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HASC Center’s application did not disclose a recently settled employee lawsuit alleging unfair labor practices. The city’s Economic Development Corporation says it is reviewing the matter. A HASC Center office in Midwood, Brooklyn, on Sept. 18. (Photo: Nicholas Gutteridge | Labor New York) A New York City board approved up to $23.4 million in bond financing for a Brooklyn nonprofit on Sept.

Exporters, importers and local retailers are all working together to keep prices in line. AOC East, a French restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Credit: AOC East AOC East is a convivial restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that offers such French classics as onion soup and escargots, along with a large selection of wine, 80% of which is imported from France. “Clients tell me they feel they’re in Paris,” says Jérôme Leroy who co-founded the restaurant in 2017.

Live comedy may be the final frontier in the feared robot takeover. Is it? “Human vs Robot” comedy battle at the Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Sept. 17, 2026 (Image: Ali Mehedi) It was a strange scene at the Greenwich Village Comedy Club on Sept. 17. Inside, a humanoid robot decked out in a jersey and chains attempted to outwit a lineup of flesh-and-blood comedians. Outside, a lone man shouted into the night.

FDNY’s Counseling Service Unit was built for firefighters, and EMS workers say it was slow to show up when they needed it. Many are now turning to an outside clinic. Lt. Anthony Almojera outside Station 40, Sunset Park, Brooklyn. (Photo: Éilis Mathur | Labor New York) On April 6, 2025, Vincent Polizzi was dispatched to an address in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. An 11-year-old girl had called 911 to report that she and her siblings were being stabbed.

Community involvement didn’t stop the closure. Ownership cited low attendance. Ryan Shaefer at the climbing wall he’s now in charge of taking down. (Photo: Heather Chen | Labor New York) Ryan Shaefer, 36, managed the rock climbing gym at Manhattan Plaza Health Club (MPHC) for five years. Now he is taking it apart. The gym closed Sept. 30, a month after more than a dozen employees learned their jobs would end. MPHC and Related Companies, which owns the building, told employees of the closure on Sept. 1.

The city says the company underpaid more than 260,000 delivery workers. Many are hopeful about a payout but doubt their problems are over. Derlivery worker Jeickson Landaeta is happy the city stepped in. (Photo: Paula Ojeda | Labor New York) Mario de Jesús Pereira Iguarán was sitting on 23rd Street on Sept. 24, waiting for a new DoorDash order to come in. A notification popped up on his phone, so he mounted his e-bike and sped to the restaurant to pick up a meal. The ride took 15 minutes.

Federal processing times for DACA renewals have stretched from weeks to months. Some New Yorkers have lost their jobs or been put on leave while they wait. The entrance to 26 Federal Plaza, home to USCIS's New York office. (Jonny Peña | Labor New York) On Aug. 27, Olivia lost her job as a transactional attorney at a top corporate law firm in New York City.

Vendors line East Fordham Road in the Bronx, where tables of merchandise share the sidewalk with storefronts. (Nicole Williams Quezada | Labor NY) New York City is using a two-pronged approach toward street vendors this year: Tickets for criminal violations are down 70%, while civil citations – which can include fines but no jail time – are up nearly 40%. Those figures, for April, May and June, are a reflection of a law that the City Council passed last September.

Whitney Museum workers ratified a new contract, calling off a strike. (Photo: Satvik Shubham | Labor New York) Unionized workers at the Whitney Museum of American Art ratified a new contract Sunday night, Oct. 4, calling off a strike set to begin Monday, Oct. 5, during the opening week of the museum’s Roy Lichtenstein retrospective. Every worker in the bargaining unit will get raises of at least 14.75% over four years, according to a statement from UAW Local 2110.

Larkin Hi-Fi, a bar that has come under scrutiny because of the city’s cabaret laws. (Photo: Aaron Wilson) By Claudia Amendoeira In the summer of 2024, Larkin Hi-Fi, a new bar on Lark Street in Albany, became a popular spot in town for DJ shows. But during one Friday night performance, a code enforcer shut it down: Larkin Hi-Fi didn’t have a cabaret license to play live music.