NYC Retirees Win Settlement To Refund Copays To Retired Workers From EmblemHealth, NYC: UPDATED Rally Today
Editor’s note: Some good news for retirees in NYC! This new mayor may be…
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EMSPAC Interview: On Staten Island, Other NYC Boroughs, Ambulance Response Times Suffering – May Be Due To Staffing Shortages Resulting From Low Wage For Ems Workers
We previously covered this issue in some detail, and this weekend we are bringing you…
Staten Island Ambulance Response Times Will Suffer Even More When Richmond County Medical Center Eliminates Their Hospital Ambulance Units Later This Year
Staten Island Ambulance Response Times Will Suffer Even More When Richmond County Medical Center Eliminates…
NYC’s The People’s Money: Civic Engagement Commmission Discusses Borough Assemblies Of New Yorkers Just Like You Who Help Decide Participatory Budget Projects
NYC’s The People’s Money: Civic Engagement Commmission Discusses Borough Assemblies Of New Yorkers Just Like…
Health Insurance Stabilization Fund Misused By City’s Municipal Labor Committee: Comptroller Lander Releases Long Awaited Audit
Health Insurance Stabilization Fund Misused By City’s Municipal Labor Committee: Comptroller Lander Releases Long Awaited…
FDNY EMS Union: Mayor Adams Can Fulfill Past Campaign Promise For Pay Parity For FDNY EMTs
FDNY EMS Union: Mayor Adams Can Fulfill Past Campaign Promise For Pay Parity For FDNY…
Bringing Attention To Low Wages For EMS: FDNY EMS Local 2507 Launches #StandWithEMS Campaign
FDNY EMS Local 2507 Launches #StandWithEMS Campaign Editor’s note: This is the same career that…
Crime Reduction For Seven Quarters Straight: Safer Streets, Subways, Communities: Mayor Adams
Community Op-Ed: Seven Straight Quarters of Crime Reduction: Safer Streets, Subways, and Communities Editor’s note:…
Active, Retired NYC Municipal Union Workers, Advocacy Organizations Protest To Protect Their Healthcare, Demand Transparency
ACTIVE UNION MEMBERS, RETIREES AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS PROTEST IN SOLIDARITY TO PROTECT THEIR HEALTHCARE AND…
NYC Retirees March Tomorrow At 1:30 In Manhattan With International Organization Of Maritime Masters, Mates, & Pilots
The NYC Retirees Partner with the International Organization of Maritime Masters, Mates & Pilots and…
NYC Retirees To Mayor Adams Today At City Hall: Protect Our Health Insurance, Support Council Bill Intro 1096
NYC Public Service Retirees Unveil Giant 65th Birthday Card for NYC Mayor Adams Group Invites Mayor…
Quality of Life and Ending the Culture of “Anything Goes”
Quality of Life and Ending the Culture of “Anything Goes” Editor’s note: We recently covered…
Building, Preserving, Planning 426,000+ Units of Housing to Make Our City More Affordable: Mayor Adams
Community Op-Ed: Building, Preserving, and Planning 426,000+ Units of Housing to Make Our City More…
11 Schoolyards To Public Playgrounds, East New York – Lower East Side Affordable Homes, Challenging $351M Grant Axed For Emergency Preparedness, New Commissioner of Int’l Affairs, Helping Parents W Mental Health Issues, Quality of Life Program Expansion: Mayor Adams
11 Schoolyards To Become Public Playgrounds, East New York Affordable Homes, Affordable Senior Housing Lower…
Another Public School Student Detained By ICE, Lowest Reported Quarterly Overdose Deaths, Affordable Homes In Brownsville, Early Childhood Education Investments, Rise Up NYC Returns, Benefits On Your Block, Concrete Recycling Facility Closed: Mayor Adams
Another Public School Student Detained By ICE, Lowest Reported Quarterly Overdose Deaths, Affordable Homes In…
NYC Retirees Healthcare Fight For Traditional Medicare: Update With Marianne Pizzitola
NYC Retirees Healthcare Fight For Traditional Medicare: Update With Marianne Pizzitola Staten Islander News…
In NYC: Retirees Will Not Be Forced Into Medicare Advantage Over Traditional Medicare Despite Court Ruling: Mayor Adams Makes New Announcement, Local Voices Weigh In
In NYC: Retirees Will Not Be Forced Into Medicare Advantage Over Traditional Medicare Despite Court…
NYC Retirees: With Court Case Lost At Highest Level, Focus Turns To Politicians, Upcoming Primaries, Election
NYC Retirees: With Court Case Lost At Highest Level, Focus Turns To Politicians, Upcoming Primaries,…
Staten Island, NYC Municipal Retirees To Rally To Support Their Legal Team in Latest Battle With Mayor Adams, City of New York
Editor’s note: NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees shared their unanimous decision handed down by…
