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labor reporter @thecity.nyc; teaching, CUNY Newmark; lajeña 🇵🇷; dímelo: claudia@thecityreporter.nyc

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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 29/09/2026
The agency’s online unemployment portal will go offline for nine to 12 days beginning at 5 p.m. on Nov. 2, and no one will be able to apply for or renew their weekly benefits online or over the phone during that time.
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NY Is Overhauling Its Unemployment Benefits Portal: What You Need to Know
New Yorkers will not be able to apply for or renew their weekly unemployment benefits for up to 12 days beginning Nov. 2 as the state Labor Department overhauls its intake system.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Speaking from experience (not at Rockaway Beach), I do not recommend getting stung by a jellyfish. Stay safe out there, New York. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/02/j...
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Jellyfish Clog Shores and Sting Swimmers as Summer Wanes in Rockaway
One lifeguard said he’s heard more complaints about jellyfish in three days than in 25 years on the job.
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Reuven Blau @reuvenblau.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“The 2025 outbreak in Harlem should have been a wake-up call to the entire city and every building owner, everyone who was doing enforcement. We cannot scrimp, we cannot cut corners on something that is completely preventable.” — by @clauirizarry.bsky.social www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/02/m...
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Council Grills Mamdani Health Team Over Deadly UES Legionnaires’ Outbreak
Lawmakers zeroed in on the Health Department’s struggle to speedily hire and train scientists — and to enforce new testing requirements for building owners.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Is what Mamdani's doing with public groceries really so radical? Or is it actually a more conservative version (!) of military commissaries, which subsidize discounts for everything in the store? We talked to Errol Schweizer, who advised Mamdani on the project, for Organized Money.
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Mamdani Marts Vs. Big Grocery
It's not socialism, it's really nothing any more revolutionary than how military families shop for food.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The UFT said it is considering a legal challenge on behalf of more than 180 retired paraprofessionals whose disability pensions were slashed (some by 50%) after the city’s pension system found their payments had been miscalculated for years. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/06/u...
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'I Can’t Even Buy a Toothbrush': Lawsuit Threat Over NYC Pension Clawback
Mayor Mamdani said the city is monitoring the situation as more than 180 retired school paraprofessionals saw their pensions chopped last month due to a longstanding error in how their payments had be...
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Reuven Blau @reuvenblau.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"The current vacancy rate at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is 8.53%, which is higher than the overall rate of 5.79% across all city agencies." — @clauirizarry.bsky.social reports www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/20/l...
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Legionnaires’ Outbreak: Health Workers Say They’re Burnt Out, Understaffed
The union representing Department of Health scientists says low wages and overwork make it hard to recruit and retain staff amid a summer of public health emergencies.
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Reuven Blau @reuvenblau.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"Only 35 water ecologists — scientists who respond to positive tests for harmful bacteria including Legionella, which causes Legionnaire’s disease — are currently on staff despite an approved headcount of 56." — @clauirizarry.bsky.social reports www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/20/m...
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More Than a Third of Water Inspector Slots Unfilled Amid Deadly Legionnaires’ Outbreak
Despite an authorized headcount of 56, there are currently only 35 specially trained water scientists on staff to test for Legionella bacteria, according to the city health department. Three people ha...
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Dave @pauldebenedetto.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The following is an official statement from respected journalist Dave Colon on @bsky.app’s outrageous violation of his First Amendment rights
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
NEW: The United Auto Workers Is New York City’s Unlikeliest Kingmaker For the second consecutive year, the UAW bet early on long-shot candidates, putting themselves in opposition to their allies in labor. Now two of its own are set to serve in Congress. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/25/u...
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The United Auto Workers Is New York City’s Unlikeliest Kingmaker
For the second consecutive year, the UAW bet early on long-shot candidates, putting themselves in opposition to their allies in labor. Now two of its own are set to serve in Congress.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Frank Carone, Top Aide to Mayor Adams, Arrested In Migrant Shelter Bribery Scheme www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/24/f...
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Frank Carone, Top Aide to Mayor Adams, Arrested In Migrant Shelter Bribery Scheme
The longtime Brooklyn Democratic powerbroker was arrested with several others on federal charges.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Come January 2027, the entire island of Manhattan will have new representation in Congress.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
New York is sending 2 democratic socialists to Congress. Mamdani swept his endorsements. And in Upper Manhattan, Darializa Avila Chevalier is poised to make history as the 1st Dominican woman & Muslim to represent the district in the House. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/23/m...
