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…
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…
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…
Governor Kathy Hochul has launched New York’s $300 million Promote Opportunity with Electric Readiness for Underdeveloped Properties (POWER UP) program to create power-ready and shovel-ready industrial sites that attract high-growth industries such as semiconductors, agribusiness and cleantech. Funded with an initial $100 million in the FY26 Enacted Budget after being introduced in the 2025 State…
Governor Kathy Hochul announced the grand opening of Queen One’s new global headquarters, the Rise and Fly Vision Centre, a 30,000-square-foot innovation hub at 25 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The project represents more than $10 million in capital investment and is expected to create 600 full-time, high-tech jobs in New York City over the…