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☆ A New York City Airbnb has nearly $1M in fines. It hasn't paid any of them, new Bloomberg report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( Aidan Pollard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An Aribnb in Queens has accumulated nearly $1M in fines, according to Bloomberg. A New York City law that goes into effect this spring aims to crack down on illegal listings. The homeowner still hasn't paid those fines, Bloomberg reported. For Airbnb and many of its short-term rental hosts, the rules pose a threat to the bottom line. But, even with a large portion of problematic listings and a growing pile of fines, experts say Airbnb hosts can't hide from regulations forever.

☆ It Doesn’t Make Sense to Blame Crime on Poverty
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Jason L. Riley | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Being mayor of New York comes with lots of media attention, but anyone who has held the job can tell you that the real power is in Albany, the state capital, where the governor and Legislature hold major sway over everything from the subways to the public schools. Mayor Eric Adams was back in Albany this month asking his state overlords to rethink bail-reform measures passed in 2019 that protect crime suspects from pretrial detention. The number of shoplifting complaints in New York City rose by 45% in 2022 to more than 63,000, according to New York City Police Department data. The mayor sees an obvious connection that too many of his fellow liberal Democrats willfully ignore.

☆ Converting empty office buildings into apartments sounds like a no-brainer, but big landlords are resisting for one big reason
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Three experts tell Insider office prices need to fall before conversions are commonplace. But for these plans to be successful, the world of real estate must address the elephant in the room: Office buildings are simply too expensive. Moody's laid out some basic math: In 2021, the average New York apartment building traded at $434 a square foot. Now in the US, he's up to the same business but not yet with the vacant office buildings that dot the downtowns of large metropolises. Among them is an older, 130,000-square-foot St. Louis office building, which represents some of the city's most outdated stock, Rubin told Insider.

☆ Chick-fil-A is opening a break room for New York food delivery drivers to get coffee or use the restroom between orders, addressing some of the biggest complaints about the job
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chick-fil-A is opening a pop-up break room in New York City for delivery drivers. To get access, delivery drivers just need to show proof that they've completed any food delivery, not just a Chick-Fil-A delivery, within the past week for DoorDash, UberEats, Grubhub, Postmates, Caviar, or Seamless. By providing these services, Chick-fil-A is offering a solution to some of the biggest complaints delivery drivers have about their jobs. Some delivery drivers even say they carry plastic bottles to pee in while working. The lack of facilities for New York's estimated 65,000 food delivery drivers has been an ongoing discussion for some time.

☆ Chick-fil-A opens NYC ‘break room’ for delivery workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Covid spurred more people to order food out, making delivery workers busier than ever. Courtesy of Chick-fil-A, Inc.“For Chick-fil-A, the food delivery community has become an increasingly important part of each restaurant’s business,” the company said in a statement Wednesday. For Chick-fil-A, caring for delivery workers is also a way to protect the brand’s reputation. Mayor Eric Adams in October announced an initiative that will create hubs for delivery workers, turning empty spaces like vacant newsstands into rest areas. Adams noted at the time that “while most people have a break room to rest while at work, app-based food delivery workers do not.”

☆ New York U-Haul truck strikes 8 people, driver arrested
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Tyler Clifford | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Police in New York City have arrested a U-Haul truck driver accused of deliberately plowing into pedestrians on Monday, injuring at least eight people before officers chased him down and stopped the vehicle, authorities said. But the New York Times, citing two senior law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity, gave the driver's name as Weng Sor. [1/3] A New York Police Department vehicle blocks a U-Haul rental vehicle, where according to media reports a man struck multiple people and the NYPD took the driver into custody, near the Battery tunnel in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., February 13, 2023. A video clip aired on WABC-TV showed a truck narrowly missing a pedestrian on a sidewalk, with a police cruiser in pursuit. Attorneys at the Saipov penalty proceedings briefly discussed the Brooklyn U-Haul rampage while the jury was out of the courtroom.

☆ Influx of Migrants Tests New York City Mayor Eric Adams
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Jimmy Vielkind | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The arrival of tens of thousands of migrants has put a strain on New York City’s homeless shelters and presented an unexpected challenge to first-term Mayor Eric Adams , who thus far has relied on a series of ad hoc solutions that have produced mixed results. The issues spilled onto a Manhattan sidewalk last week when migrants who had been staying in a hotel-based shelter refused to be transferred to a Brooklyn cruise terminal that city officials turned into an improvised relief center.

☆ Fact Check-Video shows illegal dirt bikes bulldozed in New York in June 2022, not motorcycles destroyed by Nigeria’s Tinubu in Lagos
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video showing illegal dirt bikes crushed under a bulldozer in New York in June 2022 has been shared by social media users who have falsely claimed it shows an incident carried out in Lagos under the orders of Nigerian presidential candidate Bola Tinubu. “This is how Tinubu and his boys destroyed motorcycles owned by northerners in Lagos, time for payback is here. On June 21, 2022, the New York Police Department bulldozed illegal dirt bikes it had confiscated in New York City. The New York City Council enacted a bill in 2017 which “prohibits the operation of all-terrain vehicles [ATVs], including dirt bikes in New York City, unless given consent by the property owner” (here). Footage shows illegal dirt bikes destroyed in New York, not Lagos, Nigeria.

