Weekly News Roundup – July 11, 2023

Staffed up gun crime unit gets results, amid NYC government job vacancies - City and State

https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2023/06/staffed-gun-crime-unit-gets-results-amid-nyc-government-job-vacancies/387942/

NYPD says not enough space to tow every 'ghost car' in NYC - Gothamist

https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-says-not-enough-space-to-tow-every-ghost-car-in-nyc

NYPD Car Chases Up Massively Under Mayor Adams – With Sometimes Fatal Results - The City

https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/7/5/23784959/nypd-car-chases-eric-adams-quality-life-community

Proposed NYPD Rule Could Allow Widespread Drone Activity in New York City - Gotham Gazette
https://www.gothamgazette.com/city/12090-nypd-drone-rule-new-york-city-permits

NYPD says proactive approach has led to a drop in many major crimes - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-says-proactive-approach-has-led-to-a-drop-in-many-major-crimes

NYC Is Cleared for First-in-US Congestion Tolls as Soon as April - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-26/nyc-congestion-pricing-first-of-its-kind-gets-final-approval

Hochul celebrates federal green light for congestion pricing - City and State

https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2023/06/hochul-celebrates-federal-green-light-congestion-pricing/387981/

How Might Congestion Pricing Actually Work in New York? - NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/nyregion/congestion-pricing-nyc.html

Final Congestion Pricing Approval Sparks Joy For NY Politicians & Fury From Jerseyans - Our Town
https://www.ourtownny.com/news/final-congestion-pricing-approval-sparks-joy-for-ny-politicians-fury-from-jerseyans-GD2603998

MTA’s congestion pricing plan means big upgrades for NYC transit - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/mtas-congestion-pricing-plan-means-big-upgrades-for-nyc-transit

Manhattan congestion pricing board to hold first meeting on proposed downtown tolls, MTA announces - Daily News
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-congestion-pricing-tolls-public-meeting-20230707-ymsscwejvfdplhzc56fly6fkxa-story.html

Richard Ravitch, savior of NYC subway, dies at 89 - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/richard-ravitch-savior-of-nyc-subway-dies-at-89

NYC paratransit e-hail price hike not as high as planned as MTA responds to rider protests - Daily News

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-mta-paratransit-e-hail-20230627-yhmahv44onf2xhulnxdqigmto4-story.html

City budget raises Fair Fares eligibility to 120% of federal poverty line, but less than City Council and MTA wanted - AM NY
https://www.amny.com/politics/city-budget-raises-fair-fares-eligibility-to-120-of-federal-poverty-line-but-less-than-city-council-and-mta-wanted/

MTA rolls out more modern trains on NYC subway - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/mta-rolls-out-more-modern-trains-on-nyc-subway

MTA launches email, text alerts for train, subway and bus delays - Daily News
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-mta-text-and-email-service-delay-alerts-20230710-sgjah535h5acdm5mpnhbpitsji-story.html

Diwali Becomes an Official Holiday for NYC Public Schools - Our Town

https://www.ourtownny.com/news/diwali-becomes-an-official-holiday-for-nyc-public-schools-DF2601270

New York wants to revamp how schools are evaluated. Here’s what could change for now. - Chalkbeat
https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/6/22/23769085/ny-school-accountability-struggling-schools-state-tests-academics-growth

Subsidized Child Care Pilot for Undocumented Families Renewed in City Budget Deal - City Limits
https://citylimits.org/2023/06/29/subsidized-child-care-pilot-for-undocumented-families-renewed-in-city-budget-deal/

NYC’s budget deal restores some education programs - Chalkbeat
https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/6/29/23779027/nyc-budget-deal-education-cuts-schools-child-care-mental-health

State politicians, educators and business leaders speak out against affirmative action ruling - Crain’s
https://www.crainsnewyork.com/politics/new-york-leaders-voice-opposition-scotus-affirmative-action-ruling

1299 Third Avenue Climbs Above Street Level On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY
https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/06/1299-third-avenue-climbs-above-street-level-on-manhattans-upper-east-side.html

Façade Installation Begins On 250 East 83rd Street On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY
https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/06/curtain-wall-quickly-rises-at-250-east-83rd-street-on-manhattans-upper-east-side.html

1305-1307 Third Avenue Reaches Street Level On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY
https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/06/1305-1307-third-avenue-reaches-street-level-on-manhattans-upper-east-side.html

760 Madison Avenue Nears Topping Out On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY
https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/07/760-madison-avenue-nears-topping-out-on-manhattans-upper-east-side.html

Excavation Progresses For Northwell Medical Pavilion At 1345 Third Avenue On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY
https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/07/excavation-progresses-for-northwell-medical-pavilion-at-1345-third-avenue-on-manhattans-upper-east-side.html

Arloparc’s Exterior Progresses At 126 East 86th Street On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY
https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/07/arloparcs-exterior-progresses-at-126-east-86th-street-on-manhattans-upper-east-side.html

