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 […]
Massive Monopoly Executive Order
For decades, corporate consolidation has been accelerating. In over 75 percent of US industries a smaller number of large companies control more of the business than they did a generation ago. The White House announced a massive Executive Order, in an effort to reduce the stranglehold of monopolies and concentrated markets. Among other things the […]
Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act Takes Full Effect
Hundreds of Thousands of Low-Income New Yorkers Could Regain Freedom to Legally Drive with the Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act Tuesday June 29, New York’s Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act takes full effect, ending the state’s widespread practice of suspending an individual’s driver’s license when they cannot afford to pay a traffic fine. This legislation […]
What is in the Biden-Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal?
A robust infrastructure deal has been a priority for the Biden Administration since day one. So, too has passing the bill in a bipartisan deal. As such, the announced $579 billion plan, negotiated between the White House and ten senators from both parties is a major win for the administration as well as bipartisanship, but […]