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Home health care workers demand an end to 24-hr workdays

Demolition work for Lower Manhattan's superjail is making Chinatown residents 'terrified'

The demolition of ‘The Tombs’ Manhattan Detention Complex to prepare for the 300-foot ‘Jailscraper’ (aka the ‘Chinatown Jail’) in Lower Manhattan is meting out further headaches for residents around the Columbus Park area, the majority of whom are elderly, ABC7 reported recently.

NYC Council and staff union strike tentative deal in first-ever contract

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New York's home health aides wage hunger strike to abolish 24-hour shifts

Neither 1199SEIU nor the Democrats who control the city government have lifted a finger to help the workers, who have been fighting against grueling shifts and inadequate pay for almost 10 years.

Lower Manhattan residents, pol push for grocery stores to accept OTC cards to save on food purchases

Lower Manhattan City Council Member Christopher Marte (D) and Lower East Side residents mailed over 50 letters Tuesday to grocery stores, supermarkets, and