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Mamdani’s Machine: Democratic Socialist Mayor Shows Muscle With Big NYC Wins
Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez and Brad Lander all racked up victories against mainstream Democrats in a Mamdani-backed primary wave.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
As of 6 p.m., 420,527 New Yorkers had cast their ballots, surpassing the 352,000 total voters who turned out citywide in August 2022, the last time New York had contested House primaries.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 24/06/2026
More than half a dozen candidates for federal and state offices are hoping the Mamdani’s support can help them across the finish line. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/23/p...
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NYC Voters Hit the Polls in Closely Contested Primaries in a Test of Mamdani's Political Sway
Turnout was relatively sparse during early morning hours, but by noon some 260,000 voters had cast their ballots overall.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
NYC Voters Hit the Polls in Closely-Contested Congressional Primaries in a Test of Mamdani's Political Sway www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/23/p...
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NYC Voters Hit the Polls in Closely-Contested Congressional Primaries in a Test of Mamdani's Political Sway
Turnout was relatively sparse during early morning hours, but by noon some 260,000 voters had cast their ballots overall.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Asked Espaillat Re the rhetoric about Avila Chevalier’s identity. “She’s Dominican… the campaign has been very aggressive, I ask for people to tone it down.” Some pol observers — incl his fmr advisor — have amplified “great replacement” style conspiracy theories questioning her Dominican roots #NY13
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Knicks by the numbers in 5 very NYC ways. It’s good stuff, as they say in the trade, from @haidee.bsky.social & @clauirizarry.bsky.social www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/13/k...
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Knicks in 5! And 5 Stats That Capture NYC’s Orange-and-Blue Fever
Noise complaints! Team songs! Subway ridership! Bing Bong!
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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Power Half-Hour Ep. #27 is on demand! Hear from @mrsethharris.bsky.social, Elizabeth Ford, @clauirizarry.bsky.social, @thecity.nyc, @bhamharold.bsky.social, @laborradionet.bsky.social for 30 minutes of the latest labor news! 🎧 poweratwork.us/power-half-h...
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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
My colleagues @rosalindadams.bsky.social @haidee.bsky.social and I at @thecity.nyc spent the past several months tracking hundreds of ICE street arrests across the region through federal court records..🧵🧵 projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a....
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
ICE is racially profiling Latinos for arrest in New York. @rosalindadams.bsky.social, @gwynnefitz.bsky.social and @haidee.bsky.social got the numbers to prove it. projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a... @thecity.nyc
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We Found 430 ICE Street Arrests in the NYC Area. More Than 93% Targeted Latinos.
An investigation by THE CITY, based on a database of more than 1,200 lawsuits, shows that ICE agents in the field have seized Latinos in numbers that far exceed their share of the undocumented populat...
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
“We’re not here for trouble… we’re just here to see our family members.” Outside Delaney Hall ICE prison in Newark on Day 4 of the hunger strike, a 10-year-old whose father is detained inside confronts masked guards, asking why they won’t show their faces. WATCH @jordanchariton.bsky.social LIVE ⬇️
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Smart story on the 500 tons (!) of vapes that New Yorkers toss per year. 💨 💨 💨 Good stuff, as they say in the trade, from @lillysabs.bsky.social. She’s had an outstanding internship @thecity.nyc - she hustles and produces sharp stories. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/26/v...
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Don’t Trash Your Old Vapes. NYC’s Volunteer Recyclers Want Them.
Hazardous disposal vapes are everywhere and can’t go in the garbage. These New Yorkers have made it their mission to lay them to rest properly.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
INBOX: Latino Victory Fund announced a $750,000 boost to Rep. Adriano Espaillat, the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus who is facing a spirited primary from a DSA-backed challenger. Most of that $$ is being spent on English and Spanish-language TV ads
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
LATE NIGHT on the LIRR strike beat (Psst... it's over). www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/18/l...
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LIRR Strike Ends with ‘Fair Deal,’ Says Hochul
Details were sparse, as union leaders said they need to share the specifics of the agreement with their members first.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
“Puerto Rico is a colony of the United States. Congress has total jurisdiction over Puerto Rico, so it is the responsibility — the moral obligation — of any member of Congress to also tackle the issues of Puerto Rico, because we, the Congress, own Puerto Rico.” -- @velazquez.house.gov
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Molly Crane-Newman @mollycranenewman.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The future of journalism? Credentialed members of the New York City press corps came to Luigi Mangione’s hearing today to support the defendant they’re purportedly reporting on and to promote jury nullification “to the most cucked and submissive population in all of human history”
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The leading NY-7 candidates have been outspoken on issues affecting Puerto Rico, even though the district is not the PR or Latino stronghold it once was. Why does it matter so much? www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/18/r...
