Today Erin Einhorn reported that Council Speaker Christine Quinn has agreed to hold hearings on a living wage bill pushed the last several years by unions and activists.
The bill would require that employers who lease space in city-funded projects pay at least $10 per hour to all workers employed there. The Bloomberg administration fears Read More
The other day, I was walking around the city taking photographs of buildings for a marketing brochure I am putting together. I was using my old Polaroid Land Camera--you know, the one where the photograph slides out of the front of the camera and develops right before your very eyes. As I was standing Read More
A fight over legislation that would require a minimum wage for workers in subsidized developments will probably wait until at least next spring.
The Bloomberg administration on Thursday announced that it had picked a private consultant to craft a report on the issue—good, independently-produced data on the topic has been in short supply—and it expects the Read More
Tensions are rising over living wage.
The Bloomberg administration's plan to study the effects of living wage laws came under attack today from a set of Council members and City Comptroller John Liu, who called the effort a "sham."
The issue came under fire as the city-controlled Industrial Development Authority authorized $1 million to fund Read More
A "living wage" bill is being introduced in the City Council today, led by a set of Bronx elected officials, and the legislation itself is now up on the Council's Web site.
The bill, dubbed the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act, would force most every development receiving city subsidies of at least $100,000 to require Read More
The law of unintended consequences often rears its head when legislation is proposed that does not consider the macro impact on the economy. This is the case with a newly proposed bill, number 18-A, sponsored by 33 members of the New York City Council.
Proposal 18-A is a local law proposed to amend the Read More
Facing an increasing pressure from unions and elected officials on issues relating to living wage, the Bloomberg administration is planning to commission its own report and task force on wage policy issues.
In recent days, the city's Economic Development Corporation has begun reaching out to various organizations that would sit on the task force, including Good Read More
The Kingsbridge Armory project has been shot down once again by the City Council, which overrode the mayor's veto of their veto, killing the planned retail mall in the Bronx all over again.
The Council voted on Monday afternoon, 48-1, to override the mayor's veto, as the body, and particularly most of the Bronx delegation, Read More
By all measures, a press conference early Monday afternoon on the steps of City Hall appeared to be a victory celebration.
The City Council had just voted, 45-1, to block a planned new mall at the Bronx’s Kingsbridge Armory, as the developer, the Related Companies, balked at requiring its retail tenants to pay wages of at Read More
By all measures, a press conference early Monday afternoon on the steps of City Hall appeared to be a victory celebration.
The City Council had just voted, 45-1, to block a planned new mall at the Bronx’s Kingsbridge Armory, as the developer, the Related Companies, balked at requiring its retail tenants to pay wages of Read More
Council set to vote down giant Kingsbridge Armory project. Living wage emerges as development Read More
The City Council is preparing to hand a defeat Monday to the Related Companies, the normally-successful development powerhouse that sought to turn the giant Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx into a mall.
The forthcoming rebuke--the Land Use committee Monday morning voted 17-1 against the project--is an extremely rare action for a Council that, in the Read More
A possible City Council vote on the controversial Bronx Kingsbridge Armory project was postponed Thursday, pushing the matter back at least a few more days. The Subcomittee on Zoning and Franchises has recessed until Monday, Dec. 7. They could vote then, or push back the matter until the slated meeting next Wednesday.
But members Read More
It’s probably safe to assume that the faculty dining room at the Bronx’s Lehman College will be packed the evening of June 24 with a lot of people wanting a lot of things from the Related Companies.
The prolific developer is coming before Community Board 7 to discuss its planned development of the behemoth Kingsbridge Read More
It’s probably safe to assume that the faculty dining room at the Bronx’s Lehman College will be packed the evening of June 24 with a lot of people wanting a lot of things from the Related Companies. The prolific developer is coming before Community Board 7 to discuss its planned development of the behemoth Kingsbridge Read More
