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"These must be a subject of collective bargaining," one union head said.

The $2.7 billion Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which opened in June, has only distributed $117,000 so far.

New York State legalized marijuana in March.

The State Department says that people who need passports expect it will take six months to get one.

A month into the program, advocates say the lowest-income, immigrant, and senior New Yorkers might be left out due to problems with the application.

The Legal Aid Society says the city is rushing to move thousands of homeless New Yorkers from hotels back into shelters and in the process violating its legal obligations to those who are disabled.

While some cheered, others were critical of the parade: "This is how they show us they have love for us? Are you serious? We still have to pay the bills."

It's partly due to a pandemic hiring freeze.

A WNYC/Gothamist analysis of NYC health data shows severe COVID cases are further saturating in areas with low vaccination rates even as the pandemic abates.

Correctional staff are lagging behind inmates on the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines despite a two-and-a-half-month head start on eligibility.

After a months-long battle, a court has ruled that the city can move homeless men out of a hotel on the Upper West Side.

About $3.5 billion will be available starting in June for residential and commercial tenants.