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Ex-New York Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes to Speed Inspections
Oct 11 2024 // A former New York City Fire Department chief pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others solicited tens of thousands of dollars over two years to give preferential treatment in...
Citi Pushes Back on New York’s Online Fraud Suit: We’re Not ‘Bad Guys’
Oct 9 2024 // Citigroup Inc. said US banks will be forced into a “dramatic shift” in how electronic payments are processed if New York state wins a lawsuit claiming the company doesn’t do enough to prevent online...
1 in 10 Tri-State Properties at High Flood Risk: New York Fed
Oct 3 2024 // Research by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York finds that nearly one million houses and multifamily buildings in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut—one in 10 properties in the tri-state area—are at high risk of...
New York State Insurance Fund Swapped Coal Assets for Responsible Index ETF
Sep 27 2024 // Moving money from coal assets to a new responsible-investment exchange-traded vehicle provided the sort of quick win the New York State Insurance Fund was looking for when evaluating the climate and social impacts of its...
Appellate Judges Skeptical of New York Civil Fraud Case Against Trump
Sep 27 2024 // Appeals court judges signaled skepticism on Thursday toward the civil fraud case brought by New York state against Donald Trump as the former president asked them to toss a nearly half-billion dollar judgment against him...
New York City Weighs Slashing Cab Insurance 75% to $50,000 to Aid Drivers
Sep 27 2024 // The New York City Council will introduce legislation this week that would drastically reduce the amount of insurance coverage taxi and ride-share vehicles are required to maintain, looking to contain potential fallout from...
Amazon Drivers Join Teamsters in New York, Union Says
Sep 18 2024 // Hundreds of delivery drivers for e-commerce giant Amazon.com have joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, seeking improved wages, working conditions and safety standards, the labor union said on Monday. Workers...
Two Former New York Fire Chiefs Face Bribery Charges Tied to Safety Inspections
Sep 17 2024 // Two former chiefs of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) have been charged with bribery and corruption for allegedly expediting access to fire safety inspections for preferred customers in exchange for...
New York City Cab Crash Sends Rider on ‘Nightmare’ to Get Insurance Money
Sep 12 2024 // Carlos Quiles says he was seriously injured in May 2022 when the Uber he was traveling in crashed into two parked cars in Queens — after the driver lost control of his Toyota while trying to clear a fly or some other...
New York State Mandates Panic Buttons for Large Retailers
Sep 9 2024 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a new law requiring retailers to boost safety protections for store workers, including requiring major chains to add panic buttons in all New York State locations. Unions...
New York Regulator Orders Taxi Insurer to Weigh Sale After Losses
Sep 5 2024 // New York’s insurance regulator issued a damning report laying out the severely flawed financial condition of New York’s largest insurer of taxis and for-hire vehicles, as well as dozens of potential financial...
New York City’s Biggest Taxi Insurer Is Insolvent, Risking Transit Meltdown
Sep 4 2024 // In an unassuming white and blue office building in Freeport, a few miles into Nassau County, sits the headquarters of American Transit Insurance Co. The 52-year-old, family-owned firm is hardly a household name, but...
Schrager Hampson Aviation Acquires Northeast Aviation & Marine of New York
Sep 4 2024 // Massachusetts-based Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance Group reports it has acquired Northeast Aviation & Marine Insurance Brokers of Schenectady, New York. Northeast Aviation & Marine handles aviation including...
Court Revives Sarah Palin’s Libel Lawsuit Against New York Times
Aug 30 2024 // A federal appeals court revived Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times on Wednesday, citing errors by a lower court judge, particularly his decision to dismiss the lawsuit while a jury was...
Disability Rights Group Sues to Stop Mask Ban in Suburban New York County
Aug 29 2024 // A disability rights organization is challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing masks in public except for health and religious reasons, arguing it is unconstitutional and discriminates against people with...
US Workers More Glum on Compensation and Work Prospects, New York Fed Says
Aug 19 2024 // U.S. workers are growing more sour with their employment compensation, according to a survey released on Monday by the New York Federal Reserve. In its Survey of Consumer Expectations Labor Market Survey for July, the...
New York City Subway Workers at Risk, Federal Agency Warns
Aug 19 2024 // The agency that runs New York City’s subway system is putting track workers at risk by failing to follow its own safety rules, federal authorities said in an audit issued this week. The Federal Transit Administration...
OSHA Says Alleged Fall Hazards Could Cost Adidas in New York Nearly $400K
Aug 13 2024 // Federal workplace safety officials say that Adidas America Inc. – maker of one of the world’s best-selling sneakers – faces almost $400,000 in penalties for allegedly continuing to ignore federal...
New York, Mid-Atlantic States On Tornado Watch as Debby Remnants Move North
Aug 9 2024 // A tornado threat is expected today from the Mid-Atlantic states northward into eastern New York, according to the National Weather Service. The risk for a few tornadoes will likely focus initially over the Mid-Atlantic...
New York City Deploys Drones to Warn About Storms
Aug 9 2024 // Gone is the bullhorn. Instead, New York City emergency management officials have turned high-tech, using drones to warn residents about potential threatening weather. With a buzzing sound in the background, a drone...
