocrats), political force (ICE), dishonesty (lying about the 2020...
To the editor: Overall violent crime is down in NYC, but half of all killings have happened in one borough, the Bronx. When I retired from the NYPD, I worked many years in the Bronx. One day on the Bx21 bus, a loud argument broke out between a man and a women with a baby carriage...
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Fifteen years after the 2011 nuclear disaster, color-coded radiation maps hang on the wall of Futabaya Ryokan, the family-run inn Tomoko Kobayashi operates in her near-deserted hometown in northeastern Fukushima. Kobayashi conducted her own...
Manu Yaw Fofie was born into the cocoa farming business, but the land bequeathed to him has become more of a burden than a blessing. A sharp fall in cocoa prices over the past year has left beans rotting in some West African warehouses, while...
The City University of New York is hiring electricians at $68.71 per hour for a 35-hour work week. THE JOB Electricians (CUNY), under direction, perform work on the installation, repair and maintenance of high or low tension electrical systems...
The city is hiring lead abatement workers at a minimum salary of $54,443 per year. THE JOB Lead Abatement Workers, under general supervision, perform lead abatement work involving the removal or encapsulation of lead contained in or on any...
The NYC Mayor's Office is seeking applications for a policy advisor with a posted salary range of $140,000.00 – $175,000.00.
As an Automotive Mechanic you will be responsible for performing skilled automotive work involving inspections, modifications, maintenance, and repairs on complex automotive and special equipment for a diverse fleet including gas,...
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The Department of Citywide Administrative Services has certified sections of the eligible lists below for appointments and promotions in city agencies, subject to the 1-in-3 rule. Some of the appointments and promotions may have already been...
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The Department of Citywide Administrative Services established a name list for open competitive candidates on Feb. 13, 2026. The list is based on Exam 6012, which was recently held. Readers should note that eligible lists change over their...
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