March 29, 2019 – Weekly News Roundup

March 29th, 2019
  1. Lenox Hill residential development to be market-rate - Crain's
  2. HUD’s Patton takes aim at de Blasio for 2020 ambitions, NYCHA crisis - New York Post
  3. Meal volunteers 'saving lives' with weekly dining escape at UES church - amNY
  4. Liquor Stores Must Notify Community Before Opening: Harlem Sen. - Patch
  5. Instacart cutting more than 200 jobs at city Whole Foods stores - Crain's New York Business
  6. The Met To Inaugurate Facade, Great Hall Exhibits In 2019 - Patch
  7. Buildings Releases Interactive Map on City’s Buildings and Construction Sites - CityLand
  8. Brooklyn Landlord Wants To Install Facial Recognition Tech At Rent-Stabilized Complex - Gothamist
  9. N-word attack rocks famed Manhattan public high school - Daily News
  10. Court rules rent-inflation case against major landlord can proceed - Crain's New York Business
  11. Bill proposes vacant storefront registry - Our Town
  12. Barging In: City Suit Seeks to Sink Sailing Signage - New York Magazine
  13. Over $10 to Drive in Manhattan? What We Know About the Congestion Pricing Plan - The New York Times
  14. NYPD officer uses video game skills to find missing Manhattan boy - WPIX-11
  15. For developers who love the old 421a, stalled construction sites are ripe for the picking - The Real Deal
  16. Charter Revision Commission Hears Expert Testimony on Land Use and Planning - Gotham Gazette
  17. I’ve Introduced The ERA In Congress 12 Times & Here’s Why We Must Pass It In 2019 - Bustle
  18. New York investors are primed to capitalize on hundreds of opportunity zones - Crain's
  19. Charter Revision Commission Hears Expert Testimony on City Budgeting and Contracting - Gotham Gazette
  20. Charter Revision Commission Hears Expert Testimony on Conflicts of Interest and Chief Diversity Officer - Gotham Gazette
  21. Charter Revision Commission Hears Expert Testimony on Public Advocate's Office, Law Department, Ranked-Choice Voting - Gotham Gazette
  22. Charter Revision Commission Hears Expert Testimony on Land Use and Planning - Gotham Gazette
  23. Charter Revision Commission Hears Expert Testimony on Role of Borough Presidents, Other Governance Issues - Gotham Gazette
  24. New York looks into voids used by builders to bend height rules - Crain's
  25. Henry J. Stern, Whose Vast Urban Domain Was Green, Is Dead at 83 - NY Times
  26. Evictions down in areas where tenants get free lawyers: analysis - Crain's
  27. DDG’s Gaudi-Inspired 180 East 88th Street Gets Its Curtain Wall On The Upper East Side - YIMBY
  28. New Yorkers struggle under weight of college debt - Daily News
  29. No Fare: 1 in 5 Bus Riders Don’t Pay - New York Magazine
  30. In New York, starter homes are a thing of the past - Curbed
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