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New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced a historic $38.9 million settlement with Starbucks for more than 500,000 violations of the city’s Fair Workweek Law at over 300 locations between 2021 and 2024, marking the largest worker protection settlement in city history. The agreement requires Starbucks…
1. What is COPA? New York City’s Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) is a proposed local law in the City Council, officially Intro 902-2024. According to the Council’s own summary, the bill would: give certain qualified entities (nonprofits, community land trusts, etc.) a first opportunity to purchase certain residential buildings and a chance to…
A new online petition is renewing calls to restore the historic Tappan Zee Bridge name to the Hudson River span now officially known as the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. The petition, launched on November 23, 2025, argues that the original name honored both the Indigenous Tappan people and the region’s Dutch heritage, and that…
Less Than 22 Months After the Arrests—Which Were the Largest Number of Federal Bribery Charges on a Single Day in Department of Justice History—All 70 Charged Defendants Have Pled Guilty or Were Convicted at Trial for Accepting Cash Payments United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Commissioner of the New York…
New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general, has filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration and USDA from enforcing new SNAP guidance that would permanently cut off food assistance for tens of thousands of lawful permanent residents — including former refugees and asylees — in violation of federal…
Governor Kathy Hochul is urging New Yorkers to travel safely during the busy Thanksgiving holiday as a significant lake effect snow event is forecast to bring 8–24 inches of snow to parts of Western and Central New York and the North Country, along with strong winds and dangerous driving conditions. State agencies including the Division…