NYC Leaders Praise Hotel Association After Union Ratifies New Fair Contract
NYC Leaders Praise Hotel Association After Union Ratifies New Fair Contract Editor’s note: We…
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In NYC: Monday’s Commute Will Be Challenging – LIRR Union On Strike, Unable To Reach Deal With MTA
In NYC: Monday’s Commute Will Be Challenging – LIRR Union On Strike, Unable To Reach…
New York’s Car Insurance Rates Are Much Too Low! Citizens For Unaffordable Rates Speaks Out
CITIZENS FOR UNAFFORDABLE RATES WARNS NEW YORK AUTO PREMIUMS ARE “TOO DAMN LOW” AT $4,000…
Malliotakis & Ferry Caucus Co-Chairs Introduce Bipartisan FERRIES Act
Malliotakis & Ferry Caucus Co-Chairs Introduce Bipartisan FERRIES Act Editor’s note: Our most recent story…
For Staten Island’s Rep., Congestion Pricing Fight Is Not Over: MTA CEO Weighs In On Court Decision
We’ve previously reported on the initial action taken by the Trump Administration to revoke…
New Yorkers To Get Home Affordability, Car Insurance Relief: Reactions From Local Groups On Governor Hochul’s State Of The State
Governor Hochul held her State Of The State Address earlier this week, in which she…
New Yorkers, Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard: MTA To Hold 22 More Public Comment Sessions on Proposed Fare Changes
REMINDER: MTA to Hold 22 Public Comment Sessions on Proposed Fare Changes Beginning Monday, Aug….
Staten Islanders, New Yorkers: MTA Fare Hike Public Comment Hearing Today (2 Sessions – 10am, 5pm) In Person For Comments
MTA to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Fare and Toll Changes Editor’s note: See our…
Staten Island, NYC Politicians Weigh In On Proposed MTA Fare Hike: Urge Board To Vote No On Proposals
Staten Island, NYC Politicians Weigh In On Proposed MTA Fare Hike: Urge Board To Vote…
BP Fossella and ATU Local 726 President Cassella Call Concern to Deteriorating MTA Express Bus Service, Canceled Trips, Necessary Improvements
BP Fossella and ATU Local 726 President Cassella Call Concern to Deteriorating MTA Express Bus…
NYS Senate Republicans: Comptroller DiNapoli Must Reject Democrats Legal Defense Slush Fund, Repeal Burdensome Congestion Pricing, Audit MTA
NYS Senate Republicans: Comptroller DiNapoli Must Reject Democrats Legal Defense Slush Fund, Repeal Burdensome Congestion…
New Jersey Transit Union Strike Disrupted Two Work Days To Get Long-Overdue Higher Wages – Tentative Agreement Reached, Service Resumes In Full This Morning
New Jersey Transit Union Strike Disrupted Two Work Days To Get Long-Overdue Higher Wages –…
New York MTA Will Face Consequences For Failing To Halt Congestion Pricing
Malliotakis: MTA Will Be Held Accountable for Congestion Tax Editor’s note: According to Senator Gillibrand…
Staten Island’s Outlier Status Applies To Commuting: Surprising Financial Tradeoff For City Residents: Public Transit Saves Money – Not Necessarily Time
Staten Island’s Outlier Status Applies To Commuting: Surprising Financial Tradeoff For City Residents: Public Transit…
Congressman Jeffries Holds Medicaid Teach-In With New York’s Largest Healthcare Union
Congressman Jeffries Holds Medicaid Teach-In With New York’s Largest Healthcare Union Editor’s note: Earlier this…
NY’s Senator Blasts Plan To Cut VA Workers, Cut Medicaid, Demand Answers On Withholding Critical Infrastructure Funds, Honors Hazel Dukes Of NAACP After Her Passing, Praises Longtime Staffer Geri Shapiro
NY’s Senator Blasts Plan To Cut VA Workers, Cut Medicaid, Demand Answers On Withholding Critical…
Senators Schumer, Gillibrand, Bipartisan Group Of Senators Introduce Legislation To Protect Workers Rights To Unionize, Collectively Bargain For Wages, Working Conditions
NEWS: Sanders, Scott, Schumer, Jeffries, Murray, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect the Rights of…
Staten Island Politicians, Civic Groups Applaud President Trump: Congestion Pricing Approval Rescinded – UPDATED
Staten Island Politicians Applaud President Trump: Congestion Pricing US-DOT Approval Rescinded Editor’s note: Staten Islander…
NY Senators, Representatives Sign Letter Requesting Reinstatement Of Recently Fired Head Of NLRB
Bipartisan Lawmakers Demand Trump Reinstate NLRB Member Wilcox Editor’s note: The following Democratic Lawmakers from…
National Right To Work Act, REINS Act Reintroduced, Shutdown Prevention Act Introduced
Editor’s note: We previously covered the last introduction of the REINS Act, and the previous introduction…
Staten Island, Port Richmond Residents Weigh In On Congestion Pricing Effects Thus Far In First Week
Editor’s note: See our previous coverage of this new below-60th Street toll for vehicles in…
Six Staten Island Buses (4 Of Them SIMS) To Receive Service Enhancements, Improvements In Scheduling: Governor Hochul
