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A long-delayed plan to fix the storm-damaged East River Tunnels, used by the LIRR and other railroads, will begin next year with $1.3 billion in federal funding that will cover roughly the entire cost of the project, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

“For years, Uber and Lyft systematically cheated their drivers out of hundreds of millions of dollars in pay and benefits while they worked long hours in challenging conditions,” James said.

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The U.S. Department of Labor has fined a Huntington contractor more than half a million dollars after a federal investigation found the business could have prevented the death of a roofer by following required safety protocols.

Suffolk County awarded nearly $3 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and an additional $3 million to help construct the National Offshore Wind Training Center in Brentwood, officials announced Wednesday.

Kufner and others in manufacturing said their message is not that students should forgo college if they want to attend, but rather that there are good opportunities in the sector for those who choose not to attend, those who choose to delay college, and those who have already graduated.

More than 500 caregivers at Mercy Hospital will receive an 18% raise under a new three-year contract, according to their union, 1199SEIU.