Weekly News Roundup – March 12, 2021

Top State Leader Says ‘Cuomo Must Resign.’ Governor Says ‘No Way.’ - NY Times

Schumer, Gillibrand join call for Cuomo to step down - Politico

Female aide said Cuomo aggressively groped her at Executive Mansion - Times Union

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Aides Called Former Staffers to Discredit Accuser - WSJ

New Yorkers Age 60 and Up Can Soon Start Getting Covid-19 Vaccine - WSJ

De Blasio releases first part of long-anticipated police reform agenda - Daily News

'Vaccine passport' for NYers? 'This is something we're working on,' de Blasio says - WCBS

NYC Congressional Reps Will Try Again To Ban Non-Essential Helicopter Flights Over NYC - Gothamist

It’s official: NYC high school buildings will reopen in March. Sports are set to resume in April. - Chalkbeat

De Blasio plans to ditch hybrid learning next school year for full-time remote or in-person options - Chalkbeat

New York City High Schools Will Reopen in Pandemic Milestone - NY Times

Upper East Side residents protest planned NYC-funded homeless shelter - NY Post

City Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver to Resign - NY1

Scrunched-Up Apple Sculptures Coming To Upper East Side Park - Patch

COVID Has Turned These Nursing Home Residents Into Activists Fighting to Show Their Lives Matter - Mother Jones

More infectious variants are a majority of NYC coronavirus cases - Politico

NYC expands indoor dining to 50 percent capacity - NY Post

Domestic Travelers To NY Will No Longer Have To Quarantine, Starting In April. De Blasio Isn't Happy About It - Gothamist

Luxury condo developer scores three Upper East Side properties for $32M - Crain's

NYC to honor more than 29,000 New Yorkers who died of COVID - Daily News

Meisha Porter’s NYC agenda: Bold summer school plans, enrichment for all students - Chalkbeat

I’m 17. Here’s how this pandemic year changed me. - Chalkbeat

Why Black Women Are Rejecting Hospitals in Search of Better Births - NY Times

MONEY TALKS: City is Moving Ahead on Queensboro Bridge Ped Path — But Also Left Two Lawmakers Miffed - Streetsblog

Vaccine Site Opens On Upper East Side, Serving NYCHA Residents - Patch

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