🌱 Uber Sues NYC Over Rate Hike + New School Faculty Strike Ends

Good morning, New York City!

• The New School announced it has reached a deal with its striking part-time faculty.
• Uber is suing the city over planned rate hikes.
• The health and housing problems continue for residents of Jacob Riis Houses.

But first, today's weather:

Clouds yielding to sun. High: 42 Low: 27.

Here are the top five stories today in New York City:

1. The union representing part-time faculty at The New School has reached a deal with the university's administration, ending a month-long strike before the semester's last week of classes. According to a statement the part-time professors will get a pay raise and increased access to health benefits. (Gothamist)
2. Uber is suing the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission just days before a rate increase would go into effect for taxi and rideshare drivers. The company contends that the increase, of 7 percent in per-minute rates and 16 percent per-mile, would "irreparably damage" its reputation by leading to a fare hike for customers. (NBC New York)
3. A judge has tossed out a lawsuit challenging the rezoning to Governor's Island approved by the City Council last year which is set to make way for office, hotel and commercial development in the park, including a "Center for Climate Solutions" research hub. The Manhattan resident leading the challenge said they plan on appealing the decision. (Gothamist)
4. More than 3.9 million straphangers rode on the subway system last Thursday–a number that hasn't been reached since March 12, 2020, before the city's COVID-19 restrictions went into place–MTA officials said. (Subscription/The New York Daily News)
5. State lawmakers are considering approving a pay increase for themselves this month, from their current $110,000 per year, in a small window before their scheduled legislative session begins in January. Governor Kathy Hochul has indicated that she is open to the idea. (Gothamist)

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Today in New York City:

• Key to the City: Family Resource Fair - Columbus Library (10 a.m.)
• Eastern European Baking with Irina Georgescu - 92nd Street Y (6:30 p.m.)
• MoMA Presents: Modern Mondays An Evening with Yuri Ancarani (7:30 p.m.)
• Laughing Buddha open mic spectacular - Eastville Comedy Club (9:45 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Residents of Jacob Riis Houses on the Lower East Side, which made headlines back in September when NYCHA announced it had discovered traces of arsenic in its water supply, say they have been experiencing discolored water, leaks, gas outages and more for months. (Hell Gate)
• A pop-up restaurant based on the 1980s sitcom "The Golden Girls" is opening up in Manhattan, on Wednesdays through Sundays. (NEWS10 ABC)
• A video shows police rescuing a man from subway tracks in Flatbush, Brooklyn early Saturday morning. (CBS New York City)
• Here's in pictures what SantaCon NYC looked like this year, with a few walking Christmas trees mixed in. (New York Post )
• New York City is the most dangerous U.S. city for pedestrians, a new study found, although pedestrian fatalities have been on the rise nationwide. (AMNY)

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