Weekly News Roundup – August 26, 2022

August 26th, 2022

Hundreds Turn Out at Hearing to Voice Disapproval of Proposed Changes to Council District 26 - LIC Post

Nadler topples Maloney, ending fellow House Democrat’s 30-year tenure - Politico

Challenge to Blood Center development was in vain - Real deal

‘I’ve Been Bitten, I’ve Been Scratched By Kids": Teachers On the Lack of Monkeypox Guidelines - Curbed

New York to stretch monkeypox vaccine supply with intradermal injections - Gay City News

Pivoting to new monkeypox vaccine strategy could take weeks, NYC health commissioner says - Gothamist

Live Performance Is Back. But Audiences Have Been Slow to Return. - NY Times

Remote Isn’t Going Away, But Neither Is the Office, Survey Finds - Commercial Observer

A Migrant Wave Tests New York City’s Identity as the World’s Sanctuary - NY Times

Hochul to continue extending emergency powers as CDC eases COVID protocols - State of Politics

Adams dodges questions about his night life - Politico

How can NYC help students aspiring to attend college? Recent grads have ideas - Chalkbeat

Mayor Adams lays out first steps to support NYC's recreational pot industry - Gothamist

How NYC landlords continue to use a rent law loophole to spike regulated rents - Gothamist

Many homeless families in New York City being denied housing vouchers, analysis finds - AM NY

New York City’s largest shelter provider urges mayor to scrap 90-day shelter stay rule for housing - Gothamist

New York lawmakers consider tackling $90B student debt - State of Politics

MTA upgrades delayed by COVID-19 pandemic threatens to let mass transit fall into disrepair: report - AM NY

Upper East Side Safe Haven Plans Jolted As Shelter Provider Drops Out - Patch

Adams signs bipartisan bill granting property tax rebate to low, middle income homeowners - PoliticsNY

Turnout in NYC’s Primary Was Tragically Low — Again. Here are 6 Experts’ Ideas on How to Fix That. - The City

Mayor's curbside trash push peeves powerful union - Politico

Commuters sound off at MTA’s first congestion pricing public hearing - Gothamist

Gov. Kathy Hochul sounds support for NYC class-size bill, with changes - Gothamist

249 East 62nd Street Tops Out On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - Yimby

First Juvenile Monkeypox Case Detected In NYC, Officials Say - Patch

NJ health officials detect first 3 cases of West Nile virus this year - Gothamist

Gov. Kathy Hochul sounds support for NYC class-size bill, with changes - Gothamist

Biden’s student loan debt relief: What NYC borrowers should know - Gothamist

'Slap in the face': Indigenous Long Islanders say they are being priced out of their ancestral beach - Gothamist

Abortion-access deserts widen across U.S. - Politico

Saving the Starbucks Stairway - Our Town

Why Was It So Hard?’: How the Pandemic Changed Our Children - NYTimes

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