In the News
May 2026
Tech Industry Group: NYC’s Delivery Minimum Wage Worked — But That’s Bad! Streetsblog NYC, May 18 2026
Under Mamdani, are businesses leaving the city? NY1, May 11 2026
‘Still incomplete': Key questions unanswered on New York state budget, Gothamist, May 7 2026
How Many NYC Jobs? State SNAFU Brings Confusion, The City Reporter, May 6 2026
April 2026
Inside The Long Retreat of Workers’ Compensation in New York, NY Focus, April 23 2026
Seattle report says gig worker pay law is working, countering claims by DoorDash and Uber, GeekWire, April 22 2026
Mayor Parker Delivers Testimony at Biannual School District of Philadelphia Hearing in City Council, City of Philadelphia, April 22 2026
NYC's top economic agency still leaderless under Mamdani. Business leaders are worried. Gothamist, April 6 2026
Your GrubHub courier might not actually work for GrubHub — so the company can avoid paying minimum wage, New York Post, April 1 2026
March 2026
Grubhub Used Loophole to Bypass NYC Minimum Wage Laws, Azat TV, March 31 2026
Mamdani confronts the politics of property taxes as rent freeze looms, Politico, March 31 2026
Grubhub ‘Outsourced’ Delivery Work To Skirt City Minimum Wage, Docs Show, Streetsblog NYC, March 31 2026
How Trump’s Border Policies Have Hurt New York, New York Times, March 30 2026
Health insurance tax reform bill backed by large coalition of unions, The Chief, March 27 2026
Filling the Budget Void: Can a wealth tax save New York’s Black and Brown homeowners?, Amsterdam News, March 19 2026
Mamdani and business leaders disagree on a lot, but they seem to chat a lot, too, Gothamist, March 13 2026
Raise Taxes on the Rich? These Rich New Yorkers Are All for It. New York Times, March 11 2026
February 2026
Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers, Futurism, February 1 2026
January 2026
The Mamdani Effect: Three Delivery Apps Must Pay $5M In Minimum Pay Settlement, Streetsblog NYC, January 30 2026
Mayor Mamdani calls for raising taxes on the wealthy, citing NYC budget ‘crisis’ Gothamist, January 28 2026
What happens when NY nurses strike? Short-term pain and some gains, too, researchers say. Gothamist, January 18 2026
The Mamdani vs. big business era begins as mayor pledges 'economic justice', Gothamist, January 8 2025
December 2025
At Last: Council To Pass Delivery Worker Deactivation Protections, Streetsblog NYC, December 18 2025
Court Docs Shed Light on Instacart’s Car-Dominant Delivery Business, Streetsblog NYC, December 11 2025
November 2025
Abba’s Popular Hologram Show Could Come to New York City, New York Times, November 27 2025
The trustbuster advising Mamdani who could bring aggressive approach to affordability, Gothamist, November 21 2025
Zohran Mamdani and the Revenge of the Struggling Yuppie, New York Times, November 7 2025
Mamdani Rises, Trump Falls US Democrats On A Come Back Trail, The Citizen, November 6 2025
Mamdani’s Next Battle: Attacking Inequality While Balancing Budgets, The City, November 5 2025
October 2025
Don’t Let New York City Become a Museum of the Working Class, Next City, October 30 2025
Delivery Workers Continue Push For Deactivation Protections, Streetsblog NYC, October 14 2025
Mamdani, Gov. Hochul agree on universal child care. How to pay for it? Not so much, Gothamist, October 12 2025
With Eric Adams in Albania, NYC ethics organization mulls more travel disclosure regs, Politico, October 10 2025
September 2025
Opinion: The $30/hour McDonald’s job isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds, City & State New York, September 26 2025
Mayoral Spew: Will Mamdani's Math Survive Albany? Hell Gate NYC, September 23 2025
Overriding Adams vetoes, Council increases gig worker pay, eases street-vendor penalties, The Chief, September 19 2025
Delivery App Companies Oppose A City Council E-Bike Safety Bill … Again, StreetsBlog NYC, September 15 2025
Deliver Justice for Delivery Workers, New York Daily News, September 10 2025
