New York Was Wrong to Exclude Tipped Workers From Full $15 ...
Allow me to explain. Cuomo, upon debuting his campaign for a $15 minimum last September, said he was seeking an "all industry" wage for "all workers." Many interpreted that to mean the governor would follow the path of California and six other states in requiring waiters to be paid the full minimum, rather a separate, lower minimum, with gratuities making up the difference. A single wage would've been a logical policy evolution. Albany gave a 50 percent raise to waiters in January, boosting the..>> view originalNew York Today: Yankees' Opening Day Rescheduled
Photo It’s a brand new ballgame. Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times Updated, 10:40 a.m.Good morning on this rainy Monday.The winter chill that blew into New York over the weekend interrupted a quintessential moment of spring for baseball fans.Opening day at Yankee Stadium should have been today, but the first game of the season was rescheduled for Tuesday. Today's Opening Day game is postponed due to inclement weather; will be made up tomorrow, April 5..>> view originalPolitics|Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to 'One Person One Vote'
Photo A voter at a precinct in Pontiac, S.C., for South Carolina’s Democratic primary in February. A Supreme Court ruling on Monday upheld the “one person, one vote” principle. Credit Travis Dove for The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday that states may count all residents, whether or not they are eligible to vote, in drawing election districts. The decision was a major statement on the meaning of a fundamental principle of the Am..>> view original'Fractivists' Increase Pressure on Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders ...
Both the Clinton and Sanders campaigns are said to have studied the progressive Democratic primary challenge to Mr. Cuomo two years ago by Zephyr Teachout, an unknown law professor who won a surprising 33 percent by challenging Mr. Cuomo from the left, partly by highlighting her staunch opposition to fracking.Ms. Teachout carried counties on the Pennsylvania border and in the Finger Lakes region, where grass-roots anti-fracking groups mobilized voters.The fracking battle is over, but the activi..>> view originalThomas Staggs, Disney's Heir Apparent, Is Stepping Down
Photo Thomas Staggs, right, at a Disneyland Paris event in 2014, with Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive, center. Credit Eric Feferberg/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images LOS ANGELES — Thomas O. Staggs, the favored contender to lead Disney after Robert A. Iger’s retirement, is making a surprise exit from the company, throwing succession into disorder. His departure will also be an internal distraction as Disney prepares to unveil Shanghai Disneyland, a crucial pr..>> view originalInside the NYC Building That Offers Nirvana for Millennials
Walk into Manhattan’s 110 Wall St., pass the barista slinging cappuccinos, take the elevator to the 11th floor and step out. The first thing you’ll see is a wall painted with a newspaper headline cheering the anniversary of the end of Prohibition. Brightly colored doors and parked bicycles line the hallway, which leads to a dining hall, a laundromat complete with arcade games, and a bring-your-own whiskey bar. This isn’t a hotel tailored to Millennials. This is WeLive, a new “co-living” apartm..>> view originalAmtrak Train Crash Leaves 2 Dead, Officials Say
Video Passenger Describes Amtrak Crash A woman who was aboard the train that derailed outside of Philadelphia on Sunday recalled the scene when it hit a backhoe on the tracks. By WPVI, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date April 3, 2016. Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images. Watch in Times Video..>> view original2 Fires Force Evacuations, Delays at Newark Airport: Officials
Hundreds of people were cleared out of a terminal at Newark Liberty Airport after a fire that erupted there earlier Monday morning reignited, officials said. Tracie Strahan Reports. (Published Monday, April 4, 2016)Hundreds of people were cleared out of a terminal at Newark Liberty Airport after a fire that erupted there earlier Monday morning reignited, officials said.The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed Monday that a fire broke out just after 1 a.m. in a boiler room ceiling ..>> view originalBernie Sanders Calls For Shutting Down New York Nuke Plant
Highlighting his opposition to nuclear power ahead of the Empire State's primary later this month, Bernie Sanders is calling for the shutdown of a nuclear power plant outside New York City that has leaked radioactive material into groundwater supplies. The Indian Point plant has long been a source of controversy, thanks to numerous leaks and safety concerns. In February, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the latest leak at the plant "unacceptable." But the plant produces about a quarter of t..>> view originalYankees glad John Oliver is a paying customer
NEW YORK -- Presumably in honor of New York Yankees opening day, comedian John Oliver staged a novel giveaway Sunday on his HBO series "Last Week Tonight" -- a pair of Legends Seats behind home plate for each of the first three games, for 25 cents each. The catch?"You must dress like you've never sat in a premium location before," said Oliver, in a shot at Yankees COO Lonn Trost's infamous "explanation" for the Yankees policy of banning print-at-home tickets back in February. (The gist of that w..>> view original
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