CITY HALL STEPS — THE MINIMUM WAGE IN NEW YORK CITY WOULD INCREASE TO $30 per hour by 2030, with a new bill that City Councilmember Sandy Nurse, D-37, introduced on Tuesday, March 10. Elected officials, small-business owners, labor representatives and community groups gathered at noon for a press conference to introduce the legislation, titled the $30 for Our City Campaign.
The minimum wage for New York City was last raised on Jan. 1, 2025, to $16.50/hour, and again by 50 cents to $17, effective this past Jan. 1. According to the state Department of Labor’s website, the “minimum wage will increase annually at a rate determined by the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers,” starting in 2027. What Nurse and other members of the City Council aim for is an increase to $30 within the next four years. They argue that “Costs are up and wages are down, pushing New Yorkers out of our city.”
Joining Councilmember Nurse were Brooklyn City Council colleagues Crystal Hudson and Chi Ossé; along with eastern Manhattan councilmembers Harvey Epstein and Christopher Marte and Queens councilmembers Tiffany Cabán and Julie Won. Union representatives for Amazon workers, the Teamsters and CUNY workers were also among the participants.
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