Standing In Solidarity With Our Dominican Community, Our Neighbors, Friends, After Jet Set Nightclub Tragedy
Community Op-Ed: Standing in Solidarity with our Dominican Community Editor’s note: Last week’s op-ed by…
Critical Childhood Ed Funding, Sergeants Benevolent Contract, Nightclub Tragedy,NYC Reads/ NYC Solves Expansion
Critical Childhood Ed Funding, Sergeants Benevolent Contract, Surveys Site Of Jet Set Nightclub Tragedy, Honoring Victims…
Axe The Tax For Working Class, Women-Led Families Affordable Housing, Get [Scaffolding] Sheds Down, Baseball Season Starts, Free Swim Lessons: Mayor Adams
Axe The Tax For Working Class, Women-Led Families Affordable Housing, Get [Scaffolding] Sheds Down, Baseball…
Affordable, Supportive Housing At Woodhull Hospital, 2025 Declared Fire Prevention Year, 2 Consecutive Years Of Population Growth, Honor Lives Lost To Covid, Mental Health Week Kickoff
Affordable, Supporting Housing At Woodhull Hospital, 2025 Declared Fire Prevention Year, 2 Consecutive Years Of…
Celebrating Black History Month, $390M Infrastructure Investment, Fatherhood Initiative, Accessible History Of Enslaved People In NYC, Career & Tech Ed In NYC, Week In Photos: Mayor Adams
Celebrating Black History Month, $390M Infrastructure Investment, Fatherhood Initiative, Accessible History Of Enslaved People In…
Staten Islanders, New York City Residents Will Benefit By Undue Medical Debt Agreement – Unexpected Forgiveness May Be Coming Your Way!
Editor’s note: This is information to follow up on our previous article from the Mayor’s…
New York City Values, New York City Strong
New York City Values, New York City Strong Editor’s note: We’ve previously covered the…
Lawsuit To Recover $80M, DOJ Case Suspension, Bronx Quality of Life, Child Care Center Leases, New Housing
Lawsuit To Recover $80M, DOJ Case Suspension, Bronx Quality of Life, Child Care Center Leases,…
Breaking Housing Records, Giving New Yorkers Key To Their Future
Breaking Housing Records and Giving New Yorkers a Key to their Future Editor’s note: The…
Advocating For Funds From Albany To Deliver For Working Class New Yorkers: Mayor Adams
Albany Editor’s note: Mayor Adams detailed in this week’s rundown some of the wins that this…
NYC Kids RISE Save For College Program Now At New World Preparatory Charter School
New World Preparatory Charter School Welcome Families to the Save for College Program with an…
January Plan Makes Our City Safer, More Affordable To Raise A Family
January Plan Makes Our City Safer and More Affordable to Raise a Family Editor’s note:…
Meeting With President Trump, $80M Medical Debt Relief, Response To Gov Hochul’s State Budget: Mayor Adams
Meeting With President Trump, $80M Medical Debt Relief, Response To Gov Hochul’s State Budget: Mayor…
Making New York City Best Place To Raise Your Family, Including Lower, Middle Income Residents
Making New York City the Best Place to Raise a Family Editor’s note: Staten Islander…
NYers Approve State Of the City Address; New Agenda For 4th Address; 24 Affordable Housing Complexes On 24 Public Sites; NYPD Recruit Graduation Ceremony;
MAYOR ADAMS LAYS OUT AMBITIOUS AGENDA TO MAKE NEW YORK CITY BEST PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY IN FOURTH STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS …
NYC Is 400 Years Old This Year: Celebrating Our City’s History, Culture
Celebrating 400 Years of the Greatest City in the World Editor’s note: Last weekend’s op-ed…
Involuntary Commitment Changes; New Hate Crimes Prevention Director; NonProfit Services Director; Drought Watch Lifted; NYC Health + Hospitals Possible Strike; Kingsbridge Armory Reimagining
MAYOR ADAMS’ STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR HOCHUL’S PLANS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO FINALLY CHANGE NEW YORK’S INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT…
Almost 65 Million Reasons Why New York City Tourism is Back: Mayor Adams
Almost 65 Million Reasons Why New York City Tourism is Back Editor’s note: The Mayor’s…
2024 Year End Review: NYC Kids RISE Scholarship Program’s Accomplishments This Year
2024 Year End Review: NYC Kids RISE Scholarship Program’s Accomplishments This Year Editor’s note: Staten…
Drought Downgraded From Warning To Watch; Tentative Agreement With City Unions For Pay Raises For Physicians, Medical Examiners; New EPA Grants To Electrify Heavy-Duty Vehicles, School Buses; James Stratford Names Director Of NYC’s Young Men’s Initiative; Dr. Phil’s Primetime,
Drought Downgraded From Warning To Watch; Tentative Agreement With City Unions For Pay Raises For…
