July 12, 2019 – Weekly News Roundup

Brewer Lets Borough Testify on Zoning Loopholes - NY County Politics

City mulls next steps to crack down on height-boosting ‘zoning loopholes’ - Curbed

Skanska says city owes $56M for controversial UES garbage station - Crain's

OPINION - Connecting Astoria and the Upper East Side: A No-Brainer for NYC Ferry - Gotham Gazette

Upper East Side Dean & Deluca Closes - Patch

Free meals for a healthy summer - Our Town

PARENTS SACRIFICE SAVINGS AND CAREERS IN FIGHT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES - The City

OPINION - The rent-regulation reform debacle: A landlord says he will now let his buildings deteriorate - NY Daily News

NYC’s De Blasio Rejects a Rescue for Cabbies Facing Bankruptcy - Bloomberg

NYPD Chief: It's 'Absolutely Insensitive' To Ticket Cyclists After Deadly Crashes - Gothamist

Blood on the Streets - Our Town

NYC and union officials hail move toward pay parity for pre-K teachers but some worry over educators left out of deal - Chalkbeat

New York Faces a ‘Floodier Future,’ Spurred by Rising Seas - Bloomberg

NELLIE BLY MEMORIAL IN WORKS FOR SITE OF ASYLUM SHE PROBED - The City

Developers can finally start building senior housing under a new city program - Real Deal

Epstein’s New York Mansion Could Set Townhouse Record in Sale - Bloomberg

NY blasts ‘cruel’ HUD proposal to evict immigrants from public housing - Curbed

NYCHA won’t meet pest reduction targets imposed by deal with feds, experts say - Daily News

Proud Boy gets 40 weekends in jail for Republican Club brawl - NY Post

Naftali Group lands $176M for (another) Upper East side project - Real Deal

Will an E-Cigarette Ban Do More Harm Than Good? - NYU

Levain Bakery is bringing its jumbo cookies to the Upper East Side - AM New York

Lifeguard seriously hurt mixing chemicals to clean Upper East Side basement swimming pool - Daily News

Guggenheim Museum Named UNESCO World Heritage Site - Patch

OPINION - As the wealthy flee New York, poorest will be most affected - The Hill

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