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Puerto Rico Takes Center Stage in Reynoso-Valdez House Showdown
The Democratic primary in New York’s 7th House district pits retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez, aka “La Luchadora,” against Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America as progressive can...
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Espaillat recently addressed rumors that he’s working on an alliance w the son of a longtime political rival who is also facing a DSA primary. “I speak to Jordan Wright, he is a good young leader, and we will continue to have conversations as the race moves forward.” www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/15/e...
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Espaillat Ramps Up Efforts to Fend Off DSA-Backed Challenger
The race to represent New York’s 13th Congressional district, spanning Upper Manhattan and a chunk of the Bronx, has quietly emerged as one of the hottest primaries of an unusually crowded midterm cyc...
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New York News @newyorktopnews.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Rep. Adriano Espaillat ramping up efforts to fend off #DSA backed challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier in heated #NewYork City primary. Backed by pro-Palestine activists & Mamdani-style organizers her campaign hopes to flip Upper #Manhattan with massive turnout. #NYC www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/15/e...
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Espaillat Ramps Up Efforts to Fend Off DSA-Backed Challenger
The race to represent New York’s 13th Congressional district, spanning Upper Manhattan and a chunk of the Bronx, has quietly emerged as one of the hottest primaries of an unusually crowded midterm cyc...
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Espaillat recently addressed rumors that he’s working on an alliance w the son of a longtime political rival who is also facing a DSA primary. “I speak to Jordan Wright, he is a good young leader, and we will continue to have conversations as the race moves forward.” www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/15/e...
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Espaillat Ramps Up Efforts to Fend Off DSA-Backed Challenger
The race to represent New York’s 13th Congressional district, spanning Upper Manhattan and a chunk of the Bronx, has quietly emerged as one of the hottest primaries of an unusually crowded midterm cyc...
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Mike Madden @mikemadden.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
"Oh wow, I'm so sorry for calling you a Jew" www.notus.org/congress/wil...
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Sen. Rand Paul’s Son William Hurled Antisemitic Insults at Rep. Mike Lawler
The younger Paul interrupted Lawler at a Capitol Hill bar to say “Jews” would be to blame if Rep. Thomas Massie loses his primary.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/05/2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push to freeze rents for nearly one million rent-stabilized New York City apartments will reach a crossroads on Thursday. The panel that decides whether rents should go up will cast its preliminary vote.
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Will New York Freeze the Rent? A Panel Will Cast Its First Vote.
The panel that regulates rents for nearly one million apartments is set to weigh in on potential increases for the first time since Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office.
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Daniel Rubin @leinadnibur.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
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Julie K. Brown receives Pulitzer Prize special citation for her work on Jeffrey Epstein case
Brown's 2017 and 2018 reporting was cited at the awards ceremony. “Her work, and the government’s release of the Epstein files, continue to reverberate around the world.”
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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
“They were choking him, hitting him, trying to get him out of the car,” and the agents had bashed his car window, an eyewitness told @thecity.nyc. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/04/v...
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Video Shows ICE Agent Tasing Man Multiple Times Ahead of Bushwick Hospital Standoff
In a video obtained by THE CITY, an ICE agent fires a taser several times at a man in a car who then screams for help.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 01/05/2026
Hundreds of case workers, career coaches and housing specialists at two prominent nonprofits serving recently incarcerated people announced they plan to unionize on Friday morning. buff.ly/zoqqPZf
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Staff at Justice-Focused Nonprofits Launch Union Push
Workers at the Fortune Society and the Osborne Association want better wages and health benefits. The organizations help formerly incarcerated people rejoin society.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Staff at the Fortune Society and the Osborne Association, two nonprofits serving the formerly incarcerated, are unionizing www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/01/s...
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Staff at Justice-Focused Nonprofits Launch Union Push
Workers at the Fortune Society and the Osbourne Association want better wages and health benefits. The organizations help formerly incarcerated people rejoin society.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
NYC cut ties with two subcontractors that stole hundreds of thousands of wages from workers who renovated a South Bronx playground www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/30/p...
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Forgery and Wage Theft: Playground Contractors Hit With Massive Fines
Two Queens-based construction firms subcontracted to rebuild the Hunts Point Playground agreed to pay more than $600,000 in restitution and penalties to 24 workers who were paid below the prevailing w...
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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
this investigation started in ~~~ 2017 ~~~ wage theft is no joke! new story from @clauirizarry.bsky.social:
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Forgery and Wage Theft: Playground Contractors Hit With Massive Fines
Two Queens-based construction firms subcontracted to rebuild the Hunts Point Playground agreed to pay more than $600,000 in restitution and penalties to 24 workers who were paid below the prevailing w...