☆ New York City to End Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate for Municipal Workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Talal Ansari | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the high vaccination rate among city workers indicates ‘this is the right moment for this decision.’Covid-19 vaccinations will no longer be mandatory for New York City municipal workers, Mayor Eric Adams said Monday. The vaccinations will be optional for current and prospective city workers beginning Feb. 10, following an expected passing vote at the Board of Health meeting next week, the mayor’s office said in a statement.

☆ Canada complains that New York is using a legal loophole to send migrants its way, buying them bus tickets to the border
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

New York authorities are paying for migrants to take a bus north. Once in the north of the state, migrants cross into Canada to claim asylum. From there, migrants hire cabs to take them on the 30-mile trip to cross the Canadian border via Roxham Road, the Post reported. The latest move by New York authorities appears to be an attempt to exploit a legal loophole. But the agreement does not cover unofficial border entry points, such as Roxham Road, and migrants can cross into Canada using that route and claim asylum there.

☆ New York mayor ending COVID vaccine mandate for city workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Jeenah MoonFeb 6 (Reuters) - New York Mayor Eric Adams said on Monday that he was lifting a controversial COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers and the city's Department of Education employees. Adams noted that since more than 96% of the city's workers have taken the COVID vaccine "this is the right moment for this decision." The decision comes four months after New York ended a COVID vaccine mandate for private employers, and 10 months after the mayor lifted vaccine requirements for professional athletes and performers. The union representing New York City's 36,000 police officers, which has fought against the mandate in court, welcomed the mayor's decision, but said the "job is only half done."

Body camera video shows punches on ground, Nichols saying 'mom' Portions of body camera video released in the death of Tyre Nichols shows him being punched several times while he is on the ground. The call was made in advance of the expected public release of video in the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after a violent encounter with Memphis police officers on Jan. 7. Share this -Link copiedMemphis fire officials receive video showing Tyre Nichols' beating, will conclude investigation next week The Memphis Fire Department said it received full access to video footage showing the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols earlier Friday. The five Memphis officers involved in the traffic stop were fired and have since been arrested on numerous charges including murder. "I will ask everyone to heed the words of Tyre Nichols' mother," Hochul said.

☆ Abuses Proliferate in Police Squads Like Memphis's Scorpion Unit
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Katherine Long | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

Street Crime Unit. Jon Naso/NY Daily News Archive via Getty ImagesMemphis police chief Davis also has prior experience with special street crime units. Street crime squads are popular among politicians who say only aggressive policing will reduce violent crime. In the late 1990s, the Street Crime Unit tripled in size, amid a panic over a rising number of homicides. In a city grappling with violent crime, authorities touted the Street Crime Unit as a bright spot.

"I will ask everyone to heed the words of Tyre Nichols' mother," Hochul said. Share this -Link copiedLawyers applaud kidnapping charges and say Nichols was 'terrorized' Attorney Antonio Romanucci said terrorism was part of the kidnapping charges against the five Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death. Attorney Ben Crump said Nichols’ told the officers, “I just want to home home.” “It's a traffic stop for God’s sake. Attorney Ben Crump said Nichols’ last words in the body camera footage of his arrest were three cries for his mother. This week, Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis announced a review of all the police department’s specialized units, including Scorpion, in response to Nichols’ death.

☆ Eric Adams Fails a Charter-School Test
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Mayor Eric Adams had a big test this week of his commitment to excellent public schools for New York City school children. He flunked. On Tuesday and Wednesday the city’s Panel for Educational Policy was scheduled to vote on proposals to co-locate three new Success Academy charter schools—two in Queens and one in the Bronx—in unused space in existing public schools. Since the mayor appoints 13 of the panel’s 23 voting members, Mr. Adams should have been able to get the “yea” votes for a majority. But on Monday schools chancellor David Banks cited feedback from “community members” that co-location would create “significant challenges.” He means the teachers union objected.

☆ George Santos is now more well-known than every top House Republican besides Kevin McCarthy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

According to a new poll, Santos is now more well known than most of the top House Republican leaders. According to the poll of American adults, more people have views on Santos than House Majority Leader Steve Scalise or House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, the No. The most powerful Congressional leaders, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, were still more well known, though not by much. According to the poll, Santos is viewed more unfavorably than any congressional leader. Navigator research found Americans were more familiar with him than Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the newly-named chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee.

☆ Fox News meteorologist beaten on NYC subway train
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Uwa Ede-Osifo | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Fox News weatherman who was on his way home from a bar early Sunday was assaulted by a group of teenagers on a New York City subway, police said. Four teens beat Adam Klotz, 37, after he asked them to stop smoking marijuana and to stop harassing an elderly passenger, New York City police said. After he was first attacked, Klotz said, he tried to evade the group by going to another subway car. Klotz criticized Mayor Eric Adams, saying the city does not adequately address subway violence. "Why is the weather guy on the train trying to stop crime in the middle of the night?"

