May - 2024

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

New Kids on the Block

By Arthur Schwartz villageview.nyc Burgerhead This burger place on 6th Avenue between Washington and West 4th, opened on March 30. The...