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Small hotels get the shaft as Julie Menin plays divide-and-conquer to deliver for a big special interest
Looks like the little guys will get shafted again: City Councilwoman Julie Menin just cut a deal with the large hotels to buy off their opposition to her union-giveaway "Safe...
NYC hotel owners do about-face and support bill that critics call 'nuclear bomb' on industry
Some city hotel owners did an about-face to support a City Council plan that critics called a "nuclear bomb" on the lodging industry that would drive up city room rates.
$10M in safety upgrades for Memorial Sloan Kettering construction — that could expose kids to asbestos — won't curb air toxins: parents
Memorial Sloan Kettering is slated to spend millions of dollars to limit the amount of carcinogenic dust nearby students are exposed to during a massive UES construction project -- but...
Immigrant hotel owners say NYC bill that bans outsourcing jobs would 'destroy' their American Dream
A group of first generation South Asian immigrant hotel owners have launched a new advocacy group to fight against the City Council's controversial bill to micromanage the industry.
Hotel union's hypocrisy unmasks the cynicism of the 'Safe Hotel Act'
The Hotel Trades Council wants it both ways: It's seeking to force all city hotels to use union-only labor, with no outside contracting allowed.
'Hypocritical' NYC union wants to ban hotel outsourcing — even though it uses outside contractors, too
A powerful city union that is pushing legislation to ban Big Apple hotels from contracting out certain front-line jobs outsources work all the time to manage its Manhattan headquarters, records...
Nuking NYC's hotels & tourism for power and political profit
City Councilwoman Julie Menin is close to lining up a veto-proof majority for a bill to cripple Gotham's hotel industry, and so slam tourism as New York still struggles to...
NYC PBA backs bill to better police hotels, which owners call `nuclear bomb'
The union representing New York City police officers has endorsed controversial legislation to more strictly regulate hotels, which owners of inns claim will crush the Big Apple's lodging industry.
City Council defuses ‘nuclear bomb’ plan to regulate luxury restaurants at NYC hotels amid backlash
Menin told The Post on Monday the threat to restaurants was “an unintended consequence” of the original bill.
NYC hotels launch $20 million blitz against 'nuclear bomb' council bill that could boost room costs
“This job-killer bill has done the near impossible — galvanized the diverse interests of New York City’s hotel owners,’’ said a rep for the new Hotel Owners of New York...
Hotel union donated over $700K to NYC pols backing bill that could drive up lodging costs
A powerful union has funneled more than $700,000 in campaign donations since 2021 to lawmakers backing controversial legislation.
NYC Council eyes amnesty for late payments on unpaid traffic tickets
New Yorkers who’ve racked up late penalties on unpaid traffic tickets other default judgments could soon catch a big break.
NYC Council Rep proposes law to warn about Ozempic's side effects
A bill introduced in the City Council would require health authorities to warn New Yorkers about the side effects of Ozempic and other drugs used for weight loss.
NYC bill would ban AI use in elections 'intentionally manipulated to depict speech or conduct of a candidate'
"Deceptive imagery erodes media literacy and can negatively affect our election process," Councilwoman Julie Menin said of her bill, set to be introduced in coming days.
Post catches serial scofflaw in the act of removing license plates to avoid tickets , tows
A rogue driver on the Upper East Side has found a loophole to get around parking tickets – removing his license plates.
NYC Council members to push law to padlock the hordes of illegal pot shops throughout the Big Apple
City Council members are pushing legislation to make it easier to padlock the hordes of unlicensed pot shops that are choking their neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs.
NYC's rat-killing method '100%' effective and will expand to new neighborhoods after UES success, pol says
Council member Julie Menin is bringing back a rat-killing program in her Upper East Side district that has a nearly perfect success rate, she says.
City Council eyes 'illuminated' solar-power crosswalks to curb pedestrian deaths
Manhattan Councilwoman Julie Menin is pushing legislation that would install solar-powered LED crosswalks, stop signs and other traffic signs.
Steal. Arrest. Repeat.: Outrage over NYC's 'revolving door' shoplift crisis
Lawmakers expressed outrage over the shoplifting crisis that's killing local businesses — including by calling for the return of 1990s-style law enforcement.
Bacon, egg and cheese please: UberEats will deliver from NYC bodegas
“Bodegas have been under assault from the well-funded fast delivery services and we’re leveling the playing field for them.”