Employment

Is Manhattan’s Back-to-the-Office Moment Finally Here?

Feb. 28, 2022, 5:07 p.m.Feb. 28, 2022, 5:10 p.m.

Early signs show momentum to get workers back to their desks in offices — though some employers still have no formal plans to return.

Small Business

NYC Small Business Seek Adams’ Help to Emerge From the Pandemic Recession

Dec. 6, 2021, 9:31 a.m.Dec. 6, 2021, 11:14 a.m.

The incoming istration should create a 300-person technical assistance corps to bring one-on-one aid to small firms — especially those owned by New Yorkers of color, a new Center for an Urban Future report found.

Employment

Jobs Grow — Along With the Pandemic Gap Between Rich and Poor New Yorkers

Nov. 18, 2021, 6:24 p.m.Nov. 19, 2021, 8:04 a.m.

The city gained 83,500 jobs in October, the biggest increase in months, as COVID infection rates dropped. But new reports show New York remains one of the most unequal cities in the nation, with the one percent ing for a rising share of income.

Employment

MTA Gets Rolling With Hiring Spree But Impact on Commute May Be Slow Going

Oct. 17, 2021, 7:46 p.m.Oct. 19, 2021, 8:20 a.m.

Transit officials are starting to chip away at a worker shortage that has for months caused tens of thousands of bus and subway trips to be canceled or delayed, frustrating engers. Meanwhile, overtime is rising for bus and subway workers.

Covid-19

Some NYC Workers Battling ‘Long COVID’ Find Chances for Accommodations Remote

Sept. 29, 2021, 7:31 p.m.Sept. 30, 2021, 8:51 a.m.

A municipal employee whose doctor said she needs to work from home was forced to go to a city office — just so she could have online meetings with colleagues elsewhere. De Blasio’s back-to-the-office order is straining some long haulers dealing with ongoing debilitating symptoms.

Employment

New York City’s Jobs Picture Grows Cloudier as Fall Approaches

Sept. 16, 2021, 6:47 p.m.Sept. 16, 2021, 8:19 p.m.

Private sector jobs dropped this summer and the city’s unemployment rate was twice the U.S. average. But bright spots include public sector job growth — and signs that New York women in unions largely kept their jobs, bucking the national “shecession.”

Budget

Hochul Faces $5 Billion Choice as Tax Boost Arrives Amid Cuomo Unemployment Debt

Sept. 9, 2021, 10:00 a.m.Sept. 9, 2021, 10:00 a.m.

As the new governor begins to put her own imprint on the state’s finances, she’ll have to make a series of decisions that show whether she is prepared to make a sharp break with the policies — and appointees — of the previous istration.

Work

More Than 1.6 Million New Yorkers Will Lose Unemployment Benefits by Labor Day

Aug. 31, 2021, 9:25 p.m.Aug. 31, 2021, 9:25 p.m.

On Sept. 5, several federally funded programs that had expanded unemployment benefits during the pandemic will expire. Are you affected? Here’s some information you’ll need to know.

Vaccinations

New Governor Kathy Hochul to New Yorkers: You Can Trust Me

Aug. 24, 2021, 7:44 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

In her first day in office, the state’s 57th governor moves to rebuild trust damaged by secrecy and sexual harassment under Andrew Cuomo. On her agenda: cleaning up Albany, speeding up rent and worker aid — and vaccine mandates.

Employment

NYC Loses Jobs as Pandemic Recession Takes Growing Toll on Workers of Color

Aug. 19, 2021, 7:21 p.m.Aug. 23, 2021, 6:40 p.m.

The city shed 14,000 positions last month while the rest of the country saw its strongest employment growth in a year. Meanwhile, the increasing challenges facing Black and Latino New Yorkers underscore structural inequities, a new study found.

Employment

Is Manhattan’s Back-to-the-Office Moment Finally Here?

NYC Small Business Seek Adams’ Help to Emerge From the Pandemic Recession

Jobs Grow — Along With the Pandemic Gap Between Rich and Poor New Yorkers

MTA Gets Rolling With Hiring Spree But Impact on Commute May Be Slow Going

Some NYC Workers Battling ‘Long COVID’ Find Chances for Accommodations Remote

New York City’s Jobs Picture Grows Cloudier as Fall Approaches

Hochul Faces $5 Billion Choice as Tax Boost Arrives Amid Cuomo Unemployment Debt

More Than 1.6 Million New Yorkers Will Lose Unemployment Benefits by Labor Day

New Governor Kathy Hochul to New Yorkers: You Can Trust Me

NYC Loses Jobs as Pandemic Recession Takes Growing Toll on Workers of Color

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