Weekly News Roundup – February 14, 2020

February 14th, 2020

Lenox Hill may ditch apartment tower meant to pay for hospital overhaul - NY Post

Lenox Hill Hospital may scrap plans for 41-story residential tower - Curbed

MANHATTAN COMMUNITY BOARDS ARE MISSING HISPANICS, YOUNG PEOPLE — AND RENTERS - The City

Report: Half Of NYers Experienced Poverty In Recent Years - Gothamist

New York City Congestion Pricing Waits for Federal Approval - WSJ

Sorry, Renters: You Still Have to Pay Brokers' Fees for now - NY Times

RENTERS DON’T HAVE TO PAY BROKERS’ FEES ANYMORE. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW - The City

Tenants Would Get Priority To Buy Their Landlord's Building Under New Bill - Gothamist

How ranked-choice voting will work in New York City - City and State

DE BLASIO TAKES MOM-AND-POP COMMERCIAL RENT CONTROL LONGSHOT - The City

Pay gap for women working for NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer is 12% less than men on average, payroll records reveal - Daily News

New York City Could Seize Cars of Drivers Racking Up Tickets - WSJ

Fewer than 8,000 NYC kids in foster care, an all-time low: officials - NY Daily News

Coronavirus Updates: The Illness Now Has a Name: COVID-19 - NYTimes

The One Rent Reform That Could Change The Lives Of Millions Of NYC Tenants Gets A Second Chance - Gothamist

Here Comes The Strand - Our Town

Everyone’s got a problem with the plastic bag ban - City & State

Who Runs the Transit System? - Our Town

Child Victims Act leads to insurance woes - City & State

After Pressure Campaign From Law Enforcement, NY State Politicians Say They Will Change Bail Reforms - Gothamist

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