The IDA assistance consisted of a sales-tax exemption of up to $5.7 million on the purchase of construction materials, furnishings and equipment, up to $1 million off the mortgage-recording tax and 19 years of property tax savings.

The labor unions say that allowing Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to access the systems violates the federal Privacy Act because they contain medical and financial records of millions of Americans.

Six hundred unionized delivery workers for Manhattan Beer & Beverage Distributors had been on strike for two days in an ongoing dispute over pensions and other labor practices.

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The proposed new union contract reportedly protects workers' pensions and retirement security.