City Must Pay Full Cost Of Retired Municipal Worker’s Health Insurance Plans: Highest Court Rules In Favor Of Retirees
Today’s Ruling Requires City to Pay the Entire Cost of Retirees’ Preferred Health Insurance Plan…
NYC Public School Alumni From Staten Island Continue To Support Local Elementary School Students Journeys To College
New York City Public School Alumni from Staten Island Support Local Elementary School Students through…
NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees Rallies Alongside Council Member Marte Prior To City Council Meeting To Advocate For Safeguarding Healthcare For Retired City Workers
NYC RETIREES RALLY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTOPHER MARTE AS HE INTRODUCES LEGISLATION PROTECTING THEIR HEALTHCARE Editor’s note: According…
Staten Island’s Waterways To Become Cleaner, Greener With Renewable Diesel Testing on Staten Island Ferry, New York City Ferry
NAVIGATING NEW YORK CITY’S WATERWAYS TO BECOME CLEANER AND GREENER AS STATEN ISLAND FERRIES AND…
NYC Municipal Retirees Tell Mayor Adams: Stop Trying To Take Medicare Away From Former City Workers, Union Employees
New Yorkers Tell Mayor Adams, “Stop trying to take Medicare away from NYC retirees!” Hundreds…
Putting ‘Park’ Back In Park Avenue, Nation’s Largest Curbside Charging Program, Making High-Quality Childcare More Affordable For New Yorkers, 24 New Schools: NYC Mayor
MAYOR ADAMS LAUNCHES MAJOR STEP TO PUT THE “PARK” BACK IN PARK AVENUE City Releases…
Mayor Adams: Community Partnerships for Quality of Life – Making Our City More Liveable For All New Yorkers
Community Partnerships For Quality of Life Editor’s note: Staten Islander News last week reported on…
NYC Kids Rise Scholarship Programs Help Fellow Students, Alumni Save For College – $400,000 Funded By Alumni Into Students’ Accounts In Its Inaugural Year! UPDATED
NYC Kids Rise Scholarship Programs Help Fellow Students, Alumni Save For College Editor’s note:…
Mayor Adams Invites New Yorkers Into Political Process with Hear From The Mayor Show On WBLS
Editor’s note: This past Sunday morning the latest episode aired of the radio show “Hear…
NYPD Medal Day: Mayor Adams Delivers Remarks
MAYOR ADAMS DELIVERS REMARKS AT NYPD MEDAL DAY Editor’s note: Readers may remember our coverage…
Key Education Programs Previously Funded With Temporary Stimulus – $500 Million To Be Permanently Funded By NYC, Expanding Access To Subsidized Child Care
MAYOR ADAMS, SPEAKER ADAMS PROTECT OVER $500 MILLION IN KEY EDUCATION PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY FUNDED WITH…
Retiree Victory! Unanimous Appeals Court Ruling Affirms NYC Retired Municipal Workers’ Right To Keep Their Public Medicare Programs – UPDATED
New York Appellate Division Affirms City Retirees’ Right to Promised Medicare Benefits Today’s Ruling Bars…
NYC’s Participatory Budget Process Now Open For 2024: All New Yorkers Over Age 11 Invited To Submit Suggestions For Expense Projects Funded By Mayor’s Office
Participatory Budget Process For 2024 Now Open To Suggestions From New Yorkers 11 Years Old…
Happening TODAY: Borough Wide College Fair At College Of Staten Island, Sponsored By CSI, Wagner College – Learn About Local University Options
Borough-Wide College Fair to be Held at the College of Staten Island, Sponsored by CSI…
Medicare Advantage Has Many Issues: HHS, CMS Need To Make New Policies To Reform Medicare Advantage – Send Letter To Your Representatives
Retirees have serious concerns about the Medicare Advantage program. Editor’s Note: As we have covered…
NYC Kids Rise Encourages Elementary School Alumni To Fund Scholarships For Next Generation Of Students
Staten Islander Exclusive Content In answer to our question: Can you please clarify if the…
Always First To Go: Libraries Help Kids Get Excited About Learning – Sunday Hours At All NYPL, BPL Branches Cut, Spending On Materials, Programming, Building Improvements
The New York Public Library deeply regrets to announce that, due to the first of…
Judge Rules In Favor Of Retirees Regarding Illegally Charged Copayments
NY SUPREME COURT GRANTS CLASS STATUS TO NYC GOVT RETIREES OVER ILLEGALLY COLLECTED COPAYS The…
Put People Over Profit: Health Insurance Companies Rely On Claim Denials, Withholding Care To Achieve High Profits
Hundreds Rally at Aetna and UnitedHealth in Hartford to Demand Care & Reverse Denied Claims…
Not An Attack On Collective Bargaining: Fmr. NYC Union Leaders Dispute MLC’s Attack On Intro 1099 Protect NYC Retiree Healthcare
Former NYC Union Leaders Unite to Dispute MLC’s Lie About City Council Bill Int. 1099-2023…
