Only in New York! Petco Moves to Tammany Hall
By Arthur Schwartz villageview.nyc 7 June, 2023 PETCO RENTED 30,000 SQUARE FEET on three floors at 44 Union Square. The store will be...
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Mount Sinai pushes back on threats to 'lock up' execs amid Beth Israel closure plans
By Madeline Ashley Beckers Hospital Review 22 July, 2024 As the closure of New York City-based Mount Sinai's Beth Israel hospital...
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Health execs ‘feared for their safety’ after attorney threatened to have them ‘locked up’ over push to close Beth Israel
BY PHYLLIS ECKHAUS The Village Sun JULY 22, 2024 Attorney Arthur Schwartz, marching in an April rally to save Beth Israel, second from...
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Legal battles over NYC congestion pricing pause heat up
New York City’s congestion pricing plan is embroiled in legal battles as a team of 16 lawyers prepares to take the issue to court. By...
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New York City’s congestion pricing plan is embroiled in legal battles as a team of 16 lawyers prepares to take the issue to court. By...
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Union, Public Advocate Sue MTA Over Service Cuts Linked to Congestion Pricing U-Turn
The suit accuses the MTA of violating the state Public Authorities Law by reducing “between 5% and 10%” the number of bus runs from bus...
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Nearly 4 dozen hospitals have closed across New York state since 2000. CBS New York investigates why
By Tim McNicholas, Walter Smith Randolph Updated on: July 16, 2024 / 11:52 PM EDT / CBS New York VIDEO https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/ne...
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Mount Sinai ‘indefinitely postpones’ Beth Israel’s closure; Attorney threatened to have hospital C.E.O.s ‘locked up’
BY PHYLLIS ECKHAUS Updated July 11, 2024 4:15 p.m. Mount Sinai executives have backed off from saying Beth Israel's closing is imminent....
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Closure of Mount Sinai Beth Israel on indefinite hold
By Louis Finley Manhattan PUBLISHED 10:15 PM ET July 10, 2024 VIDEO https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/07/11/closure-of-mount-sin...
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Governor Hochul Tells Transit Riders and the Disabled: Congestion Pricing? You Thought I Was Serious?
By Arthur Schwartz villageview.nyc 5 July, 2024 For a long time I had questions, like many folks who live below 60th Street, and who...
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A Gem Survives
By Arthur Schwartz villageview.nyc 5 July 2024 Most months I have used my new role as a restaurant reviewer to tout new eateries. But...
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Google’s New HQ Opens With Only a Fraction of the Nearby Low-Cost Housing Promised by Pols
City Council votes to approve tax breaks for 175 apartments for the elderly, just a fraction of the 500 low-cost apartments local leaders...
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Amazon Labor Union Joins Teamsters Amid Ongoing Struggles for Worker Rights, Representation
By Inno Flores www.techtimes.com Published Jun 5, 2024 2:29AM The Amazon Labor Union has opted to affiliate with the Teamsters union amid...
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Amazon Labor Union moves to affiliate with the Teamsters union amid struggles
By Haleluya Hadero Tech Xplore JUNE 5, 2024 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The Amazon Labor Union, a grassroots labor group that won...
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Advocates Demand Glick Fight for NY HEAT Act!
A Note From Arthur Schwartz: As May drew to a close, a senior was on my corner, (12th Street and 6th) every morning handing out flyers...
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Center for the Independence of the Disabled NY
Celebrating the Disabled Public Advocate Jumaane Williams joins Hospital Workers Union President George Gresham and Dr. Sharon...
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Mount Sinai Tells Downtown to Drop Dead
By Arthur Schwartz https://villageview.nyc STATE SENATOR KRISTEN GONZALEZ at a rally for Beth Israel. Photo courtesy of Ian Kwok. Note:...
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Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital slated to close July 12
By Edwin J. Viera , Producer Thursday, May 30, 2024 www.publicnewsservice.org Reports show closing Mount Sinai Beth Israel means sending...
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Politicos, advocates slam revised plan to close Beth Israel on July 12
BY PHYLLIS ECKHAUS MAY 29, 2024 thevillagesun.com In April, advocates — including attorney Arthur Schwartz, second from left — marched...
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Labor Pains: MTA Brass Hears From Pregnant Bus Drivers Suing for Work Accommodations
Bus operators with rapidly approaching due dates took to the transit agency’s monthly hearing to make their voices heard amid stress and...
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Bus drivers say MTA won't accommodate high-risk pregnancies
By Samantha Liebman New York City PUBLISHED 7:17 PM ET Apr. 30, 2024 Several bus drivers say New York City Transit is violating state and...
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Pregnant Bus Drivers Say They’re Not Getting Their Due Accommodations
Women who work for the MTA’s surface transit division say they aren’t being given the same option of light-duty jobs as they get closer...
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Pregnant bus drivers suing MTA, say agency won’t make accommodations
Six MTA bus drivers are suing the transit agency, arguing that they’ve been forced to burn through their time off and even take unpaid...
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A Post-Passover Message
By Arthur Schwartz villageview.nyc 5 May 2024 In late April, Jews around the world marked Passover, a celebration of the Jews’ escape...
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