This article outlines the new laws taking effect in New York City in 2025, including minimum wage increases, congestion pricing, changes to broker fees, and hotel licensing requirements.
NEW YORK -- New year, new laws. Here's what people in New York need to know about the changes taking effect in 2025. Let's start with minimum wage. It's going up 50 cents an hour in New York to $16.50 for New York City, Long Island and Westchester County and to $15.50 for the rest of the state. One grocery store owner said rising labor costs are one of many challenges to the bottom line.
'That includes energy costs, insurance rates, taxes, city taxes and now another lingering factor is shoplifting,' said Jose Filipe who owns New Rochelle Farms.New Jersey's minimum wage increases 36 cents to $15.49, and Connecticut's goes up 66 cents to $16.35.New laws for 2025 in New York CityCongestion pricing: The new toll charging drivers to enter Manhattan's Congestion Relief Zone is scheduled to start at midnight on Jan. 5, 2025. Most weekday commuters will be charged $9 to drive into Manhattan at or below 60th street. Off-peak hours will be less expensive, and there are some discounts and exemptions available. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul suddenly pumped the brakes on the initial rollout last summer, but later brought the plan back at a reduced rate. It still faces several legal challenges, and President-elect Donald Trump is among those who have voiced their opposition. Broker fees: New York City is effectively doing away with broker fees after the City Council approved the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses, or FARE, Act. Under the new law, whoever hires a broker is responsible for paying them. In most cases, that would be a landlord, rather than a prospective tenant. Mayor Eric Adams declined to sign the bill, which passed with a veto-proof majority. The change takes effect on June 11, 2025.Hotel licenses: The City Council also approved the Safe Hotels Act, which requires every city hotel to be licensed with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protectio
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