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☆ State court tells New York City to spell out needs in migrant crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Rachel Nostrant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Recently arrived migrants to New York City wait on the sidewalk outside the Roosevelt Hotel in midtown, Manhattan, where a temporary reception center has been established in New York City, New York, U.S., August 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File PhotoNEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A New York State Supreme Court judge on Friday ordered the city of New York to spell out what it needs from the state to solve its migrant housing crisis, ratcheting up pressure on authorities struggling to respond as thousands of migrants seek refuge in the city. The order by New York State Supreme Court Judge Erika Edwards came after a hearing the Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless had asked the court to hold Friday, citing a 1981 consent decree under which the city and the state must shelter those in need. Edwards gave the city until Wednesday to identify state facilities and resources it needs to provide appropriate shelter. Following the court order, the New York City mayor's office said the city needed state and federal support to address a crisis, without offering specifics.

Persons: Mike Segar, Erika Edwards, Edwards, Kathy, Hochul, Dave Giffin, Eric Adams, Rachel Nostrant, Donna Bryson, Deepa Babington Organizations: REUTERS, New York, Aid Society, Coalition, Homeless, Reuters, New, Thomson Locations: New York, midtown , Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, New, York City, New York City

☆ Uber and DoorDash warn of huge changes when New York City adopts its new $18 minimum wage for delivery workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Gloria Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

New York City announced a new law making $18 the minimum wage for delivery workers. "New York City is setting the tone for across America," Adams said during a press conference announcing the new minimum wage. Currently, most apps pay delivery workers, who are contractors and not employees, per order. DoorDash's spokesperson said many of its delivery workers are casual users who are supplementing income at their full- or part-time jobs. Grubhub, for its part, said the pay structure had "good intentions" but would have "serious adverse consequences for delivery workers in New York City."

Persons: Uber, —, Eric Adams, Adams, Josh Gold, Gold, DoorDash's, Gloria Dawson Organizations: York City, Service, New York City Department of Consumer, New Locations: York, York City, America, New York City, New York

CompaniesCompanies Law Firms Airbnb Inc FollowNEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - The City of New York will delay enforcing a new municipal law that Airbnb Inc (ABNB.O) said could limit the number of people who can host rentals in the city, a Friday court filing showed. Under the law, hosts must be permanent occupants of the units being rented and must register with the Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement (OSE) before posting rentals. The office of New York City Mayor Eric Adams did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Airbnb said that in the first week of July, more than 5,500 short-term rentals are reserved to host more than 10,000 guests in New York City. The case is Airbnb Inc. v New York City Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan.

Persons: Eric Adams, Airbnb, Karen Dunn, Paul, Weiss, Doyinsola Oladipo, Richard Chang Organizations: Airbnb, Mayor's, Special Enforcement, New York City, Inc, New York, New York City Mayor's Office, Enforcement, Court, Thomson Locations: New York, New York City, Manhattan

City councils around the United States are increasingly introducing ordinances to regulate short-term rentals, which in some cases will require hosts to obtain licenses and pay registration fees or limit the number of short-term rentals in business districts. The short-term rental company is requesting that the court blocks the enforcement of "Local Law 18". Airbnb said that in the first week of July, more than 5,500 short-term rentals are reserved to host more than 10,000 guests in New York City. The company said in the filing a previous law which went into effect in 2021 prompted 29,000 hosts to leave the short-term rental market in New York. Airbnb’s annual net revenue in New York City in 2022 was $85 million, according to the filling.

Persons: Airbnb, Doyinsola Oladipo Organizations: Airbnb, New York, New, New York City Mayor's Office, Special Enforcement, Thomson Locations: New York City, City, United States, New York's, New York

☆ An ex-Morgan Stanley employee has been repping staffers with bias claims against the bank. In a new suit, a top exec is accused of 'racist rants.'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Danielle Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Blackburn Law, PLLC. "Essentially, Morgan Stanley gave me the seed money to start my practice," Blackburn said of his resolved legal dispute with the bank. A Morgan Stanley spokesman declined to comment on Blackburn's employment at the firm. Hornbach allegedly tasked von der Schmidt with producing the research publication in December 2019, months into his employment at Morgan Stanley. He said it was experiences at Morgan Stanley that put him on the path to being a litigator.

☆ A bus contractor hired by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to transport migrants to New York signed an agreement not talk to NY officials, complicating volunteer efforts to help: report
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A contractor busing the migrants has been banned from speaking with New York City officials, the AP reported. Manuel Castro, commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, told the AP that complicates efforts to meet and provide resources for migrants being sent from Texas. Volunteer groups rely in tips for help as they wait for hours in New York's Port Authority for buses from Texas to arrive. Greg Abbott has been sending buses of migrants to democratic cities like Washington D.C. and New York to President Joe Biden's immigration policies. The AP reported that so far about 8,000 migrants were bused from Texas to Washington D.C. and another 2,200 were bused to New York City.

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