Service Enhancements Planned for 24 MTA Bus Routes in NYC Editor’s note: Staten Islander recently…
Congestion Pricing: What Staten Islanders, NYC Residents Need To Know
Congestion Pricing: What Staten Islanders, NYC Residents Need To Know Editor’s note: Readers learned more…
New Jersey Federal Judge Also Refuses Injunction – Congestion Pricing In Effect Yesterday
Malliotakis on Congestion Pricing: “We will continue to relentlessly fight this unfair tax on commuters”…
Congestion Pricing Unpaused, Judge Refuses To Grant Injunction, New Tolling Goes Into Effect January
Congestion Pricing Unpaused, Judge Refuses To Grant Injunction, New Tolling Goes Into Effect January Editor’s…
NYC DOT Commissioner Provides Testimony Before City Council Committee On Transportation and Infrastructure Regarding Micromobility, E-Bikes, Other Technologies To Alleviate Transportation Issues
NYC Department of Transportation Testimony Before the City Council Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Editor’s note:…
NYC DOT Installs Over 500 Loading Zones To Help With Double Parking, Announces Congestion Pricing Pilot Authorization, Reminds New York Restaurants That Roadway Outdoor Dining Structures Must Be Removed By November 29th While Sidewalk Structures Remain Year Round
NYC DOT COMPLETES INSTALLATION OF OVER 500 LOADING ZONES IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON…
With Election Over, BP Fossella, Rep. Malliotakis, Bipartisan Group Of Elected Officials Make Statements on Potential Revival Of Congestion Pricing
With Election Over, BP Fossella, Rep. Malliotakis, Bipartisan Group Of Elected Officials Make Statements on…
Journey To Modern Transit On SIRT: New Train Cars, Other Improvements To Make Staten Islanders’ Commutes Easier, Faster
A Journey To Modern Transit: January 2020 Editor’s note: Staten Islanders may remember our coverage of…
Int’l Longshoremen’s Association’s First Strike In Nearly Half A Century Demanding Higher Wages, Promise Of No Automation UPDATED
ILA President Harold J. Daggett Joins Picket Lines Throughout Port Newark/Elizabeth at Start of Strike;…
Planned MTA Express Bus Service Reductions Would Devastate Local Residents’ Commute To Manhattan
A Joint Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis, District Attorney Michael McMahon,…
MTA Board Member Suggests Staten Islanders Should Be Punished For Pushing Back Against Congestion Pricing By Withholding New Train Cars For SIRT: Asm. Pirozzolo, Other Local Politicians Respond
Asm. Pirozzolo, other Staten Island elected officials demand that Governor Hochul relieve MTA Board Member…
Airline Workers, Flight Attendants Stuck In Expired Contracts Without Ability To Strike: 32 Senators Send Letter To National Mediation Board
Sanders and 31 Senators Call on National Mediation Board to End Delays and Allow Airline…
Congestion Pricing: Legislation Can Kill This Plan Completely – But Lawsuits, Other Means Still In Works
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on the Indefinite Postponement of MTA’s Congestion Pricing…
Congestion Pricing Indefinitely Suspended By Gov. Hochul: Asm. Pirozzolo Concerned This Is Only For Election Reasons, ‘Indefinite’ Is Neither Defined Nor Necessarily ‘Permanent’
Victory for Staten Island: Governor Hochul Pauses Congestion Pricing, But Our Fight Continues A Statement…
Congestion Pricing Halted Indefinitely! Attention Fellow New Yorkers – Gov. Hochul Pauses MTA Cash Grab AKA “Congestion Pricing”
Malliotakis Urged NYC Commuters to Keep Up Pressure on Congestion Pricing Hochul considering delaying program…
Planned Bus Priority With Improved Bus Lanes, Busways To Assist Commuters Navigating To Manhattan’s Soon-To-Be-Tolled Central Business District
CONNECTING THE CORE: ADAMS ADMINISTRATION DETAILS AMBITIOUS EFFORTS TO HELP NEW YORKERS ACCESS MANHATTAN’S CENTRAL…
New Legislation Introduced In House To Kill NYC’s Congestion Pricing Scheme – Expected To Generate Revenue, Harm Working NYers With Excessive Tolls
Malliotakis, Gottheimer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Kill New York City’s Congestion Pricing Program Editor’s note:…
Slower Ambulance, Fire, Police Response Likely To Result From Congestion Pricing Scheme
A Joint Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis, Senator Andrew Lanza, Senator…
Congestion Pricing Update: NAACP, Local Churches Join Lawsuit Spearheaded by Staten Island Politicians
BP Fossella, UFT President Mulgrew, Local Elected Officials to Welcome Staten Island NAACP, Local Churches…
Staten Island Elected Officials Release Statistics Showing Congestion Pricing Will Negatively Affect Low Income Communities Here While Benefiting Wealthy Manhattan Neighborhoods
BP Fossella, Councilmember Hanks, Congresswoman Malliotakis and Other Electeds to Release Statistics Showing Congestion Pricing…
