By Mark Chiusano
One of the persistent challenges of the gig economy is how difficult it can be to regulate and standardize pay.
Work performed through Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and other gig apps is a crucial part of income for thousands of New Yorkers. For many, the gigs are full-time. Yet the pay can be extremely low – a 2022 report, for example, found that New York City food delivery workers made around $14 an … <Read More>
By Stephen Louis
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s charter revision commission, known as the Committee on Government Efficiency (COGE), has put forth proposals in five yes-or-no questions to appear on this fall’s general election ballot, available for all New York City voters to register their approval or disapproval. They deal with speeding up and simplifying processes for a variety of city projects and approvals, reducing paperwork for city contractors, and improving the City’s process to set aside … <Read More>
By Stephen Louis
On May 28, 2026, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the appointment of a charter revision commission that he called the Commission on Government Efficiency (“COGE”). He tasked its 15 commissioners and staff with reviewing the entire New York City Charter, but with particular emphasis on improving efficiency and modernizing government. As the Mayor put it: “New Yorkers deserve a government that works as hard as they do – and a government as careful … <Read More>
By Stephen Louis
On March 19, Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed Executive Order No. 15, establishing a new Office of Community Safety within the Mayor’s Office, and at the same time appointed Renita Francois as Deputy Mayor for Community Safety.
As previously described in CityLaw, there are a number of paths to move forward on Mayor Mamdani’s campaign pledge to establish a Department of Community Safety, which would create and expand mental health, crisis … <Read More>
By Mark Chiusano
Driverless cars have seemed to be just around the corner in New York City for about a hundred years, ever since the American Wonder radio car coasted and crashed in Manhattan in 1925.
By Stephen Louis
When Zohran Mamdani ran for Mayor, one of his leading proposals was the creation of a new Department of Community Safety. His campaign website includes a report setting forth the two main components of this initiative. One is creating a new city agency — the Department of Community Safety (DCS) — that would take a public health approach to safety. The other is a list of programs — some new, many existing … <Read More>