Weekly News Roundup – January 17, 2020

January 17th, 2020

New NYPD Counterterrorism Chief Is First Woman to Lead Bureau - WSJ

Changes to Bail Law Split Democrats in Albany -WSJ

City knew ferries have been for the rich since day one, documents reveal - NY Post

Demo Permits Filed For 251 East 77th Street In Lenox Hill, Manhattan - NY YIMBY

Upper West Side Panel Unanimously Backs Safe Routes for Cyclists Through Central Park - Streetsblog

As Cuomo Proposes Expansive Equal Rights Amendment Favored in Senate, Assembly Again Passes Narrow Version - Gotham Gazette

What to know about the state’s new bail reform law - City and State

Rent reforms lead small landlords to sell stabilized buildings - Curbed NY

Despite Tax Breaks, These City Institutions Shut Doors On Voters - Gothamist

The Decade Dominated by the Ultraluxury Condo - NY Times

MAYOR’S $95.3 BILLION PROPOSED BUDGET ADDS COSTS, NOT PROGRAMS - The City

Sources: Cuomo Reaches Agreement With Advocates to Legalize E-Bikes, E-Scooters - NY1

NYC’s 2019 graduation rate inches up to 77% - Chalkbeat

Report Sees de Blasio’s ‘Mandatory Inclusionary Housing’ Falling Short - City Limits

Good cause eviction among top priorities for housing advocates - Times Union

FDNY: Open Door Fueled Fire That Injured 18 in Manhattan High Rise - NY1

Subway Service Disrupted After Water Main Break on Upper West Side - NY Times

State lawmakers: Don't Cut Mental health Services - Capital Tonight

MTA Scaling back EMTs at Subway Stations - Capital Tonight

Albany airport authority suffers ransomware attack - City & State

Feds: Correction Officers Smuggled Weed, Opioid medication to Rikers Detainees In Exchange for Bribes - Gothamist

Expand Penn Station? Fight With Trump Stalls Tunnels to Get There - NY Times

How Tiffany Moved 114,000 Gems Without getting Robbed - NY Times

Attorney general launches investigation into subway policing, which MTA is expanding - Politico

NYCHA's list of unresolved issues grows - City & State

Bill to End Religious Exemptions for Vaccinations Collapses in N.J. - NY Times

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