What changes in New York City?
Concessions crews inside the five boroughs price to the $17.00 downstate minimum wage, a dollar above the $16.00 rest-of-state floor, effective January 1, 2026.
Source: dol.ny.gov
Concessions Staff in New York City
Local field decisions
What should the New York City concessions crew brief cover at Madison Square Garden, Midtown?
The Madison Square Garden concessions brief should use the downstate wage rule tied to the actual New York City worksite. Effective January 1, 2026, that floor is $17.00 per hour; the $16.00 figure applies elsewhere in the state, not to a five-borough call.
Source: dol.ny.gov
What goes on the New York City call sheet?
State the pay assumption alongside stand location, register and inventory custody, service start, break coverage, and closing reconciliation. Because the Garden sits above Penn Station without dedicated staff parking, give workers a transit-based report time and exact entrance. A statewide budget or parking-lot arrival instruction would both misstate how this Midtown assignment operates.
Source: dol.ny.gov