☆ Chase closes some New York ATMs early because of ‘rising crime’
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Citing “rising crime and vagrancy,” Chase Bank has shuttered 24-hour access to some of its New York ATMs. A JPMorgan Chase (JPM) spokesperson said some other ATMs are closing at 10 pm. New York City mayor Eric Adams addressed the ATM early closures at a press conference Monday. “And that is what I’m saying I need to stop because I don’t want my ATMs closing down. Major retailers have been vocal about surges in theft and “organized retail crime” since the pandemic began.

☆ New York City Mayor Eric Adams travels to Texas border as he calls for migrant crisis aid: 'We are at our breaking point'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Rebecca Ungarino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

New York City Mayor Eric Adams called for federal and state aid to address the migrant crisis. And the people who live in the cities don't deserve this," Adams said on Sunday in El Paso, Texas, according to the Associated Press. About 40,000 migrants have traveled to New York City in search of shelter since last spring, according to the city. New York City has opened 74 emergency shelters and four humanitarian relief centers, according to Adams' office. In a Saturday tweet, Lander also criticized Adams' Texas trip, saying it did little to bring in the money that New York City needs to provide shelter and services.

☆ New York Mayor says "no room" in his city for migrants
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] New York City Mayor Eric Adams stands outside a shelter during his visit to discuss immigration with local authorities in El Paso, Texas, U.S., January 15, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis GonzalezLOS ANGELES, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The mayor of New York traveled to the Mexican border city of El Paso on Sunday and declared that "there is no room in New York" for busloads of migrants being sent to America's most populous city. The visit of a New York mayor to a southern border city about the issue of immigrants is unprecedented. Busloads of migrants have been shipped north to New York and other cities by Republican run states. That has exacerbated a housing crisis in New York and a worsening homeless crisis in the city.

☆ Eric Adams Says New York City Must Brace for Potential Downturn
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Jimmy Vielkind | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

New York City Mayor Eric Adams prepared for a slowing economy by cutting vacant positions to balance a $102.7 billion budget for the coming year. Mr. Adams, a Democrat, said his fiscal plan would find savings without layoffs or further reductions to city services. A preliminary budget released Thursday wouldn’t raise taxes. It assumes property tax receipts—the city’s biggest revenue source—will increase around $600 million in the next fiscal year, which starts in July, and stay around $32 billion in the next four years.

☆ Starbucks orders corporate employees to return to office 3 days a week
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Juliana Liu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Corporate workers at Starbucks must return to the office at least three days a week by the end of January, interim CEO Howard Schultz announced in a Wednesday memo, as another corporate giant clamps down on remote work. Employees of regional offices must report to the office three days a week, though the memo didn’t name the days or specify what counts as commuting distance. When Starbucks (SBUX) embarked on hybrid work last year, Schultz said, corporate workers “made a promise” to be in the office between one to two days a week. The announcement comes a few days after Disney (DIS) CEO Bob Iger ordered workers to return to the office four days a week starting March 1. Apple (AAPL), for example, has called for its corporate workers to be in the office at least three days a week.

☆ NYC mayor cites slower economic growth spurred by high office vacancy, cost of migrant crisis and health care, in budget address
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Mark Morales | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“We crafted this budget in the environment of economic and fiscal uncertainty. The increase in vacancies weakens the commercial office market, according to analysis from the preliminary budget. Rising health care costs and settling expired labor contracts are also listed as hurdles, according to the preliminary budget. Adams said that 88% of jobs lost during the pandemic have been recovered, according to the preliminary budget. The Adams administration also boasts $8.3 billion in budget reserves, according to the preliminary budget, which also looks ahead to investments in affordable housing addressing and environmental concerns.

☆ Colorado ends short-lived program to bus migrants to Chicago and NYC
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Jared Polis said Colorado will no longer bus asylum-seekers to New York City and Chicago after the mayors of both cities demanded a halt to the policy. “The majority of migrants have a final destination other than Denver,” Polis' office said in a statement last week. While reversing his decision, Polis also set aside $5 million in state money to help provide assistance to the migrants, Denver officials said Monday. "We respectfully demand that you cease and desist sending migrants to New York City and Chicago." New York City has already taken in more than 38,000 migrants in the last nine months, Adams' office said Monday.

☆ Colorado Governor Halts Sending Migrants to New York City, Chicago
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Erin Mulvaney | Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

An emergency response dormitory for migrants on Randall’s Island in New York City in October. Mayor Eric Adams said shelters are at maximum capacity. Jared Polis said he would halt busing migrants from Denver to New York City and Chicago after the mayors of those cities argued that their shelters were already overrun. New York Mayor Eric Adams and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in a letter on Saturday to Mr. Polis argued that “overburdening other cities” isn’t the solution to the burden of the wave of asylum seekers. Mr. Polis said in a statement Saturday that no more buses were scheduled to Chicago and a final charter to New York was slated to be completed Sunday.

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