Local Government
Chicago mayor vetoes measure to freeze minimum wage hikes for tipped workers
In recent years, the progressive left has pursued a systematic effort to apply the traditional minimum wage to restaurant workers. The latest battleground for this fight has become Chicago, where the progressive city council…
Seattle rideshare union wants to limit drivers after minimum wage gutted demand
In recent years, progressive locales like Seattle have experimented with minimum wage laws for rideshare and food delivery drivers. These laws have led to surging prices for rides and delivery, reduced demand for trips and…
Brickbat: Other People’s Money
The city council in College Park, Georgia, is investigating after $3,000 in taxpayer money was used to help pay for a private funeral for a city custodian's son. The custodian first asked a council member for help, who…
New York City’s OMNY transit fare system is a privacy risk
This year's Times Square Ball Drop marked not only the end of 2025, but also the end of the MetroCard. Now, New Yorkers must use their credit, debit, or One Metro New York (OMNY) card to navigate the city aboard…
Zohran Mamdani’s ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearings won’t fix New York’s housing
"No heat, no hot water. The boiler wasn't working. I have water in my walls," renter Tori Brown informed officials at the first Rental Ripoff Hearing last month in Brooklyn. Another tenant told NTD that he had…
Mamdani wants to spend millions of government grocery stores amid huge deficit
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing a tough reality check. Just a few months into office, the new mayor's dreams of free buses, free child care, and government-run grocery stores are running into the brick wall of…
Florida woman was fined over $100,000 for parking on her own grass
What price should someone pay for three minor code violations? For Sandy Martinez of Lantana, Florida, the answer is: over $165,000, plus interest, a sum so high that selling her house would be insufficient to pay off the…
Brickbat: Walking in a Winter Wonderland
A recent snow storm left long stretches of New York City's public sidewalks covered in snow and ice, making them more difficult for people to walk on safely, because the city doesn't automatically clear its own…
Why can’t New York get rid of 2-person subway crews?
Late last year, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have required two-person operating crews on New York City subways, despite heavy pressure from transit unions. While the veto looked like a win for fiscal…
Culture war politics have been costly for this California town
Los Angeles is the City of Angels, Pasadena is the City of Roses, and Huntington Beach, once known as Surf City, has a new nickname: City of Losers. Don't be offended, as I'm not criticizing the fine residents of…
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