NYC Retirees Call For Public Hearings On Intro 1099, Bill Will Protect Retirees’ Earned Healthcare Benefits
NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees Calls on City Council to Hold Public Hearing on…
NYC Wants To Force Retired NYPD, FDNY, EMS, Into Inferior Medicare Advantage Plan, Where Insurer, Not Doctor, Is Gatekeeper To Healthcare For Elderly – Interview With Marianne Pizzitola
NYC Retired Workers, Including Police, Fire, EMS, Who Are No Longer Voting Union Members, Being…
NYC Retirees Incl. FDNY, NYPD, EMS, Teachers, Other City Workers Win Permanent Injunction From NY State Supreme Court; City Files Appeal, Fight Continues
State Supreme Court Rules Against New York City’s Plan to Strip City Retirees of Promised Medicare…
NYC Organization Of Public Service Retirees Takes Fight Against Forced Medicare Advantage To Washington
NYC Retirees, Medicare Advantage Patients and Families Join Members of Congress to Call for an…
Mayor Adams Came To Staten Island Monday Night For A Town Hall With Community About Public Safety, Part Of “Talk With Eric”
Mayor Eric Adams came to Staten Island on Monday evening for a Town Hall with…
NYC Org of Public Service Retirees To Rally Outside City Hall TODAY To Call For Passage Of Intro 1099, Celebrate Court Injunction
New York City Retirees Rally Outside City Hall for Intro 1099 by CM Barron &…
NYC Retirees Secure Preliminary Injunction Halting City’s Plan To Force Them Off Their Current Promised Medicare Benefit Plans Onto Medicare Advantage
New York City Retirees Secure Preliminary Injunction Halting City’s Plan to Strip Them of Their…
NYC Org Of Public Service Retirees Responds To Union Boss Garrido’s Statements About Retirees, Healthcare
New York City Organization Of Public Service Retirees Responds to Union Boss Henry Garrido’s Misrepresentations…
NYC Retirees Respond To Mayor Adams Announcement He Registered Aetna Medicare Advantage Plan Despite Lawsuits, Refusal Of Most Physicians To Accept Plan
New York City Retiree’s Response to Mayor Adams Announcement he Registered the Aetna Medicare Advantage…
NYC Organization Of Civil Service Retirees Thanks Comptroller Lander For Rejection Of Aetna Medicare Advantage Contract
New York City Retiree’s Response to Comptroller Lander Refusing to Register the Aetna Medicare Advantage…
NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees Secures Another Victory On Appeal For Healthcare Rights Of Retirees
NEW YORK CITY ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE RETIREES SECURES ANOTHER APPELLATE VICTORY FOR RETIREE HEALTHCARE…
Marianne Pizzitola Of NYC Org Of Public Service Retirees Makes Statement About Forced Health Care Change By Adams’ Administration
New York City Organization Of Public Service Retirees Responds To NYC Council Decision To Table…
NY Public Library Faces Even More Cuts In Administration’s Newest Budget Proposal, Cutting A Staggering $52.7 Million
Did you see the news? The City has proposed more cuts to public libraries. Stand…
OPINION – NYC Union Retirees Health Plan Debate: Ageist Collusion Harms Elders
A Message From the Assertive Kids Foundation President One of the aims of Assertive Kids…
Support The Library: NYPL’s Triple Match Offer From Penguin Random House Ends Tonight At Midnight
In my twenties, at loose ends, I took a break from my roofing job and…
Another Year, Another Round Of Budget Cuts Targeting Libraries In NYC, Including Todt-Hill Westerleigh In Staten Island – Stand Up For Your Library
Tell City Hall: Libraries Are For Everyone, Don’t Cut Their Funding New York City’s public…
Battle For Retiree Healthcare Is Far From Over. Municipal Labor Committee, To Benefit Of City, Not Retirees, Votes To Force All Retired NYC Workers Into Medicare Advantage, Limiting Doctors They Can See, Reducing Insurance Coverage
We have received an update from Marianne Pizzitola of the NYC Organization Of Retired Municipal…
NYC Mayor’s Office Announces Installation Of Photos From Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Throughout City Hall
MAYOR ADAMS, DCLA COMMISSIONER CUMBO ANNOUNCE INSTALLATION OF PHOTOS FROM ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER…
Number Of Children With NYC Scholarship Accounts To Save For College Nearly Doubles To 145K Citywide, 70K Kindergartners, 1st Graders Receive New Accounts
Over 70,000 New York City Kindergartners and First Graders Receiving NYC Scholarship Accounts in the…
NYC Launches First Ever Participatory Budgeting Process, “The People’s Money”
The People’s Money: Idea Generation Session with the League of Women Voters Event Details This…