Brooklyn Walgreens, Astoria coffee shop workers among 1,600 getting payouts in Mamdani labor crackdown

Over 1,600 workers at Brooklyn Walgreens stores and Astoria Kinship Coffee shops are set to receive $2.3 million in restitution after settlements with four companies for violating New York City worker-protection laws. The agreements include $2.1 million in employee relief and $218,000 in penalties, with Walgreens paying the largest share for Fair Workweek Law violations.