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Labor Gains: NYC Judge Tosses App Giants’ Suit to Stop Deliverista Minimum Wage

Justice Nicholas Moyne cleared the way for a long-delayed wage hike for workers who brave dangerous roads to bring food directly to New Yorkers.

September 29, 2023

Analysis: Everyone Agrees — Less Parking Means More Housing

Let's take a second-day look at Mayor Adams's "City of Yes" zoning proposal to do away with mandatory parking in new developments.

September 25, 2023

City of Yes Yes Yes! Adams Calls for Elimination of Parking Mandates on ALL New Housing

Mayor Adams today announced the historic end to one of the city’s most antiquated — and despised — zoning laws requiring the construction of parking with every new development.

September 21, 2023

The NYPD Doesn’t Want You to Know the Official Policy on Police Chases

The independent agency that investigates police misconduct removed its copy of the NYPD Patrol Guide from its website, where it previously had pages about vehicle pursuits that the NYPD has kept hidden from the public. Experts are alarmed.

August 30, 2023

The Moped Crisis — An Analysis: New York City Needs a Systemic Fix, Justice for Workers and Accountability by Tech Giants

Mayhem — and, more accurately, the perception of mayhem — on the streets of the city is provoking a new backlash against delivery workers. But are poor workers really the ones to blame?

August 23, 2023

Inside a ‘Open Street’ Fight So Bitter, They Had to Call in a Mediator

We've seen divorces that were more amiable than a battle over a single roadway on the Upper West Side.

July 11, 2023