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Two dozen workers who got stiffed big bucks while building a Bronx playground are getting 💰. But if this @clauirizarry.bsky.social tale doesn’t make you think of the classic Another Bad Creation tune “Playground,” then you had inferior taste in music in 1991. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/30/p...
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Forgery and Wage Theft: Playground Contractors Hit With Massive Fines
Two Queens-based construction firms subcontracted to rebuild the Hunts Point Playground agreed to pay more than $600,000 in restitution and penalties to 24 workers who were paid below the prevailing w...
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
What an image from @fractenberg.bsky.social of Council member Chi Ossé being taken to a local hospital after his arrest in Brooklyn this morning. Ossé was protesting the eviction of a constituent who is a victim of alleged deed theft. More details here: www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/22/b...
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
New in @thecity.nyc: Only 42% of likely NY-13 voters support re-electing Rep. Adriano Espaillat, per an internal poll from the @darializaforny.bsky.social campaign. Take it with a grain of salt, but it’s the first look at where voters stand ahead of the June primary www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/20/e...
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DSA-Backed Challenger Says She’s Gaining on Rep. Adriano Espaillat
An internal campaign poll has political newcomer Darializa Avila Chevalier gaining on Rep. Adriano Espaillat in a fast-heating contest in Upper Manhattan and The Bronx.
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Reuven Blau @reuvenblau.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
A major push to roll back NY’s Tier 6 pension cuts could cost $1.5B a year and boost benefits for dozens of the very lawmakers negotiating the deal — @clauirizarry.bsky.social reports www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/15/t...
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Albany Lawmakers Take Up Sweeping Pension Reforms. A Big Winner? Themselves.
More than half of all state workers stand to benefit from rolling back the controversial cost-cutting measures enacted in 2012. That includes more than a third of current state legislators.
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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
With the proposal, Levine is taking some of his aggressive tactics from President Joe Biden’s Federal Trade Commission to the local level.” NEW from @clauirizarry.bsky.social:
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Mamdani Floats Biden-Era ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Subscription Rules for New York
The proposed changes would streamline the city’s efforts to investigate complaints and enforce an existing law, impose fines and pursue restitution for ripped-off consumers.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 23/03/2026
A Dunkin Donuts and Taco Bell franchisee has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million to settle an investigation by the city that found the coffee giant systemically violated local scheduling laws at 24 Manhattan and Queens locations. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/23/d...
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Dunkin Donuts Franchisee to Pay $1.5M Over Scheduling Violations
A probe by city investigators found that Salz Management arbitrarily changed schedules, among other infractions. It now owes 760 workers restitution.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I do not know who Lindy West is and at this point I am afraid to ask
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 11/03/2026
A judge recently handed 24-hour home care aides a victory, and a City Council member is reviving his push to ban 24-hour shifts altogether. But the workers’ struggles are far from over. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/11/h...
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24-Hour Home Care Aides Get New Support in Fight for 24-Hour Wages
A judge recently handed 24-hour home care aides a victory, and a City Council member is reviving his push to ban 24-hour shifts altogether. But the workers’ struggles are far from over.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
A state judge recently handed 24-hour home care aides a victory, and a City Council member is reviving his push to ban 24-hour shifts altogether. But the workers’ struggles are far from over. www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/11/h... @thecity.nyc
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24-Hour Home Care Aides Get New Support in Fight for 24-Hour Wages
A judge recently handed 24-hour home care aides a victory, and a City Council member is reviving his push to ban 24-hour shifts altogether. But the workers’ struggles are far from over.
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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
chances are that someone you love will need 24-hour care at some point. you should read this, from @clauirizarry.bsky.social:
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24-Hour Home Care Aides Get New Support in Fight for 24-Hour Wages
A judge recently handed 24-hour home care aides a victory, and a City Council member is reviving his push to ban 24-hour shifts altogether. But the workers’ struggles are far from over.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Unions, NYCLU Slam Bills That Would Grant Police More Power Over Protests at Schools www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/25/f...
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Unions, NYCLU Slam Bills That Would Grant Police More Power Over Protests at Schools
The City Council heard testimony on Wednesday about the bill, which is part of a package that would also restrict protests at houses of worship.
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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
NewYork-Presbyterian Nurses Say Union ‘Sold Us Out’ in Contract Fight www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/11/n... @thecity.nyc
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NewYork-Presbyterian Nurses Say Union ‘Sold Us Out’ in Contract Fight
Rank-and-file NYSNA members at the hospital system are urging fellow union members to reject a tentative agreement with management and continue striking ahead of a Wednesday night deadline.
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