The cheap rents that some New Yorkers enjoy could be about to change dramatically

Spencer Platt/Getty A decision Tuesday could change rent-stabilized units drastically.  This would be an unprecedented development for NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio’s administration.  Building owners are proposing rent increases.  One million New Yorkers who live in rent-stabilized housing may be facing rent hikes of an unprecedented scale under Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration thus far. […]

Proposed law would insist on work-life balance for New Yorkers

With all of us connected to our phones day and night, it’s pretty easy to respond to work requests after official office hours are over. European countries like France have passed laws allowing employees to ignore employers after hours, giving citizens the right to disconnect. Now New Yorkers may have a similar freedom if a […]

5 Last-Minute New Year’s Eve Ideas for Busy New Yorkers

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A subway car full of New Yorkers came together to erase Nazi graffiti with hand sanitizer

Michael Semensohn / flickr On Saturday night, New York based-lawyer Gregory Locke posted on Facebook that, earlier in the night, he had entered a New York City subway car with advertisements covered in Nazi imagery. After a moment of uncomfortable silence, a fellow passenger took action.  “One guy got up and said, ‘Hand sanitizer gets rid of […]