Boston date-rape survivor blasts Mayor Wu for prioritizing booze-joint expansion over public safety

A date rape drug survivor blasted the Wu administration for boasting about adding hundreds of new liquor licenses to bolster Boston’s economy while failing to backstop that move with nightlife protections to ensure safe drinking for patrons. Boston resident Ilana Katz Katz said Thursday she was roofied in late 2022 when she was 56 years old, […]

Senate passes housing bill with single-family rental forced sale provision

The Senate on Thursday passed a major housing bill 89-10 that aims to bolster the housing supply and improve affordability. However, multifamily groups are sounding the alarm over a provision that they say would effectively eliminate the production of build-to-rent single-family housing and ultimately increase rent and home prices. The bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to […]

‘It’s not weak to speak’: NYC construction unions launch mental health initiative

Editor’s note: This story focuses on the topic of mental health and suicide. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. The Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York has joined other industry leaders in the fight to bolster mental health and reduce […]