Weekly News Roundup – December 11, 2020

December 11th, 2020
Parents Plead For Consistency As Some NYC Students Head Back To School. Again. For Now. - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/parents-plead-consistency-some-nyc-students-head-back-school-again-now

NYC Food Delivery Workers Band to Demand Better Treatment. Will New York Listen to Los Deliveristas Unidos? - The City
https://www.thecity.nyc/work/2020/12/6/22157730/nyc-food-delivery-workers-demand-better-treatment

New York State Officials Revive Plans to Tax Second Homes in NYC - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-04/nyc-pied-a-terre-tax-plan-gets-another-shot-in-state-legislature

Cuomo outlines Fauci-approved shutdown plans amid hospitalization uptick - Politico
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2020/12/07/cuomo-outlines-fauci-approved-shutdown-plans-amid-hospitalization-uptick-1342956

The city has built just 0.8 miles of new busways since de Blasio announced a plan for new routes in June - Daily News
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-busways-nyc-pandemic-dot-20201207-gbrtdidmozcbtbj6246rgpnbdu-story.html

MTA’s OMNY tap-and-go fare system will be at all subway stations by year’s end - NY Post
https://nypost.com/2020/12/07/mtas-omny-fare-system-will-be-at-all-subway-stations-by-2021/

Renderings Revealed For 109 East 79th Street, On The Upper East Side - YIMBY
https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/12/renderings-revealed-for-109-east-79th-street-on-the-upper-east-side.html

Less than 20% of NYC hospital beds empty amid second COVID-19 surge - NY Post
https://nypost.com/2020/12/08/less-than-20-of-nyc-hospital-beds-empty-amid-covid-19-surge/

NYC would share meeting info via new app, under bill from Manhattan lawmaker - Daily News
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-nyc-civic-engagement-ben-kallos-20201208-drsdenssnndtve2somg7rql3pe-story.html

DiNapoli commits New York state pension fund to net-zero emissions portfolio by 2040 - Politico
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2020/12/09/dinapoli-commits-new-york-state-pension-fund-to-net-zero-emissions-portfolio-by-2040-1344117

New York Needs to Raise Taxes, Gov. Andrew Cuomo Says - WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-needs-to-raise-taxes-gov-andrew-cuomo-says-11607545030

Indoor Dining Is Fastest-Growing Source of COVID-19 Spread in New York, State Says - Eater
https://ny.eater.com/2020/12/9/22165800/indoor-dining-nyc-coronavirus-spread-robert-mujica

A Day In The Life Of A NYC Contact Tracer: 'No, Sir, You Can't Go To Work Right Now' - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/day-life-nyc-contact-tracer-no-sir-you-cant-go-work-right-now

Still awaiting a decision on NYC admissions, will principals take the lead on reform? - Chalkbeat
https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/12/9/22166368/still-waiting-nyc-admissions-principals-take-the-lead

Community Board Committee Votes to Oppose NY Blood Center Proposal - Tapinto
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sutton-place-slash-lenox-hill/sections/community-board-news/articles/community-board-committee-votes-to-oppose-ny-blood-center-proposal

Supermarket-style food pantry opens in Upper East Side - AMNY
https://www.amny.com/new-york/manhattan/neighborhoods/upper-east-side/supermarket-style-food-pantry-opens-in-upper-east-side/

NYC presents a roadmap to help students fill COVID learning gaps - Chalkbeat
https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/12/10/22168384/nyc-schools-covid-learning-loss

How New York City's Public Libraries Adapted to COVID-19 - Gotham Gazette
https://www.gothamgazette.com/city/9974-new-york-public-libraries-adjust-pandemic-nyc

Number of Single Adults in City’s Homeless Shelters Hits Record High - CityLimits

Upper East Side Bar and Grill Feeds Frontline Workers with Future Uncertain - NY1
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/12/08/upper-east-side-bar-and-grill-feeds-frontline-workers-with-future-uncertain

Cuomo Says It's "Probable" Indoor Dining Will Shut Down In NYC As Soon As Next Monday - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/food/cuomo-says-its-probable-indoor-dining-will-shut-down-nyc-soon-next-monday

NY Lawmaker Proposes $3 Tax For Online Deliveries, To Save The MTA And Check Amazon's Power - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/ny-lawmaker-proposes-3-tax-online-deliveries-save-mta-and-check-amazons-power

COVID-19 inequality likely to return in second wave - City & State
https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/policy/health-care/covid-19-inequality-likely-return-second-wave.html

Crime Wave Hits Bodegas, Threatening a Lifeline in the Pandemic - NYTimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/nyregion/nyc-crime-bodegas.html

NYCHA Violated Lead Paint Removal Regulations for Years, Reports Says - NY1
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2020/12/10/report--nycha-violated-lead-paint-removal-regulations-for-years

Mnuchin pushes relief checks over jobless aid - Politico
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2020/12/09/mnuchin-pushes-relief-checks-over-jobless-aid-1344490

Vaccinating New York City - Our Town
http://www.ourtownny.com/news/vaccinating-new-york-city-IB1416749

Whale Sightings Becoming More Common in NY, Experts Say - NY1
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2020/12/10/whale-sightings-becoming-more-common-in-ny--experts-say

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