August 30, 2019 – Weekly News Roundup

August 30th, 2019

Paris Theatre in Midtown abruptly closes - Pix 11

SHELTER SETTLEMENT SPAWNS NEW POLICIES TO SUPPORT TRANSGENDER HOMELESS - The City

Opinion: Addressing the Growing Problem of Senior Homelessness - Gatham Gazette

The City’s Pouring Money Into Trash Basket Pickup, and Complaints of Overflowing Bins are Dropping - Gatham Gazette

AFTER AMAZON LOSS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. HIRED BIG GUNS FOR LOCAL BATTLES - The City

THOUSANDS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS MISSED NEARLY TWO MONTHS OF SCHOOL - The City

The Plan to Scrap New York’s Gifted Programs: 5 Takeaways - NY Times

Protected bike path ‘bridges’ E. 59th St. danger zone - Villager

HALFWAY INTO HOMELESS REVAMP, WORK LAGS AS HOTEL USE GROWS - The City

Drug Overdose Deaths Drop for First Time in 8 Years, City Reports - Gotham Gazette

Hate Those Floating Digital Billboards? New York Just Banned Them - NY Times

NYC Is Coming For Your Flavored Juul Pods - Gothamist

Assessing Alicia Glen's Impact on the City's Physical Landscape - Part II: 'Chunky and Funky' - Gotham Gazette

Catholics blast Chirlane McCray over city statue snub - NY Post

Pro-Development Group Targets Soho & Noho For Affordable Housing - Gothamist

Federal judge rejects opponents’ request to block vaccination law - Politico

Fed up: Major landlords consider exiting New York - Crain's

HOUSING AUTHORITY ADMITS IT CAN’T GET THE LEAD OUT - The City

De Blasio Follows Cuomo in Expanding Homeless Outreach in Subways - WNYC

Cyclists, Pols Celebrate Closing Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap - Patch

Lenox Hill Hospital revitalization impresses patients - WPIX 11

Things to do: Horseback Riding on the Beach, in Brooklyn. Seriously. - The New York Times

[A] Summer reader from Midtown East, recommends Andrew Haswell Green Park in Manhattan’s East 60s. The park, named for the unsung 19th-century urban planner, 'looks out to Roosevelt Island and has a really nice little grassy area with tables and chairs overlooking the East River and the promenade...'”

The UES Has More Street Trees Than Most NYC Neighborhoods: Study - Patch

Related Companies’s Riverwalk Park Tops Out At 460 Main Street On Roosevelt Island - YIMBY

Cyclist Deaths in New York City: Accident or Crime? - The New York Times

Supportive Housing Facility Opens On Upper East Side - Patch

Our Lesser Islands: Unearthing New York’s hidden histories: Our Lesser Islands - New York Magazine

The Green Gunk That Ate Central Park - Our Town

Many Reasons Drive City’s Storefront Vacancies, Report Says - City Limits

"This concentration of storefront vacancies were often found in certain neighborhoods identified by the city as “hot corridors” — more established commercial hubs that are rapidly changing, and where property owners “kept spaces vacant while seeking high rents.” The “hot corridors” had medium to high vacancy rates and include the [...] Upper East Side..."

 
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