Weekly News Roundup – July 22, 2022

Upper East Side Sliced Up In Newly Redrawn Council District Maps - Patch

City Council Redistricting Process Heads to New Round of Public Input After Draft Map Release - Gotham Gazette

Staten Island Ferry Cuts Service, Linking Virus to Crew Shortages - NY Times

More monkeypox doses coming to New York as city also braces for Covid surge - Politico

New York tried to make apartments affordable. The opposite happened- Politico

New York Judges Are Watering Down Protections Against Evictions - NY Focus

Eric Adams Can’t Stop Talking About Crime. There Are Risks to That. - NY Times
The mayor says he has never seen crime at this level, but shootings and murders are down this year. Some see his comments as fear mongering.

Debate Over Monkeypox Messaging Divides N.Y.C. Health Department - NY Times

Adams calls on Biden to fix mental health hotline's location issues - Politico Pro

Pressed for Shelter Space, NYC Turns to Notorious Landlords with Ties to Mayor’s Chief of Staff  - City Limits

Hochul, Adams strike cost-splitting deal for controversial Penn Station project - Politico

Lawsuit filed to halt hundreds of millions in NYC school budget cuts - Chalkbeat

New York City Council members apologize for school budget vote - City & State

City nears deal to restore $250M in school funding, sources say - NY1

NYC school budget negotiations between the mayor and city council hit an impasse - Gothamist

How parking placard abuse became such a problem - Crain's

Can't find a street spot? Don't blame the city - Crain's

Mayor Adams calls out Texas and Arizona for sending asylum seekers to city, flooding NYC shelters - Daily News

Health messaging or power grab? Hochul's extension of state of emergency prompts response - Buffalo News

Schools in New York are trying to tackle inflation - NY1

AOC, Maloney Arrested In Abortion Protest Outside Supreme Court - Patch

MTA unprepared for flooding from major storm, audit finds - Crain's

MTA needs huge cash infusion to offset pandemic-era ridership drop - NY Post

Central Park Boathouse To Close Permanently After Brief Reopening - Patch

Humpback whales staying in NYC waters longer, study shows - NY Post

Maybe Shark: Cleaner, Warmer Waters Bringing More Marine Life to NY Shores - The City

New York mayor, governor tout city's recovery with DNC's selection process underway - Politico

Polio case reported in New York, the first US case since 2013. Investigators are looking into where the case came from. - USA Today

Wait, La Guardia Is Nice Now? Inside New York’s $25 Billion Airport Overhaul - NY Times

Here’s Your New Bike Lane. Oh, Did You Want It to Go Somewhere? - WSJ

NYC artists gather to remember cultural critic Greg Tate at Lincoln Center - Gothamist

Central Park boathouse restaurant closing this fall, laying off 163 employees - Gothamist

Humpback whales, mostly teenagers, flock to New York-New Jersey Harbor - Gothamist

In stunning admission, NYC officials say they left migrant families stranded without shelter - City & State

An Astonishing Array of Sri Lankan Specialties, at Queens Lanka - The New Yorker

The Abortion Surge Engulfing Clinics in Pennsylvania - The New Yorker

Millions of baby oysters get a new briny home off the shores of Hudson River Park - Gothamist

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