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Bidding to alleviate the city’s need for working-class housing, Resorts World Casino New York City and Cirrus Workforce Housing announced plans to build as many as 50,000 units of workforce housing in ...

The New York State Nurses Association slammed a decision by NewYork-Presbyterian to cut 2 percent of its workforce, layoffs that would result in about 1,000 health care workers losing their jobs. The ...

With the enforcement of street vendors intensifying in recent years even as the number of permits and licenses available has barely increased, some in the City Council are weighing legislation that ...

Human service workers, including home health aides and child care workers, earn nearly $20,000 less than the true cost of living in New York City, researchers from the CUNY Institute for State & Local ...

My friend's parents' German citizenship, like that of all Jews, was stolen by the Nazis through their "Nuremberg Laws.” Being stripped of nationhood was an early step towards total dehumanization.

Mayor Eric Adams unveiled the city's legal fellows program at City Hall in November. In order to address staffing shortages among city lawyers and ease hiring, the city has lifted residency ...

A large number of school safety agents have been equipped with bullet-resistant vests, a change that their union said fulfills a long-time promise made during the Bloomberg administration. About 3,000 ...

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services established a 729-name list for Correction Officer on March 26, 2025. The list is based on Exam 4302, which was recently held. Readers should note ...

Mark I. Partnow, a former justice of the Kings County Supreme Court, and Sagar Chadha are senior partners at Liakas Law, a family-run and community-based law firm. The year was 1885. Brooklyn was ...

Below is a roundup of New York City exams leading to public service positions. The application period for new civil service exams generally begins on the first Wednesday of each month. Prospective ...

Nearly a dozen unions across the state have sent a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul and leading lawmakers calling on state legislators to pass a pair of bills that would reduce sentences for prisoners ...