Weekly News Roundup – June 3, 2022

Inside the frenzied negotiations to salvage a controversial real estate tax break - Politico

NYC Rents Skyrocket Nearly 40 Percent, Study Finds - Patch

Two Years of Mayoral School Control for Eric Adams — With New Strings Attached - The City

MTA renames East Side Access project 'Grand Central Madison,' as completion date nears - Gothamist

Majority of City Council Declares Opposition to Reauthorizing NYC Tax Lien Sale - Gotham Gazette

Developer kills plan for Harlem's 'One45' complex after local opposition - Gothamist

Building Boomlet Added Nearly 200K Apartments — and Intensified Income Segregation - The City

Albany to Adams: You can’t always get what you want - Politico

What's In, What's Out: 2022 State Legislative Session Ends with Major Policy Decisions - Gotham Gazette

NYCHA Rescue Trust Approved by State Lawmakers - The City

If New York City Gets Las Vegas-Style Casinos, What Else Will It Get? - NY Times

NY legislative session ends without passage of Clean Slate Act - ABC NY

New York lawmakers pass first-in-nation cryptocurrency moratorium - Politico

New Yorkers share their tips for finding baby formula as shortage moves toward its fourth month - Gothamist

Bill seeks to pause commercial rent tax for three years - Crain's

323 East 79th Street Reaches Its Pinnacle On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - NY YIMBY

‘We’re playing with fire’: US Covid cases may be 30 times higher than reported - Guardian

Midtown Manhattan Has a Pulse Again - NY Times

New York jumps to pass major gun restrictions after mass shootings - Politico

Universal Child Care Is On New York’s Horizon - Our Town

Consumers may soon be able to repair their own devices - Spectrum

New York lawmaker calls for federal gas tax action - Spectrum

Legal protections for abortion providers in New York approved -  Spectrum

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