New York, NY — The New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) ruled that MTA New York City Transit Authority’s contracts covering hundreds of workers who cleaned subway cars during the COVID-19 pandemic were subject to prevailing wage requirements. OATH found that the work of cleaning and disinfecting subway cars qualifies as “building service work” under Article 9 of the New York Labor Law. The case will now proceed to a trial at OATH over the underpayment...
New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and the coalition of advocates and legal experts, convened by the Comptroller’s office, celebrate the settlement of the Riders Alliance v. Hochul and City Club v. Hochul lawsuits. Transit advocates sued to ensure that congestion pricing would go into effect, as required by state law. The settlement serves as a legally binding commitment that the parties will take every step to ensure that New York City’s congestion pricing program will begin as...
New York, NY — In response to the City Council’s vote on the City of Yes housing plan, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement: “Housing prices are crushing New York’s families, and one big reason is that for the past two decades, we’ve failed to build enough homes. We must change that. That’s why the City of Yes zoning reform, to build a little more housing in every neighborhood, is critical. “So it’s disappointing that politicians...
Ahead of the City Council’s vote on the City of Yes housing plan tomorrow, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement: “Hard-working New Yorkers are struggling under the crushing cost of housing, dedicating half their paycheck to rent because generations of City leaders have failed to adequately increase the city’s housing supply. “Tomorrow, by passing the most robust version of City of Yes, New York City can begin to address our housing shortage by building a little...