Duncan Freeman

Over three years since their last collective bargaining agreement with the city expired, the union representing FDNY EMTs, paramedics and fire protection inspectors is launching a new campaign in the hopes of getting New Yorkers to support EMS...

Delivery workers can now take workshops on road safety and workers' rights, use free bike parking and borrow repair kits at ten Brooklyn Public Library branches under a pilot program launched in August. The Delivering Together program also...

The FDNY honored eight of its fallen from the past year at its Memorial Day Service inside St. John the Divine Cathedral on Wednesday, the 118th such service in the department’s history. Those honored include Fire Captain Thomas LaBarbiera, of...

Two unions representing Broadways actors, stage managers and musicians have authorized strikes that threaten to shut down most musicals and plays in the city’s theater district. The executive board of Actors’ Equity Association’s...

FDNY Firefighter Ben Chou, running as a Democrat, is looking to unseat Republican Vickie Paladino and represent northeast Queens on the City Council.

The FDNY honored eight of its fallen from the past year at its Memorial Day Service at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on October 8, 2025 – the 118th such service in the department's history.

A bill named after a fallen EMS officer that would have ensured that no EMS provider in New York City travel alone to the scene of an emergency alone was vetoed by Governor Kathy Hochul last week. The Alison Russo EMT Supervisor Staffing Act,...

Dozens of employees at the creator fundraising website Kickstarter have been on strike for more than two weeks, threatening the crowdfunding website’s ability to host the artists and creators that rely on it. The nearly 60 U.S-based unionized...

Legislation, named for slain officer, would have mandated staffing standards

Broadway theaters will not go entirely dark after all. A strike by musicians that would have closed several shows on the Great White Way was averted last week after their union reached a tentative agreement on a new contract less than 24 hours before a scheduled walk-out.