Congestion Pricing Will Shift Pollution From Manhattan To Staten Island’s North Shore: BP Fossella On Amended Complaint Filed In Lawsuit
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on Filing of Amended Complaint in Congestion Pricing…
NYC Teachers Union Joins Staten Island BP’s Lawsuit Against Congestion Pricing – Especially Unfair To Teachers Commuting From Other Boroughs
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters NYC…
NYC Congestion Pricing: BP Fossella, United Federation Of Teachers Make Joint Announcement
BP Fossella, United Federation of Teachers to Make Joint Announcement Regarding New Lawsuit Against Congestion…
Fran Drescher Transforms From Beloved Actress To Union President Of SAG-AFTRA – On Historic Strike Bringing Entire TV, Film Industry To Screeching Halt In Demand For Fair Wages, Compensation For Work Performed
Why Fran Fine — sorry, Fran Drescher — is the union queen we all neededThe…
Staten Islanders Will Be Disproportionately Affected By Congestion Pricing – Public Comment Period Now Open: BP Fossella
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on Start of the Public Comment Period for…
HELP Committee Meeting: Standing Up Against Corporate Greed: How Unions are Improving Lives of Working Families
HELP Committee to Hold Hearing with Union Leaders on Labor Movement Resurgence and the Fight…
HELP Committee To Hold Hearing With Union Leaders Regarding Historic Gains, Wins For Working Class Americans
NEWS: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing with Union Leaders on Labor Movement Resurgence and the…
Tentative UAW Strike Deal Includes 25% Wage Increase, Cost-of-Living Allowance, Temp to FT Worker Conversions, Other Benefits
United Auto Workers union hails its tentative strike-ending deals with Ford and Stellantis that would…
UAW Says EV Workers Should Be Paid Fairly – Not Half Of Previous Car Manufacturers Wages – United Auto Workers Union Strike Likely In Coming Weeks
US autoworkers may wage a historic strike against Detroit’s 3 biggest automakers − with wages…
BP Fossella Announces Intention To File Lawsuit Against MTA To Stop Congestion Pricing, “Anti-Driving Tax”
BP Fossella Announces Staten Island is Laying Foundation for Lawsuit Against MTA over Congestion Pricing…
Sen. Sanders, Other Pols Promise Not To Intervene In Case Of UPS Workers Strike For Collective Bargaining To Obtain Better Working Conditions, Wages, Healthcare, Retirement
In Letter to Teamsters, 28 Senate Democrats Commit to Not Intervene in Case of UPS…
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Rallied With Writers Guild Of America At Times Square Paramount Building Demanding Fair Contract Negotiations, Better Pay, Working Conditions For Writers
GILLIBRAND RALLIES WITH WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA AT TIMES SQUARE PARAMOUNT BUILDING TO DEMAND FAIR…
Public Comment Period On Central Business District Tolling Program (NYC Congestion Pricing) Ends June 13th – If This New Tolling Affects You, Write To FHWA Today
Central Business District Tolling Program The Central Business District (CBD) Tolling Program would lower traffic…
Bipartisan Pols Decry Hasty Approval By FHWA Of Congestion Pricing – To Charge Drivers $23!! To Enter Lower Manhattan, Shifting Traffic, Only Benefits NYC Coffers
Congressional Anti-Congestion Tax Caucus Statement on Federal Approval of Congestion Pricing in New York City…
Staten Island’s Senator Lanza Fighting To Stop New Proposed Tax On Digital Streaming Services, Delivery Services
Albany Democrats will tax everything, everywhere, all at once Senator Lanza is fighting to stop…
Rep. Malliotakis, Rep. Gottheimer, Other Pols Join To Create Anti-Congestion Tax Caucus To Combat NYC’s Proposed Congestion Tax, Which Will Disproportionately Affect Lower-Income New Yorkers Who Drive
In case you missed it, I joined Reps. Josh Gottheimer, Mike Lawler and Tom Kean…
National Right To Work Act Bill Reintroduced By Sen. Rand Paul – Act Makes Unions Unable To Charge Dues To Workers Who Choose To Forego Representation, Weakening Unions Ability To Fund Themselves
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces National Right-to-Work Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul…
Modern Day FTX Collapse Mirrors Infamous 18th Century British Financial Scandal
FTX’s collapse mirrors an infamous 18th century British financial scandal Sam Bankman-Fried, once considered a star…
Barbara Ehrenreich Brought Light To Worker Inequality, Her Work May Have Helped Reinvigorate Unions
Barbara Ehrenreich helped make inequality visible – her legacy lives on in a reinvigorated labor movement…
Bipartisan Coalition Of City, State Officials Renew Calls To Halt Congestion Pricing Scheme
Malliotakis, Bipartisan Coalition of City & State Officials Renew Push to Halt Congestion Pricing (NEW…