Congress has failed to extend school meal waivers, expiring on 30 June, and the impact will be felt almost immediately

The hip-hop mogul loves to rap about his roots in Brooklyn’s Marcy housing projects. But classes in cryptocurrency show the billionaire is out of touch, residents say

A Silicon Valley startup offers voice-altering tech to call center workers around the world: ‘Yes, this is wrong … but a lot of things exist in the world’

In recent months, patients have reported problems filling nearly every type of ADHD medication prescription – and no one seems to know why

Michael Solomonov’s Israel-inspired restaurant empire has come under scrutiny by pro-Palestinian protesters, who accuse him of complicity in attacks on Gaza

How do you beat companies that can spend hundreds of millions of dollars to exempt themselves from labor law? You organize.

In recent months, patients have reported problems filling nearly every type of ADHD medication prescription – and no one seems to know why

“If you’re speaking from a position of marginalization, then society treats your voice as compromised, because you can’t be objective, because you don’t sit in that power position that supposedly has...

In Kingston, New York, tenants say their survival depends on the city ordering a rent reduction – something that’s never been done before

Tesla’s massive Shanghai ‘Giga-factory’ pushes its workers to the limit to meet production targets amid an ongoing pandemic lockdown

Austin Locke was sacked days after he helped unionize workers. A monumental new labor law means he’s back on the job

City’s new law guarantees some drivers nearly $30 an hour but bosses are trying to reassert their dominance. I got back on my delivery bike to find out more

Meredith Whittaker tells 'Fast Company' why she thinks Geoffrey Hinton’s alarmism is a distraction from more pressing threats, and how workers can stand up against technology’s harms from within.

The line was supposed to offer expert guidance after Mayor Eric Adams expanded police powers to forcibly hospitalize people

Planners say the facility will help heal the criminal justice system. But local residents see a brutal symbol of incarceration

For decades, the military fired explosives on Vieques. The US citizens who live there still face the consequences

The Chinatown shop needs a gut renovation, but more than $320,000 in donations will keep the business afloat and staff paid.

Planners say congestion pricing will slash traffic in the area – and offer a much-needed $15bn boost to public transit

Data collected by the deliveristas pinpointed the first location, a newsstand by City Hall.

On East Broadway, one shopping center has become an art-and-fashion destination. It isn’t just the cheap rent.

The UK Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Uber drivers, declaring them workers and not independent contractors. But to beat the platform capitalists, it is urgent that we start to treat digital...

Jay-Z and Beyonce’s ultra-exclusive post-Oscars bash runs afoul of a worker boycott of the famed hotel, which laid off hundreds when the pandemic hit

The Leungs, who launched their beloved recipe site a decade ago and just released a new cookbook, have spent the last year transforming a New Jersey farmhouse into what they dub “The Woks of Life HQ.”

The NYPD has dramatically increased low-level arrests, especially targeting those trying to make a living on the streets

In Kingston, New York, tenants say their survival depends on the city ordering a rent reduction – something that’s never been done before

“I never knew how screwed up it really is,” says Lacey Purciful, whose video of a confrontation with a DoorDash worker went viral this week.

And delivery workers are demanding that the city build safe charging stations.

A sense of solidarity in the Brooklyn neighborhood has driven the aid effort – but the Pakistani community says more help is needed

Americans are being fired and facing threats for speaking out. Lawyers fear it will get worse – but they are ready to defend against the onslaught

In the snow and cold, I wear three pairs of socks, and I get sick easily. But the delivery apps don’t seem to care about our safety

They’re a good start, but they won’t apply to all restaurants, for starters.

The message, sent through a service that holds emails for the future, offered some sage advice

Flex seeks to defend gig companies’ business models amid push to pass laws that would defend workers’ right to unionize and strike

Tech money threatens to overwhelm a rival ballot initiative that would give rideshare drivers the right to unionize

The government has been slow to distribute tests and vaccines and has issued confusing recommendations: ‘it’s Covid 2.0’, Staley says

Five residents on the battle for affordable housing after the end of the city’s eviction moratorium

The platform is home to a devoted base of left-leaning communities – and no one billionaire can control it

Battery fires put gig workers at particular risk – but safer alternatives are often out of reach

The GOP made surprise gains in immigrant enclaves in Brooklyn, as Republicans slammed Democrats as ‘soft on crime’

As winter and higher fuel costs loom, so does the question: are the products any better than good old-fashioned thermals?

The deal resulted in 6,000 New Yorkers placing an order every minute, overwhelming kitchens and delivery workers

New York City is planning a landmark ‘homeless bill of rights’, but advocates fear it will detract from housing initiatives

The Silicon Valley behemoth limited its signature feature earlier this month.

Hochul has granted the money to build one, but younger residents ask whether the money would be better spent on other community needs.

A new bill in Albany, the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, would give them time and funding to be the first in line.

What happened in Minneapolis follows an increasingly familiar pattern, where lawmakers quash rideshare regulations after Uber and Lyft’s warnings.

A real-estate deal that went bad has left rent-stabilized tenants in legal limbo.

There are anarchic, erotic undertones to ‘NPC streaming’, the trend in which ordinary people play video-game characters

One of the world’s biggest e-commerce companies is known for rock-bottom prices – and allegedly brutal conditions

Republican governors have sent thousands of people to the city this summer, maxing out its shelter system

Jay-Z and Beyonce’s ultra-exclusive post-Oscars bash runs afoul of a worker boycott of the famed hotel, which laid off hundreds when the pandemic hit

Advocates claim New York City's Local Law 144, which will regulate AI in hiring, is too narrow to regulate most of the AI hiring tools that are out there.

The NYPD has dramatically increased low-level arrests, especially targeting those trying to make a living on the streets

If Hong Kongers once hoped they could create their own future, that dream was crushed in June 2020. Deacon Lui’s work is about the uncertainty of how to move forward.

Takeaways from a new report on the pandemic impact and future of the neighborhood.

Security professionals say claims about the NSO-made Pegasus spyware’s usefulness in finding hostages just don’t add up.

A “money grab,” an “embarrassment,” and other complaints from the MTA’s first congestion-pricing hearing.