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Black couple seeking Queens apartment sues over racist text from broker
The broker accidentally sent them a text that said "Ugh, they're Black," according to the suit.
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Brittany Kriegstein
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Palestinian students at Columbia allege the school 'actively encouraged' their mistreatment
The lawsuit is among a trove of complaints that accuse the school of failing to protect both Palestinian and Jewish students on campus.
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Arya Sundaram
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NY-based Accenture worker alleges he was axed because of his dreadlocks
The ex-employee claims in a federal lawsuit his fortunes dimmed after growing dreadlocks.
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Arun Venugopal
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NYC salon sued after allegedly telling Black patrons it doesn’t do their ‘kind of hair’
A mother and her 7-year-old daughter were denied service at an Upper East Side salon, according to the lawsuit.
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Arun Venugopal
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NJ towns suing to overturn state’s affordable housing rules ask court to put rules on hold
Twenty-two suburban towns claim the law is unconstitutional because it exempts cities in New Jersey from the same housing requirements.
By
Mike Hayes
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Audit finds state human rights office chronically mishandled housing discrimination complaints
A leadership change has critics expressing hope that the agency has turned itself around.
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Catalina Gonella
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NY’s Equal Rights Amendment to stay on November ballot, possibly for good
Republicans have one final legal card they can play, but it’s a long shot.
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Jon Campbell
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New York warns insurers to stop discriminating against renters with housing aid
The state Department of Financial Services is reminding property insurers of new laws prohibiting questions about tenant income or whether they use housing vouchers.
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David Brand
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After touting $3M housing discrimination crackdown, NYC has yet to issue the funds
Fifteen months after Mayor Eric Adams and the city’s housing agency hailed a $3.1 million plan to tackle source-of-income discrimination, they still have yet to issue the contract.
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David Brand
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NYC Council expected to take up employee discrimination, FDNY safety bills Thursday
The full Council is scheduled to meet at 1:30 p.m.
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Brittany Kriegstein
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