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Less red tape for new housing. An expanded Second Avenue Subway. Free childcare for 2-year-olds.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday laid out those ideas as part of a sweeping agenda to make New York more affordable — and stand up to federal threats — in her State of the State address.
Mount Sinai Hospital fired three nurses via voicemail on the eve of the massive ongoing nursing strike, a move that amounts to illegal retaliation and intimidation, the union said.
Eric Adams’ post-mayoral foray into crypto currency, The NYC Token, plunged in value shortly after he announced it as the “future of digital currency.” Sites that cover crypto quickly accused developers of The NYC Token of cheating investors. And a self-proclaimed tech entrepreneur says he was shocked about the announcement — since he pitched the idea to the then-mayor last summer and even trademarked its name.
Anger among New York elected officials grew Tuesday as more details about a City Council staffer’s arrest a day earlier began to emerge. Among them: Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez has filed a timely asylum application, his attorneys wrote in a writ of habeas corpus filed in federal court.
Yet another top aide to former Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on corruption charges. Prosecutors say Anthony Herbert, once a City Hall liaison to public housing developments, used his position to shake down a firm looking to obtain a multi-million-dollar contract providing security at NYCHA. He is also accused of taking kickbacks from a funeral home director.
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.
Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz, who runs New York City’s largest charter school network, wants to give up one of her schools — to her husband, Eric Grannis. The move was approved by the State University of New York in October but has raised eyebrows among state officials, who questioned its legality.
Reporter’s Notebook
Delivery Workers Suffer Tip Losses
UberEats and DoorDash delivery workers lost $550 million in tip earnings since the two companies made it more difficult for customers to tip in-app after New York City implemented a landmark minimum pay rate for the industry, a new report from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection found.
After the minimum pay rate took effect in December 2023, the companies changed their user interface so that customers could only add tips to their order after placing them, drawing scorn from workers, advocates and agency officials.
The agency found that the average tip on UberEats or DoorDash plummeted to just 76 cents per order as a result of the change.
“Our report blows the whistle on a massive scheme by Uber and DoorDash to drive down worker pay by more than $550 million. That era has come to an end,” DCWP Commissioner Sam Levine said in a statement on Tuesday. “If these companies do not follow new tipping laws going into effect later this month, they will face significant consequences.”
— Claudia Irizarry Aponte
Things To Do
Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.
Wednesday, Jan. 14: The Parks department is holding two community input meetings, one for Bildersee Playground’s reconstruction in Canarsie, Brooklyn (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) and another for the Wayanda Park reconstruction in Queens Village (6:30 to 7:30 p.m.). Both meetings are virtual.
Thursday, Jan. 15: Brooklyn Bridge Park is hosting January concerts at the Roebling Rink, every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. Skating admission is $14.84. Free for non-skaters.
Thursday, Jan. 15: Show off a gift at this Brooklyn talent show. The winner gets $50. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5.
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