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Cavern on the Green
New York Post, April 21, 2010 - Nearly four months since Tavern on the Green went dark, there's no telling when maybe new license-holder Dean Poll will reopen the landmark Central Park eatery. [more...]
Related issues: Tavern On The Green, Dean Poll, Loeb Boathouse

The Pierre Hotel updates its image with new dance club
NYHTC, April 11, 2010 - Since February, the Pierre Hotel has hosted a dance night, called "Rumor," that has become a huge hit. This new event, featuring drinking, dancing and a live DJ, stands in sharp contrast to the hotel's historically reserved and conservative image. [more...]
Related issues: Pierre Hotel

Trump SoHo New York opens
NYHTC, April 9, 2010 - Donald Trump has opened a new hotel in New York City; the Trump SoHo. [more...]
Related issues: Trump SoHo, Donald Trump

Under new Secretary of Labor, new hope for the Labor Dept.
NYHTC, April 6, 2010 - President Barack Obama's Secretary of Labor, former U.S. Representative Hilda Solis, has already succeeded in invigorating and reorienting the Department of Labor to a considerable degree. She has assembled a team of dedicated and effective advocates who have spent their careers protecting workers and their rights. [more...]
Related issues: Hilda Solis, Department Of Labor, Barack Obama, Patricia Smith

Do-it-yourself dining at the Grand Hyatt
New York Times, April 4, 2010 - Wedged between the bell desk and an antiques store in the lobby of the Grand Hyatt New York hotel on East 42nd Street is an elegant new market offering designer pastries, salads of baby greens and hot meals to go. [more...]
Related issues: Grand Hyatt, Grand Hyatt New York

Finally, two new members for the NLRB
NYHTC, April 1, 2010 - Among President Barack Obama's 15 recess appointments to various executive branch positions are Craig Becker and Mark Pearce, both of whom were appointed to the National Labor Relations Board. They will fill two of the three long-vacant positions on the board, a development which will enable a large backlog of undecided cases finally to move forward. [more...]
Related issues: NLRB, Barack Obama

City Council's new Progressive Caucus includes 9 NYHTC-backed members
NYHTC, March 29, 2010 - United around housing, economic development, labor, and civil rights issues, 12 members of City Council have formed a new voting bloc they are calling the Progressive Caucus. [more...]
Related issues: Daniel Dromm, Jimmy Van Bramer, Melissa Mark-Vitiero, Debi Rose, Julissa Ferreras, Jumaane Williams, Margaret Chin, Ydanis Rodriguez, Brad Lander

Staybridge Suites to open in May in Hell's Kitchen
NYHTC, March 26, 2010 - The 310-room Staybridge Suites extended stay, all-suite hotel is expected to open this May on West 44th Street at Ninth Avenue. [more...]
Related issues: New Development, Staybridge Suites, Intercontinental Hotel Group

City Hall sponsoring living wage study
NYHTC, March 25, 2010 - The New York City government is reportedly sponsoring a study to examine the feasibility of applying living wage standards for developments that receive public subsidies. [more...]
Related issues: New York City

NYHTC accepts Starwood's apology
Hotel Voice, March 22, 2010 - As we reported in Hotel Voice last week, a March 11 New York Daily News story contained untrue information about our union. [more...]
Related issues: Starwood Hotel Corporation, Westin, Contract Enforcement

State legislators focus on NYC's illegal "hotels"
NYHTC, March 16, 2010 - Concern continues about owners of apartment buildings who rent out rooms to tourists in buildings occupied in part by resident tenants. State legislators have introduced legislation in the New York State Senate and Assembly that will help the city enforce its laws against these illegal "hotels." [more...]
Related issues: Illegal Hotels, Michael Bloomberg, Hotel Industry

Slot machines at Aqueduct? No, not yet
New York Times, March 11, 2010 - The state's tortured eight-year quest to install a limited casino at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens has failed for the third time, with the governor's office announcing Thursday that its chosen bidder would not be awarded the contract. [more...]
Related issues: Aqueduct Race Track, David Paterson

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