Amazon labor strike at multiple facilities continues with more workers to join

Amazon labor strike at multiple facilities continues with more workers to join

Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union continued a strike Friday at seven of the company’s delivery hubs just days before Christmas. At midnight on Saturday, workers at a prominent unionized warehouse in New York will also join, the Teamsters said. However, the union has not indicated how many employees were participating in any of the walkouts … Read more

Nearly 10% of NYC’s drugstores closed in 2024 amid rampant crime: study

Nearly 10% of NYC’s drugstores closed in 2024 amid rampant crime: study

Nearly 10% of New York City’s drugstores have closed this year — a dramatic drop following a decade of retreats that has slashed their number by 40% as shoplifting continues to run rampant, according an explosive study. The number of Walgreens, Duane Reade, CVS and Rite Aid stores across the city shrunk to 395 locations … Read more

NYC seafood bastion Lure Fishbar faces boot from pushy Prada: sources

NYC seafood bastion Lure Fishbar faces boot from pushy Prada: sources

Beloved Soho seafood staple Lure Fishbar will likely get the hook when its lease expires — because luxury retailer Prada has its sights set on the prized location, The Post has learned. The Milan-based company wants to boot Lure from its underground space at the corner of Prince Street — where it has been for … Read more

Adams admin hires foreign firms to run NYC’s Downtown Heliport, raising security concerns: Not ‘a wise choice’

Adams admin hires foreign firms to run NYC’s Downtown Heliport, raising security concerns: Not ‘a wise choice’

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has chosen two foreign firms to run the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, raising concerns in some national-security circles because the president’s Marine One chopper uses it. The city Economic Development Corporation selected Downtown Skyport LLC — a partnership between Skyports Infrastructure, a UK-based firm and the operator of the London Heliport, and … Read more

UnitedHealthcare workers pay tribute to slain CEO Brian Thompson

UnitedHealthcare workers pay tribute to slain CEO Brian Thompson

Grief-stricken UnitedHealthcare employees paid tribute to Brian Thompson after the 50-year-old CEO was shot outside a Manhattan hotel by a masked gunman early Wednesday. Thompson, known simply as “BT” to his colleagues, appeared to be universally praised by his employees and co-workers. A 20-year company veteran, he was chief of UnitedHealth’s global employer, individual, specialty … Read more

Teachers union opposes casino in Times Square

Teachers union opposes casino in Times Square

The head of New York’s the powerful teachers’ union is flunking a proposal to put a casino in Times Square — in the heart of the beloved Broadway theater district. “[A casino] would undermine the Theater District and dilute the distinctive power of Broadway, an industry that offers unique educational and career opportunities for our … Read more

Kathy Hochul vetoes bill to force NYC casino bidders to move fast or lose their chance

Kathy Hochul vetoes bill to force NYC casino bidders to move fast or lose their chance

Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have pushed up a deadline for bids to open a casino in or around New York City. “Changing the timeline …. would likely have the impact of helping certain bidders and hurting others,” Hochul said in her veto message. “I cannot support a bill that aims to … Read more

NY smokin’ it with pot sales, nears $1 billion mark

NY smokin’ it with pot sales, nears  billion mark

It’s a milestone for stoners. New York is set to hit the $1 billion mark in cannabis sales since the legal market launched two years ago, state officials tell The Post.  “These numbers clearly indicate that New York is open for business. There’s strong momentum behind the market right now,” said John Kagia, policy director for … Read more

Pro-marijuana veterans group claims it was suspended from Instagram in act of censorship

Pro-marijuana veterans group claims it was suspended from Instagram in act of censorship

What a buzzkill! Instagram suspended the account of a pro-weed military veterans group, organizers said on Sunday. “On November 21, 2024, our organization’s official Instagram account, @disabledveteransincannabis], was suddenly and unexpectedly suspended without any prior notice or explanation,” Osbert Orduna, co-founder of Service Disabled Veterans in Cannabis, told The Post. “We have diligently adhered to … Read more

SUNY urged to probe contract with publisher accused of censorship

SUNY urged to probe contract with publisher accused of censorship

A trio of state senators are calling on SUNY to investigate its $2.7 million contract with a powerhouse publishing company accused of acquiescing to the Chinese government by censoring articles. Springer Nature, the dominant publisher of academic journals which has a five-year contract with the State University of New York system, allegedly blocked access to thousands … Read more