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Unions, NYCLU Slam Bills That Would Grant Police More Power Over Protests at Schools The City Council heard testimony on Wednesday about the bill, which is part of a package that would also restrict protests at houses of worship.

Unions, NYCLU Slam Bills That Would Grant Police More Power Over Protests at Schools www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/25/f...

NewYork-Presbyterian Nurses Say Union ‘Sold Us Out’ in Contract Fight Rank-and-file NYSNA members at the hospital system are urging fellow union members to reject a tentative agreement with management and continue striking ahead of a Wednesday night deadline.

NewYork-Presbyterian Nurses Say Union ‘Sold Us Out’ in Contract Fight www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/11/n... @thecity.nyc

@gothamist.com had the scoop on the intra-union strife first

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Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Reach Tentative Agreement to End Strike Union has circulated ballots to ratify the deal by Wednesday evening, but some rank-and-file members have urged fellow nurses to reject it.

big news on the strike beat from @clauirizarry.bsky.social:

Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Reach Tentative Agreement to End Strike Union has circulated ballots to ratify the deal by Wednesday evening, but some rank-and-file members have urged fellow nurses to reject it.

NEWS: NYSNA announced a tentative agreement at NewYork-Presbyterian -- even though nurses on the bargaining committee voted to reject the deal. www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/10/n...

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Nurses’ Union, Mount Sinai and Montefiore Reach Tentative Agreement to End Strike The deal is still pending a vote by the union membership and includes modest raises for nurses through 2028 and preserves their healthcare and retirement benefits.

🚨Tentative agreements at Mount Sinai and Montefiore 🚨

The deal is pending ratification by the members, who will return to work Feb. 14 at the earliest.

Still no deal at NYP. Details here --->

www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/09/m...

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The Triumph Of Bad Bunny’s Unapologetically Boricua Halftime Show The Puerto Rican artist’s Super Bowl performance was a reclamation and a reminder that, after more than 500 years of colonization, seguimos aquí.

Wrote about Bad Bunny and how after more than a century under U.S. rule, after attempts to erase our national identity, after the man-made crises and natural disasters that have befallen our people, in the face of every challenge, seguimos aquí. We’re still here.

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Nurses’ Union, Mount Sinai and Montefiore Reach Tentative Agreement to End Strike The deal is still pending a vote by the union membership and includes modest raises for nurses through 2028 and preserves their healthcare and retirement benefits.

🚨Tentative agreements at Mount Sinai and Montefiore 🚨

The deal is pending ratification by the members, who will return to work Feb. 14 at the earliest.

Still no deal at NYP. Details here --->

www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/09/m...

After Nearly Three Months, NYC Starbucks Workers Quietly End Strike Striking baristas didn’t manage to force the company back to contract negotiations, but union leaders say the action succeeded by bringing workers together.

Striking baristas didn’t manage to force the company back to contract negotiations, but union leaders say the action succeeded by bringing workers together.

www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/06/s...

After Nearly Three Months, NYC Starbucks Workers Quietly End Strike Striking baristas didn’t manage to force the company back to contract negotiations, but union leaders say the action succeeded by bringing workers together.

Scoop: After nearly 3 months, Starbucks workers in NYC quietly ended their strike this week, as part of what the union describes as its “evolving” strategy to force the company to the bargaining table. Workers in Philly & Seattle are still on strike. www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/06/s... @thecity.nyc

Bargaining to Resume as Nurses’ Strike Nears Fifth Day Health care is a major sticking point in negotiations as contract talks are set to restart at Montefiore, Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian as soon as Thursday night.

NEW: Striking NYC hospitals set to resume bargaining tonight and tomorrow as nurses' strike nears fifth day www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/15/b...

Nydia Velázquez Gives Mamdani a Warning as She Endorses a Successor

As I'm literally always saying: Politics ain't beanbag! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/n...

Mount Sinai ‘Unlawfully’ Fired Three Nurses on Eve of Strike, Union Says The firings amounted to illegal retaliation and intimidation for union activity, according to the New York State Nurses Association.

