Worker Safety
For Family of Train Operator Killed in Arson, Riding Subway Still Scary Four Years Later
When a subway conductor was slashed in the neck last month at a Brooklyn station, Delilah Goble said she broke down in tears. The widow of Garrett Goble — the subway motorman killed in a March 27, 2020 fire that authorities say was ignited intentionally on a train — knows all too well the dangers […]
Brooklyn Tobacco Factory Hit With Worker Safety Probes by Federal and State Agencies
Subway Conductor Slash Leads to Delays, Accusations of Work Stoppage
NYC Construction Death Toll Hit 24 in ’22, New Report Finds
How to Safely Charge, Store and Maintain Your E-Bike and Batteries
Heat Relief
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2024 State of the State policy agenda includes a pledge to direct the state Department of Labor to develop gudiance for how employers can help protect workers from extreme heat on the job. Hochul’s agenda cites a statistical finding developed by THE CITY: “When the temperature hits 85 degrees, workers in the City are 7% more likely to be injured on the job. At 95 degrees, this percentage goes up to 8%.”