Christine Chung
Posted inLabor, Transit
For over a month, cab drivers have occupied a sidewalk outside City Hall, chanting, “Mayor lies, drivers die.” Now they’ve taken their campaign to a new level, by launching a hunger strike. Here are some of their stories.
Posted inClimate
Ida Devastation Spurs Call for a New ‘Build it Back’ Program for Flooding Victims
Queens BP Donovan Richards pleads with de Blasio to “step up” as swamped homeowners deal with slow and small aid. He’s pushing for a version of the Sandy-inspired program to repair — and possibly elevate — flooded homes.
Posted inParks
Bloomberg’s Olympic Swimming Pool Is Crumbling, Leaving Queens High and Dry
The $67 million Flushing Meadows Corona Aquatic Center closed for repairs after the roof started shedding concrete, just weeks before the pandemic erupted. Half of the Parks Department’s dozen indoor pools are shut for maintenance.
Posted inHealth
Rogan Show Spurs Bill for Uniform Vaccination Rules for Home and Away Teams
Legislation introduced by state Sen. Brad Hoylman would bar the double standard that allows out-of-town athletes and performers like the anti-mandate podcast comic to appear without proof of vaccination while local stars must get their shots.
Posted inHealth
Home Court Disadvantage: Out-of-Towners Like Joe Rogan Get to Play NYC Vaccination-Free
Performers who live in the city and pro athletes who represent “home teams” are required to get their shots, per a City Hall mandate. But out-of-town entertainers — and their entourages — get a free pass. Rogan, a mandate foe, hits Madison Square Garden Saturday.
Posted inHousing
Jackson Heights Tenants Sue to Get Their Burned Out Building Back — and Get Back In
Many survivors of an eight-alarm fire are still barred from even retrieving their possessions. They’re in court now demanding swift action to make their apartments habitable again.
Posted inHousing
Undocumented Immigrant New Yorkers Shut Out of Federal Hurricane Ida Aid
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has so far doled out $10 million to New Yorkers impacted by the devastating remnants of Hurricane Ida earlier this month. But many undocumented immigrants are being left out of that pool.
Posted inAlbany
Groups Fighting Anti-Asian Hate Still Waiting for Funding Albany Pledged in Spring
Six months after New York State passed a budget establishing a historic $10 million emergency fund to combat violence against Asian Americans, community organizations say they’re still waiting for the money. The fund is the first to directly support Asian American/Pacific Islander communities in addressing hate crimes and racially based violence, amid a 356% spike […]
Posted inHousing
NYC Basement Apartment Storm Deaths Renew Housing Advocates’ Calls for Legalization
With the de Blasio administration’s basement conversion pilot program stalled, tenants whose homes were just devastated by Hurricane Ida could be evicted just for seeking help.
Posted inHealth
Mayor Serves Up Last-Minute Vaccine Requirement for U.S. Open
The U.S. Tennis Association adopts vaccination requirement after City Hall reversal on tennis tournament safety protocols.