NEW: Mount Sinai Hospital fired three nurses via voicemail message on the eve of a massive ongoing strike.

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Trump yells “fuck you” and flips off an auto worker in Michigan who yelled “pedophile protector” www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...

Delivery Apps Have Stolen $550M From Workers By Changing How Customers Tip: Mamdani Admin. Report - Streetsblog New York City Uber and DoorDash have cost workers half a million dollars in lost tips, the Mamdani administration charged.

Delivery Apps Have Stolen $550M From Workers By Changing How Customers Tip nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/13/d...

Thousands of Nurses Strike at Three NYC Private Hospitals as Bargaining Stalls Picket lines formed outside Montefiore Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospitals and New York-Presbyterian as months of negotiations with the nurses union ground to a halt over safety issues.

I’m also covering the ongoing nurses’ strike. If you’re a manager, a nurse on the picket line, or working inside the hospital currently, I want to hear from you. My email is cirizarry@thecity.nyc or DM for Signal. www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/12/n...

Back to work today after a week off! Here’s a small sample of what I’m looking forward to covering in 2026 for @thecity.nyc. If you want to discuss all this and more this year, I’d love to hear from you. Wherever you work in NYC, I want to hear your story.

www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/05/2...

Mamdani Takes Health Fund Audit 'Seriously' as Insolvency Reverberates The audit from Comptroller Brad Lander, concluding the joint union-City Hall insurance fund owes billions of dollars to the city, is applauded by fiscal watchdogs and advocates who have long decried d...

I don't think it's overstating things to say that Mamdani is stepping into a collective bargaining crisis. The city and unions are in court over billions of dollars each says the other owes.

Explosive Audit Urges Dissolving Insolvent City Employee Health Fund The review by Comptroller Brad Lander finds the joint city and municipal union fund owes billions to the city following contract deals that aimed to save money on health care.

This is a big fiscal and political challenge for the incoming administration. Important reporting by @clauirizarry.bsky.social for @thecity.nyc on the Comptroller audit of the health fund that shows the piggybank is broken. Curious timing for its release. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/30/l...

Terrific deep dive from @clauirizarry.bsky.social that helps explain the NYC Health Insurance mess/insolvency that @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social inherits. @bradlander.bsky.social with a bombshell audit helps shed light on it all and big thanks to @thecity.nyc for the article. @alykatzz.bsky.social

Mayor Zohran Mamdani Takes Oath of Office Before Thousands of Supporters Delighted backers from the five boroughs and beyond braved freezing temperatures to witness the young insurgent take power as a mayor “for all” New Yorkers.

New year, new mayor, news. From @katiehonan.bsky.social & @clauirizarry.bsky.social.

The United States of Klarna Want to understand the state of the economy? Just look to all the shoppers flocking to “buy now, pay later” services.

For my last Buying Power of the year, I wrote about one way to think about the divergence in consumer sentiment (bad) and behavior (free-spending) this year: It’s the YOLO economy, typified by the expanding popularity of services like Klarna and Affirm. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

In a brief post shared with her 3.7 million Instagram followers, Malala Yousafzai looked back fondly on her travels to Egypt, Greece, Tanzania, and Ireland. She also wore an Eagles T-shirt in one of her photos. Go Birds.

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Comptroller Auditing Troubled Health Benefits Fund for City Workers In audio obtained by THE CITY, District Council 37 executive director Henry Garrido railed against the Comptroller’s probe as “outrageous,” “unprecedented” and a “political stunt.”

In audio obtained by THE CITY, District Council 37 executive director Henry Garrido railed against the Comptroller’s probe as “outrageous,” “unprecedented” and a “political stunt.” www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/22/c...

Comptroller Auditing Troubled Health Benefits Fund for City Workers In audio obtained by THE CITY, District Council 37 executive director Henry Garrido railed against the Comptroller’s probe as “outrageous,” “unprecedented” and a “political stunt.”

SCOOP: City Comptroller Brad Lander is for the first time auditing a troubled health fund that pays for city workers’ health benefits, @thecity.nyc has learned www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/22/c...

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