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TOKYO, JAPAN - APRIL 11: Uber Eats delivery men ride bicycles through the Kabukicho entertainment area on April 11, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has requested that businesses including schools, athletic facilities, bars and restaurants to temporarily close or operate under reduced hours. The action follows a state of emergency that covers 7 of Japans 47 prefectures as the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak continues to spread throughout the country. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub sue NYC over $17/hr minimum wage law, warns food prices will skyrocket

Grubhub, Uber Eats, and Doordash have filed lawsuits against New York City in an attempt to prevent the city’s $17-an-hour minimum wage ordinance for food delivery employees from taking effect next week.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 07: Mayor Eric Adams and Robert De Niro attend the Tribeca Festival opening night reception at Tribeca Grill on June 07, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)

NYC Mayor compares white woman who asks question about rising rent to slave owner

In a bizarre reaction, NYC Mayor Eric Adams compared an elderly white woman to a plantation owner on Wednesday, when she complained about rising rent prices at a public event in the city.

US Marine veteran Daniel Penny is walked out of the New York Police Department 5th Precinct in Lower Manhattan, May 12, 2023 on his way to a arraignment after he surrendered to authorities after being charged with 2nd Degree Manslaughter in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely. The death of Jordan Neely -- widely identified as a Michael Jackson impersonator who often performed on the train -- earlier this month sparked outrage. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Marine Veteran Daniel Penny Enters Plea in NYC Subway Chokehold Death

A Marine Corps veteran accused of the chokehold death of a homeless man pleads not guilty. One America’s Rachel Acenas has that story.

TOPSHOT - The Manhattan skyline is seen at sunrise from the 86th floor observatory of the Empire State Building on April 3, 2021, in New York City. - The Empire State Building, a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, opened during the Great Depression on May 1, 1931. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

NYC to hold primaries for city council

New York City residents get a chance to choose their party’s candidates in primary races for district attorneys in Queens and the Bronx, as well as city council and judgeships.

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NYC cracks down on wood and coal-fired pizzerias due to carbon emission concerns

New York City is looking to set regulations that would force pizzerias to pay thousands of dollars in renovations in order to keep their coal and wood-fire ovens due to air quality concerns, according to a recent report.

A Progress Pride Flag is held above the crowd of LGBTQ+ activists during the Los Angeles LGBT Center's "Drag March LA: The March on Santa Monica Boulevard", in West Hollywood, California, on Easter Sunday April 9, 2023. - The march comes in response to more than 400 pieces of legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community that government officials across the United States have proposed or passed in 2023. (Photo by ALLISON DINNER / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

LGBTQ activists chant ‘we’re coming for your children’ at NYC Drag March

On Friday, LGBTQ activists proudly screamed, “We’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for your children!” at New York City’s annual drag queen parade in Manhattan.