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Minimum wage freeze hits NYC workers amid rising inflation Roughly one million low-wage New Yorkers will not see the city’s $17 hourly minimum wage rise on January 1, despite 4% annual inflation, due…
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Read this issue →NYC starts clearing subsidized childcare waitlist with first 3,000 families The Mamdani administration is notifying 3,000 families that they can finally access subsidized childcare vouchers, starting…
Read this issue →Five NYC ballot questions could speed up government, change public input Five citywide ballot questions, covering outdoor dining, contract awards, public space use, street safety and city savings,…
Read this issue →MTA watchdog finds Bronx, Manhattan train yards hazardous Two major MTA train yards, East 180th Street (servicing the 2 and 5 lines) and 240th Street (servicing the 1 train), are in such advanced…
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