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Mount Sinai ‘Unlawfully’ Fired Three Nurses on Eve of Strike, Union Says
Mount Sinai Hospital fired three nurses via voicemail message on the eve of a massive ongoing strike, a move that amounts to illegal retaliation and intimidation, the New York State Nurses Association said on Tuesday. The three nurses worked in the labor and delivery unit, which has experienced “aggressive anti-union activity,” including disciplining nurses who […]
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Paper to Pixels: DOC Tests Digital Logbooks Years After Watchdog Rebuke
Nearly six years after the city’s watchdog warned that the Department of Correction’s paper logbooks were so unreliable they obscured hundreds of violent incidents, jail officials announced Tuesday that they are finally testing a digital replacement. The pilot, launched last fall in one unit at Rikers Island, marks the agency’s first move toward abandoning handwritten […]
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Another Top Aide to Ex-Mayor Eric Adams Indicted on Corruption Charges
Yet another top aide to former Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on corruption charges, this one accused by federal prosecutors of demanding kickbacks from vendors for his promises to arrange lucrative municipal contracts. Anthony Herbert, a longtime associate of Adams, was appointed by the then-mayor as his liaison between City Hall and residents and […]
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How Will New York Pay for Hochul’s State of the State Promises?
Gov. Kathy Hochul made many promises in her State of the State address: expanding money for child care, lowering insurance costs, protections for landlords and a tax break for tipped income. But all indications are that when she releases her budget proposal next week, Hochul will adopt the fiscal policy known as “kick the can […]
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Hochul Promises More Affordable New York, Boosting Mamdani’s Pledge
Free childcare for 2-year-olds. An expanded Second Avenue Subway. Less red tape for new housing. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday laid out a sweeping agenda to make New York more affordable — and stand up to federal threats — as part of her State of the State address. “While Washington takes a machete to our […]
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