Weekly News Roundup – April 3, 2023

MTA wasting millions in Second Ave. Subway extension, Post probe finds - NY Post
https://nypost.com/2023/03/27/mta-design-decisions-fueling-second-ave-subways-record-price-tag-post-probe-finds/

MSK Reveals Plans For 600-Foot-Tall Cancer Center On Yorkville Avenue - Patch
https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/msk-reveals-plans-new-1-million-square-foot-lenox-hill-pavilion

NYC Parks will bar 'comfort station' term over link to WWII sex slavery - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-parks-will-bar-comfort-station-term-over-link-to-wwii-sex-slavery

New York City Unveils ‘User-Friendly’ Way to Find Child Care Help - NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/29/nyregion/mycity-child-care-adams.html

Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling likes to ‘be 1st in everything’ - Healthcare Brew
https://www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/how-michael-dowling-built-a-healthcare-empire

Manhattan’s population rebound leads nation, driven largely by immigration
 - City & State
https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2023/03/manhattans-population-rebound-leads-nation-driven-largely-immigration/384638/

'Those are the Things That Keep States Strong': Senator Krueger on Top Priorities and Budget Negotiations - Gotham Gazette
https://www.gothamgazette.com/state/11902-senator-liz-krueger-state-budget-hochul-legislature

As Trump Arraignment Looms, New York City Braces for a Day of Tumult - NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/02/nyregion/trump-nyc-arraignment-indictment.html

Battle Royale: Upper East Side institutions Metropolitan Club and Pierre Hotel spar over scaffolding - AM NY
https://www.amny.com/real-estate/battle-royale-upper-east-side-institutions-metropolitan-club-and-pierre-hotel-spar-over-scaffolding/

Shuttered UES Cinema To Become Even More Self Storage - Patch
https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/shuttered-ues-cinema-become-even-more-self-storage

The New Madison Avenue: NY's Stuffiest Retail District is Getting Cooler - Fashionista
https://fashionista.com/2023/04/upper-east-side-madison-avenue-fashion-retail

Memorial Sloan Kettering Files Plans For 31-Story Skyscraper At 1233 York Avenue On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - Yimby
https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/03/memorial-sloan-kettering-files-plans-for-31-story-skyscraper-at-1233-york-avenue-on-manhattans-upper-east-side.html

A New Legal Cannabis Dispensary Wants to Open On Upper East Side - Our Town
https://www.ourtownny.com/news/a-new-legal-cannabis-dispensary-wants-to-open-on-upper-east-side-EB2461350

5G Tower Near Guggenheim Still Going Forward, Contrary To Pol's Claim - Patch
https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/5g-tower-near-guggenheim-still-going-forward-contrary-pols-claim

Pickleball Takes Over Wollman Rink in Central Park - Our Town
https://www.ourtownny.com/news/pickleball-takes-over-wollman-rink-in-central-park-EE2457071

Eli Zabar’s Crown Jewel Restaurant Returns - Eater
https://ny.eater.com/2023/3/23/23653779/elis-table-zabars-upper-east-side-reopens-pandemic-closure

After More Than 80 Years in Business, Neil’s Coffee Shop Closes on the Upper East Side - Eater
https://ny.eater.com/2023/3/20/23648664/neils-coffee-shop-closes-nyc-diner

New York City’s $3 Billion Replacement for Rikers Island Jail Is Two Years Behind Schedule - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-13/new-york-city-s-3-billion-replacement-jail-is-two-years-behind-schedule?srnd=citylab

Dedicated stroller spaces are coming to NYC buses! - Time Out
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/dedicated-stroller-spaces-are-coming-to-nyc-buses-032823

Flowers in NYC’s parks bloomed early this year—here’s why that’s problematic - Time Out
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/flowers-in-nycs-parks-bloomed-early-this-yearheres-why-thats-problematic-032823

M.T.A. Plans to Use Congestion Pricing Funds to Address Bronx Pollution - NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/nyregion/mta-congestion-pricing-pollution-bronx.html

Local government officials seek more input in housing debate - State of Politics
https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/ny-state-of-politics/2023/03/27/local-government-officials-seek-more-input-in-housing-debate

NYC subway station agents say so long to the booths this week - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/subway-station-agents-say-so-long-to-the-booths-this-week

Legal California cannabis is 'flooding' unlicensed New York shops - Crain's
https://www.crainsnewyork.com/cannabis/legal-california-cannabis-flooding-unlicensed-new-york-shops

Despite uproar, New Yorkers like Hochul’s housing mandates, poll finds - Crain's
https://www.crainsnewyork.com/politics/despite-uproar-new-yorkers-hochuls-housing-mandates-poll-finds

Manhattan borough president Mark Levine demands state lift zoning barriers to create more housing in NYC - NY Daily News
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-manhattan-borough-president-mark-levine-floor-area-ratio-albany-budget-20230328-5wsffp2iwvhafnbuqywvhetwqe-story.html

Manhattan claws back people as urban counties stem outflow - AP News
https://apnews.com/article/population-growth-census-bureau-counties-manhattan-ddf358c368ed2628da59670bf8198de5

Times Square Office Building Is New York’s Latest Migrant Shelter - WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/times-square-office-building-is-new-yorks-latest-migrant-shelter-ddcef3f8

City Council considers bill to loosen delivery app fee cap - NY1                 https://www.ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/politics/2023/03/29/city-council-considers-bill-to-loosen-delivery-app-fee-cap

Labor and green groups look for another big win: Decarbonizing state buildings - Politico
Manhattan’s population rebound leads nation, driven largely by immigration - City&State
https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2023/03/manhattans-population-rebound-leads-nation-driven-largely-immigration/384638/
MyCity portal launches with focus on child care benefits - City&State
https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2023/03/mycity-portal-launches-focus-child-care-benefits/384594/
Leaders of Hochul-Adams 'New' New York Panel Push Legislature to Support Housing Proposals in State Budget - Gotham Gazette
https://www.gothamgazette.com/state/11919-new-york-panel-housing-state-budget

NYC's sidewalks covered in dog poop, rule for pickup hardly enforced - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/nycs-sidewalks-covered-in-dog-poop-rule-for-pickup-hardly-enforced

NYC rent board weighs landlord costs and rent increases - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-rent-board-weighs-landlord-costs-and-rent-increases

Politicians can’t tell the difference between AI chatbots and human constituents - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/politicians-cannot-tell-difference-between-ai-chatbots-like-chatgpt-and-human-constituents

With Trump arrival in NYC looming, police say city faces no 'credible threats' - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/with-trump-arrival-in-nyc-looming-police-say-city-faces-no-credible-threats

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