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Unionized staff at Bronx Defenders walk the picket line outside the legal group’s offices on East 161st Street, July 28, 2026. (Alex Krales/The City Reporter)
The strikes have been acrimonious and could hamper criminal, family and housing courts in those boroughs. The state Office of Court Administration says it’s closely monitoring the situation and the courts remain fully open for now.
Striking lawyers and other workers at Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem and Bronx Defenders — which both receive considerable public funding — are pressing for better wages and benefits. They are represented by the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys-UAW Local 2325 union.
The union argues a recent City Council funding boost to the two organizations should more than cover the workers' demands. Bronx Defenders says it’s hopeful “we can arrive at a fair and equitable contract” with the staff, and NDS didn’t immediately respond to The City Reporter’s request for comment. Negotiations at both nonprofits are ongoing.
Mayor Mamdani appointed more than a dozen people to the city’s school oversight panel this week. Here’s who they are.
Reporter’s Notebook
Higher Tips for Delivery Workers
Delivery workers earned an extra $104 million in tips from late January through the last week of July, following the city’s crackdown on food delivery companies that make it more difficult for customers to tip through apps, Mayor Mamdani announced Wednesday.
The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection estimates delivery workers’ average tips increased by $1.11 per trip in the first four weeks the agency began implementing rules requiring companies to display a tipping option at checkout. Customers still have the option to leave no tip.
“We changed the law, enforced it and it's working,” Mamdani said. “New York will not allow billion-dollar tech companies to boost their profits by taking money from working people.”
New Yorkers continue to order takeout in high numbers, with an average of 3.3 million orders placed each week through apps, according to DCWP. Since its introduction in 2023, the city’s minimum pay standard has resulted in more than $2 billion in additional earnings for delivery workers.
— Claudia Irizarry Aponte
Things To Do
Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.
Thursday, July 30: Afro-Puerto Rican bomba fusion band El Laberinto del Coco performs outdoors as part of Carnegie Hall Citywide. Free, Bryant Park, 7 p.m.
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