In Rebuke of Mayor Adams, City Council Overrides 3 Vetoes, New York Times, September 10 2025
Have Cake, Eat It Too: Delivery Workers Earning More, Industry Booming With Minimum Pay Standard, StreetsBlog NYC, September 9 2025
Instacart Now Claims it ‘Supports’ Worker Minimum Wage That It Fought To Defeat; Experts See ‘Corporate Spin’, StreetsBlog NYC, September 2 2025
Won’t Someone Think of New York’s Millionaires? Hell Gate NYC, September 2 2025
August 2025
Override Eric Adams’ vetoes on deliveries, New York Daily News, August 26 2025
Eric Adams is touting record-breaking job growth, but the reality is a bit more complicated, Politico, August 16 2025
Jobs, Tariffs and the 99-Cent Can of Iced Tea New York Times, August 14 2025
They Cleaned Subways During Covid. Now They’ll Get Millions in Back Pay, New York Times, August 12 2025
City’s home care jobs appear stable amid state overhaul, Crains New York Business, August 5 2025
July 2025
Mamdani wins more union endorsements, but not all members are happy, The Chief, July 25 2025
New Bill Would Block Apps From Deactivating Workers Without Cause StreetsBlog NYC, July 18 2025
City Politics: Mamdani Meets With Business Leaders; Cuomo's Officially in the Race The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC Studios, July 16 2025
Zohran Mamdani tells NYC business leaders he will discourage use of 'globalize the Intifada' Gothamist, July 16 2025
Closing the 'Instacart Loophole', Hell Gate NYC, July 14 2025
Does Anyone Answer New York’s Unemployment Hotline? New York Focus, July 14 2025
New York City Set to Expand Minimum Pay Law for Delivery Workers, New York Times, July 13 2025
Ken Griffin owns NYC's priciest condo. Mamdani wants to hike his property taxes — and others'. Business Insider, July 3 2025
June 2025
How Zohran Mamdani Can Succeed as Mayor, Jacobin, June 30 2025
Free Buses and Billions in New Taxes. Can Mamdani Achieve His Plans? New York Times, June 28 2025
When the Capitals of Capitalism Go Socialist, American Prospect, June 26 2025
The Young College Grads Who Propelled Mamdani to Victory in New York, Wall Street Journal, June 26 2025
NYC Taxi Commission approves minimum pay hike, ‘lockout’ protections for Uber and Lyft drivers, AMNY, June 25 2025
May 2025
Cuomo fought efforts to raise the minimum wage before boosting it as governor, Politico, May 28 2025
Free for all: Democratic socialist’s policy pitches face tough fiscal reality in New York, Politico, May 27 2025
Mayor Adams boosts spending in $115B budget, ignoring Trump cuts, uncertain economy, Gothamist, May 1 2025
April 2025
Should NYC pensions pay for universal child care? Brannan pitches $500M investment, Gothamist, April 24 2025
March 2025
Hochul, leaders eye ways to eliminate $6B in pandemic-era unemployment debt, Newsday
NYC pensions have more than $1B in Elon Musk’s Tesla. Justin Brannan wants to divest, Gothamist, March 25 2025
N.Y.’s $6 billion unemployment mess, New York Daily News, March 17 2025
Lawmakers Propose Unemployment Bailout — But No Permanent Fix, New York Focus, March 17 2025
The Upper Class Will Save the Most From Hochul’s ‘Middle-Class’ Tax Cut, New York Focus, March 14 2025
Brad Lander Lays Out His Plan to Uplift New York City’s Workers, The Nation, March 13 2025
How Has New York Remade Itself Since the Pandemic Arrived? New York Times, March 13 2025
February 2025
Most jobs in NYC history? Okay, let’s talk about it. New York Amsterdam News, February 13 2025
December 2024
Astro-Turf: Industry Group Says Fair Pay For Delivery Workers Means Higher Grocery Prices, StreetsBlog NYC, December 11 2024
October 2024
Is R.T.O. Finally a Reality? New York Times, October 2 2024
September 2023
New York Is Rebounding for the Rich. Nearly Everyone Else Is Struggling. New York Times, September 28 2023
April 2023
The Unemployment Gap Between Black and White New Yorkers Is Widening. New York Times, April 28 2023
February 2023
Some Millionaires Moved Out, but There Are Still Plenty Left. New York Times, February 23 2023