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Recent Headlines

Midtown

April 08, 2013

Midtown's Small Businesses Brace for Paid-Sick Leave Fallout

Companies just over the 15-worker threshold prepare for rising costs.

New York City

April 08, 2013

First TV Ad of Mayor's Race Slams Christine Quinn

A new ad, set to begin airing Monday, is paid for by a group that wants Quinn to lose.

New York City

March 29, 2013

Quinn Backs Paid Sick Leave in Deal That Will Cover 1 Million New Yorkers

Council Speaker Christine Quinn has thrown her support behind the paid sick leave bill.

Fort George

March 22, 2013

Mayoral Candidates Attack Quinn on Paid Sick Leave at Uptown Debate

Quinn's opponents accused the speaker of "bottling up" debate on the paid sick leave controversy.

New York City

March 13, 2013

Fake Christine Quinn Campaign Website Fools Foes

The website claims that Quinn will hold a vote on the controversial paid sick leave issue.

Elmhurst

February 01, 2013

Terraza 7 Owner Mixes Music, Culture and Politics at Queens Venue

Freddy Castiblanco uses Terraza 7 as a bar, a venue and a meeting place for progressive ideas.

New York City

October 03, 2012

Small Businesses Push Quinn to Support Paid Sick Leave Proposal

Some small businesses and paid sick leave advocates in the city are supporting the new proposal.

Kensington

August 22, 2012

Sick Pay Advocates Accuse Christine Quinn of Deadly Foot-Dragging

Felix Trinidad's widow said her husband would still be alive if he had had paid sick days.

New York City

August 16, 2012

New Yorkers Want Crackdown on Alcohol Abuse, Poll Finds

A majority of voters support a crackdown on alcohol abuse, a new poll finds.

Manhattan

January 18, 2012

Push for Proposed Sick Leave Bill Renewed Despite Quinn's Concerns

Advocates have renewed their push to mandate paid sick leave for businesses with five or more employees.

Manhattan

October 15, 2010

Christine Quinn Backs Mayor Bloomberg, Shelves Paid Sick Leave Bill

The paid sick leave bill would have required companies with 20 or more workers to provide paid sick days to staff.

Manhattan

October 14, 2010

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn Opposes Paid Sick Leave Bill, Report Says

Christine Quinn opposed the bill a day after a study showed city workers call out sick three times more than private sector.

Manhattan

October 07, 2010

Mayor Bloomberg Blasts Paid Sick Leave Bill as 'Disastrous'

Making paid sick leave mandatory would be "a terrible, terrible idea," the mayor said.

Manhattan

September 28, 2010

Paid Sick Leave Bill Could Cost $790 Million, Study Says

Under the paid sick leave bill, businesses with over 20 employees would have to give them nine days a year in sick leave.

Manhattan

July 14, 2010

Workers Say Carriage Horses Get Better Benefits Than They Do at Rally for Paid Sick Leave

The bill would ensure paid sick leave for private sector city workers.