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Technology A New York City law is requiring companies to show that the AI-powered tools they use in hiring and promotion are not biased. Critics say it lets most employers off the hook By Jeremy Hsu A law for AI hiring tools is about to come into effect in New…

The voice of Hamlet’s dead father, goading his son to vengeance, booms forth from the speakers in the Public Theater’s excellent production of Hamlet (to Aug 6)—part of New York City’s “Free Shakespeare in the Park”—its spookiness reflected in the warping projections on the brick walls of a modern Elsinore.…

DoorDash will give delivery workers the option to be paid a guaranteed hourly minimum rate instead of being paid per delivery, the company said Wednesday. The new option, a novelty in the gig worker industry, comes as DoorDash and other app-based gig companies like Lyft and Uber will have to…

A New Jersey man is facing steep fines after reportedly chopping down 32 of his neighbor’s trees — without a permit — for a better view of New York City, according to Morris County officials. The borough of Kinnelon’s arborist, John Linson, told NorthJersey.com that he issued fines to Grant Haber–one…

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© Reuters. By David Shepardson (Reuters) -A New York City plan to charge a daily toll on vehicles entering or remaining in the central business district got a boost on Monday from the U.S. Department of Transportation, which said the city had adequately assessed how the congestion charge would help…

June 28, 2023 | 8:00am | Updated July 13, 2023 | 8:33am Serafina restaurateur Vittorio Assaf was hospitalized for a week in Italy — and shared a “diary” to detail his stay. Vittorio Assaf posted an Instagram reel in which he could be seen standing in nothing but his underwear…

Primaries were contested Tuesday for a range of New York City Council seats, district attorneys in the Bronx and Queens, and offices throughout New York State. Harlem City Council candidate Yusef Salaam, center, speaking to his supporters during a New York Primary watch party at Harlem Tavern on Tuesday night.Credit...Jeenah…

Topline Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran accused of holding 30-year-old Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on a New York City subway last month, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a second-degree manslaughter charge. Daniel Penny entered a not guilty plea in his arraignment on Wednesday for allegedly killing Jordan…

Over the weekend, a short video circulated widely on social media of an unidentified person at a New York City march during Pride festivities saying, “We’re coming for your children.” In the 21-second clip, circulated by a right-wing web streamer channel, dozens of people march in the streets and are…