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  Council Member Julie Gained speaks at Saturday’s “people’s ribbon-cutting”. Photograph courtesy of workplace of State Sen. Mike Gianaris. April 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Gained and State Sen. Mike Gianaris joined Transportation Options Saturday for a “people’s ribbon-cutting” on the Queensboro Bridge to demand that Mayor Eric Adams opens the now-completed Pedestrian Path throughout the bridge. Gianaris, Gained and Transportation Options representatives raised considerations Saturday that pedestrians and cyclists are nonetheless compelled to share an 11-foot-wide pathway to cross the bridge. The Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path, a long-awaited walkway devoted to pedestrians crossing the bridge, was first introduced in…

Unionized beer supply and distribution employees went on strike Tuesday morning after the union and Manhattan Beer & Beverage Distributors failed to succeed in a brand new contract overlaying 600 staff. The strike over alleged unfair labor practices, which impacts 4 of the corporate’s 5 amenities, may influence hundreds of bars and eating places across the metropolis. The employees declare they’ve submitted a plan to Manhattan Beer & Beverage for them to pay a further $1.50 per hour to extend future pension advantages, however the firm has bypassed the union in favor of direct talks to unionized employees to construct…