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Discrimination

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New York City

April 23, 2013

Test Program to Hail a Cab By App Gets Green Light From Manhattan Judge

Judge Carol Huff smacked down a lawsuit claiming the TLC lacked power to institute the "ehail" pilot.

Flatiron

February 07, 2013

Black Patrons Forced To Buy $320 Booze to Enter Flatiron Bar, Lawsuit Says

The rooftop lounge at 230 Fifth is accused of discriminating against black club-goers.

New York City

January 24, 2013

City Council Bars Employers From Discriminating Against the Unemployed

Job ads can no longer include restrictions saying only the already-employed need apply.

New York City

October 10, 2012

City Expected to Slam Proposed Changes to 'Stop-and-Frisk' at Hearing

Lawmakers will consider reforms to the NYPD's controversial policy at the City Council hearing.

New York City

September 28, 2012

Judge Approves New FDNY Test, Hiring to Begin 'Immediately'

A judge has approved the FDNY's new exam, after previous versions were deemed discrimanatory.

Greenwich Village

September 17, 2012

Village Restaurant Manager Fired for Booking Gay Wedding, Lawsuit Says

Sushi restaurant Amber Village allegedly cancelled a gay couple's wedding reservation.

Fresh Meadows

September 11, 2012

Hooters Worker Wrote Anti-Asian Slur on Customers' Receipt

A Queens Hooters worker resigned after writing an anti-Asian slur on a customer's receipt.

Soundview

August 30, 2012

Grandmother Struggles With Cancer and NYCHA Bureaucracy

Maria Ruiz and her family sued NYCHA after waiting years to be transfered to a new apartment.

Bushwick

June 21, 2012

Stop-and-Frisks a 'Necessary Evil,' Police Official Tells Bushwick Locals

Locals need to "be more specific" with descriptions of criminals or "almost everybody's being stopped."

Manhattan

March 22, 2012

Bill Would Ban Hiring Discrimination Against Unemployed

New legislation will make it illegal for employers to consider job status when hiring.

Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

January 11, 2012

Broadway Triangle Opponents Vow to Fight 'Discriminatory' Development Plan

Opponents of the Broadway Triangle development in Brooklyn rallied at City Hall Wednesday.

Lower East Side & East Village

November 01, 2011

Chinatown Soldier's Parents Want More Details About His Death

Danny Chen's parents asked the military to release more information on their son's death in Afghanistan.

Manhattan

October 06, 2011

Judge Orders Court-Appointed Monitor to Oversee FDNY Hiring

A federal court judge has ordered the installation of a court-appointed monitor to oversee the FDNY's hiring practices.

Lower East Side & East Village

September 30, 2011

Chinatown's Shuang Wen School Supporters Blast DOE 'Witch Hunt'

Parents and students rallied Friday against the DOE's ongoing investigations into the high-achieving Chinatown school.

Lower East Side & East Village

July 08, 2011

Shuang Wen Parents Threaten to Pull Students Over Principal's Firing

Parents from the Lower East Side's elite Shuang Wen School threatened to remove their children at a rally Thursday.