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New York Taxi Workers Alliance

A protester wears a shirt displaying the logo of smartphone ride service Uber during by a protest.

Strikes and Protests: What Does Uber’s IPO Actually Mean for Its Drivers?

"I’m cautiously optimistic that this is the beginning of a much bigger movement of gig workers organizing and drawing attention to their plight and creating change."
By Sam Blum
Taxi drivers protested the lack of a cap bill on the steps of City Hall. The bill could've been voted on today. (Giulia Olsson/The New York Observer)

Cab Drivers, Progressives Blast Mayor After Uber Cap Is Dropped

Taxi drivers protested on the steps of City Hall earlier today over the lack of a cap bill for companies like Uber.
By Giulia Olsson
Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio together in Albany last Sunday. (Cropped photo: Rob Bennett/NYC Mayor's Office)

Bill de Blasio Sets Up Another Fight With Albany

Add another item to Bill de Blasio’s Albany wish list. The mayor this afternoon unveiled an extensive plan to minimize
By Jill Colvin

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Fashion illustrator seated at a worktable covered with markers, brushes and sketches, with fashion drawings pinned across the wall behind him.

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A general view of Arthur Ashe Stadium as Aryna Sabalenka serves against Taylor Townsend of the United States during their Women's Singles Fourth Round match on Day Eight of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 06, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

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By Beth Duckett
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How Gayane Umerova Is Shepherding Uzbekistan’s Cultural Transformation

By Elisa Carollo
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At New York Fashion Week, Fashion’s Next Status Symbol Is Proof

By Dakota Kate Isaacs
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An Insider’s Indictment of an Isolated Art World

By Georges Berges

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By Jasmine Lobe
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