The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC), a Covid-19 recovery financial assistance tool for small businesses, remains open and has undergone some recent changes. Businesses applying for ERTC based on 2020 wages must have 100 or fewer employees and was subject to a full or partial suspension of operations by a government order or a 50 […]
Strategies for Urban Mobility Policy: Greenways as Critical Infrastructure
Earlier this year, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson introduced a set of bills looking to improve urban mobility by creating a smarter, safer, and more sustainable delivery footprint throughout New York. The focus of the bills was directed at the current state of daily logistical operations on the street, at the curb, and in buildings. […]
Food Delivery Workers’ Working Conditions Improved Through New Bill
The New York City Council took an aggressive step to improve working conditions for food delivery workers by passing a package of 6 bills that seek to improve pay, guarantee bathroom access, and limit the distance workers must travel. Since the beginning of the pandemic, bars and restaurants have faced a plethora of restrictions and […]
Side Guard Legislation Passed by New York City Council
The New York City Council voted to pass Intro 1789-A which accelerates existing deadlines for side guard implementation in the NYC fleet and for trade waste hauling vehicles by a year from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2023. The bill also requires that a side guard is equipped on any large vehicle used to fulfill […]
New York City Imposes Permanent 15% Cap on Food Delivery Apps
The New York City Council passed a bill which caps the amount that food delivery apps such as Grubhub, DoorDash, and Uber Eats can charge a restaurant at 15 percent. Originally, this was a temporary measure to provide relief for restaurants during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the new legislation makes the cap permanent. The Council […]