NYC Unemployment Rate Grows to 8.7% »
The two-week strike by unionized employees of Verizon offset all of the hiring that occurred last month in New York City and pushed the city’s unemployment rate up slightly, according to figures released Thursday by...
September 16 2011 / No comment / Read More »
Rent Guidelines Board Approves 4 Percent Increase on Stabilized Apartments »
The Rent Guidelines Board has approved a nearly 4 percent hike for rent-stabilized apartments in the city, affecting some 1.1 million apartments by 3.75 percent for one-year renewals and 7.25 percent for two-year contracts, the...
June 28 2011 / 7 comments / Read More »
Rent Guidelines Board To Hold Vote Tonight »
The Rent Guidelines Board will hold a final vote tonight on how much the tenants of more than one million rent-regulated city apartments will pay this fall. Board members are gathering at Cooper Union’s Great...
June 27 2011 / 1 comment / Read More »
New York State Senate Approves Same-Sex Marriage »
After a long battle followed by days of protracted deal-making, the New York State Senate voted Friday night to legalize same-sex marriage in the Empire State. The historic yet divisive measure passed by a narrow...
June 24 2011 / No comment / Read More »
Governor To Begin Push For Same Sex Marriage »
Governor Cuomo plans to meet with prominent gay activists in order to push for a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage in New York, sources tell NY1. They say the governor will attend a brain storming...
March 9 2011 / No comment / Read More »
