Weekly News Roundup – July 24, 2020

New York City Without Coronavirus Deaths Four Months After First Report - NBC New York

New York City’s Transit System Faces Unprecedented Financial Reckoning - WSJ

NYC courts could face wave of post-pandemic eviction cases - Daily News

New York City’s Restaurants Are All In on Outdoors - WSJ

Rich New Yorkers Aren’t Filling Out the Census. Poor New Yorkers May Suffer. - NY Times

NYC Developers Push to Jump-Start Public Review of Key Construction Projects - The City

She used to produce movies, now CB 8 Manhattan’s chair applies her lifelong skills to community issues - TapInto

Community Board approves work on historic bank building for new Hermès flagship store - Tapinto

More than half a billion drained out of city arts institutions, report finds - Crain's

Public speakers oppose, Community Board votes against proposed playstreet - Tapinto

Police Chokehold Criminalization Bill Signed Into Law by de Blasio - NY1

Metropolitan Museum of Art to Reopen Five Days a Week in August - NY Times

De Blasio Starts Remote Land Use Review to Thaw Frozen Development Process - THE CITY

No Food? No Booze. Cuomo Cracks Down on Outdoor Drinking at Bars. - NY Times

Cuomo uncertain of coronavirus reopening plans for Met, other museums - NY Post

NYC plans child care for 100,000 kids when schools partially reopen - Politico

UES Community Board Backs New Madison Ave Hermès Flagship - Patch

De Blasio Promised Another Charter Revision Commission; Electeds and Advocates are Ready with Suggestions - Gotham Gazette

Shootings Have Soared. Is the N.Y.P.D. Pulling Back? - NY Times

NYC Enters Phase IV. Here's What's Reopening, What's Staying Closed - NBC NY

Prominent business group paints grim outlook for city economy - Politico

The coronavirus comeback no one wants: New York City traffic - Politico

Citi Bikes, Scooters, Skateboards: Anything but the Subway - NY Times

De Blasio created a contact tracing advisory board then largely ignored its advice - Politico

NYC’s COVID-19 contact tracing will ask about outdoor dining, not protests - NY Post

Manhattan Rents, Still Ludicrously Expensive, Dip Slightly - Gothamist

This Hospital Cost $52 Million. It Treated 79 Virus Patients. - NY Times

New York City's latest reopening phase leaves much of the economy still frozen - Politico

N.Y. Subway, Facing a $16 Billion Deficit, Plans for Deep Cuts - NY Times

Trump Threatens To Send Federal Agents To Police NYC: "I'm Going To Do Something" - Gothamist

Large Sinkhole Opens Up Along East River Esplanade; Residents To NYC: Enough Is Enough - CBS New York

New MTA app feature provides bus crowding info in real time - NYPost

New York Lawmakers Reach Historic Deal on Automatic Voter Registration - NY1

New York City Reaches ‘Proud, Sad’ Pandemic Milestone, Distributing 100 Million Free Meals To Those In Need - CBS NY

Facing potential wave of evictions, city launches mediation program - Politico

Report: De Blasio's Open Streets Plan Falls Short Of What NYC Needs - Gothamist

With an economy in freefall, de Blasio finds few friends in business - Politico

Robert A.M. Stern Architects Unveils Residential Tower At 1228 Madison Avenue, On The Upper East Side - YIMBY

Testing Bottlenecks Threaten N.Y.C.’s Ability to Contain Virus - NY Times

Requests for Emergency Rent Grants Fell During Pandemic, But Expected to Skyrocket When Evictions - Gotham Gazette

Mayor Cuts and Expands His ‘Open Streets’ Program - Streetsblog

Delay school reopening, and restrict in-person classes to youngest kids: Jumaane Williams - Daily News

Pressure Grows on Mayor to Give Streets to Schools for Outdoor Classes - Streetsblog

Manhattan pol pushes for permanent outdoor dining, rent relief and other help for small biz - Daily News

Assemblywoman booted off Democratic ballot to run on independent line - Post

An artist painted 1,800 flowers and shipped them across the country to a hospital hit by covid-19 - Washington Post

Congressman urges state to pull Revel off NY streets after scooter crashes - NY Post

New York City elects its first trans district leaders - City & State

C.D.C. Says Cases Could Be 2 to 13 Times Higher Than Reported in Parts of U.S. - NYTimes

NYPD will miss overtime cap by $400M, IBO predicts - Politico

Bill Shielding Undocumented Immigrants in Courts Passes Assembly - Spectrum

Millions of kids may lose out on free meals as they return to school - Politico

Food Bazaar Operator Buys Fairway Locations In Red Hook And Queens - Gothamist

Coronavirus Updates: De Blasio Announces "Landlord-Tenant Mediation Project" To Address Housing Issues - Gothamist

Young people are becoming a bigger share of coronavirus infections - City & State

The coronavirus in New York, by the numbers - City & State

New York Senate To Consider Ban on Retail Pet Sales - Spectrum

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