Nurses Strike NYC: Why are 15,000 NYC nurses on strike? Here's what Mayor Zohran Mamdani said about the largest strike in city history

Nearly 15,000 nurses have walked off the job in New York City, marking the largest nurses' strike in the city's history. Negotiations failed to resolve contract disputes over pay and safer working conditions. Hospitals remain open, but officials are monitoring the situation closely, with the governor declaring a state of emergency.