“Common sense”: Council bill would shift burden to hiring party to pay rental brokers - The Real Deal
https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2023/06/23/common-sense-council-bill-would-shift-burden-to-hiring-party-to-pay-rental-brokers/

Pair Of Sleep Labs Makes New Lenox Hill Site 'Quality Housing' - Patch

https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/pair-sleep-labs-makes-new-lenox-hill-site-quality-housing

Key State Senators Assess Failure to Reach Housing Deal, Potential Future Action - Gotham Gazette
https://www.gothamgazette.com/state/12082-state-senators-housing-negotiations-albany

Mayor Eric Adams doubles down on comparing Holocaust survivor to plantation owner - Politico

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/30/adams-plantation-owner-holocaust-survivor-00104437

American Cities Have a Conversion Problem, and It’s Not Just Offices - NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/01/upshot/american-cities-office-conversion.html

A New York Property Developer Explains Why Converting Offices to Apartments Is So Complex - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-06/why-converting-new-york-city-offices-to-apartments-is-so-complex

NYC Property Tax System Cushions Near-Term Blow to Revenue - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-29/nyc-property-tax-system-cushions-near-term-blow-to-revenue?srnd=citylab

Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Planned Cancer Care Pavilion Faces Community Complaints - Our Town

https://www.ourtownny.com/news/memorial-sloan-kettering-s-planned-cancer-care-pavilion-faces-community-complaints-FD2612465

Hochul Admin Sought Input on Tenant Protections — From Real Estate Lobby - NY Focus
https://nysfocus.com/2023/06/30/real-estate-board-new-york-hochul

Mayor Adams names pair to lead NYC's troubled public housing agency - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/mayor-adams-names-pair-to-lead-nycs-troubled-public-housing-agency

Looming Climate Law Has Co-op and Condo Owners Fretting About Funds to Retrofit Buildings - The City

https://www.thecity.nyc/environment/2023/7/5/23780462/local-law-97-carbon-emissions-retrofit-buildings

Right to Counsel in NYC not only dodged cuts but gained $20M in new budget - Gothamist

https://gothamist.com/news/right-to-counsel-in-nyc-not-only-dodged-cuts-but-gained-20m-in-new-budget

NYC denying emergency rent loans with a flurry, even as evictions rise - Gothamist

https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-denying-emergency-rent-loans-with-a-flurry-even-as-evictions-rise

Migrant Women Find Work Building New York, Their Adopted City - NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/nyregion/migrant-women-construction-jobs.html

Former Hunter Dorms To Become Family Migrant Shelters - Patch

https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/former-hunter-dorms-become-family-migrant-shelters

New Migrants Have a Year to Apply for Asylum. Many Won’t Make It. - NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/03/nyregion/migrants-asylum-nyc.html

Bill Looks to Set Standards for Emergency Shelters as City Opens 12th Migrant Relief Center - City Limits
https://citylimits.org/2023/06/30/bill-looks-to-set-standards-for-emergency-shelters-as-city-opens-12th-migrant-relief-center/

Upper East Side Neighbors Ask Community For Migrant Family Donations - Patch

https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/upper-east-side-neighbors-ask-community-migrant-family-donations

New York’s Shelters Were Packed. Now They Are Bursting at the Seams. - NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/nyregion/nyc-homeless-shelters-migrants.html

Street homelessness on the rise in NYC, despite sweeps, survey shows - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/street-homelessness-on-the-rise-in-nyc-despite-sweeps-survey-shows

‘Sweeping failure’: Lander audit claims handful of homeless New Yorkers removed from encampments received permanent housing - AM NY
https://www.amny.com/news/lander-audit-homeless-encampments-housing/

An E-Bike Trade-in Program That No Delivery Workers Have Heard Of - New York Magazine
https://www.curbed.com/2023/06/ubers-e-bike-battery-trade-program-fires.html

Fire Dept. Targets E-Bike Shops in Crackdown on Battery Hazards - NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/nyregion/e-bike-shop-lithium-ion-batteries.html

New York congressional reps seek answers from federal regulators on e-bike safety following deadly Chinatown fire - AM NY
https://www.amny.com/new-york/manhattan/neighborhoods/chinatown/new-york-congressional-reps-seek-answers-e-bike-safety-deadly-chinatown-fire/

UES Community Board Split On E-Bikes...Are They Mortally Dangerous Or Essential To Delivery Workers? - Our Town

https://www.ourtownny.com/news/ues-community-board-split-on-e-bikes-are-they-mortally-dangerous-or-essential-to-delivery-workers-KB2614149

NY (finally) secures cannabis investor for $200M social equity fund - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/ny-finally-secures-cannabis-investor-for-200m-social-equity-fund

New York’s weed pioneers detail their struggles - Politico

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/04/new-yorks-first-dispensary-owners-detail-their-struggles-00102598

As NYC lifeguard shortage lingers, task force lacks key member: their union - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/as-nyc-lifeguard-shortage-lingers-task-force-lacks-key-member-their-union

Carl Schurz Park Gets $2.78M Following Budget Deal: UES Reps - Patch

https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/carl-schurz-park-gets-2-78m-following-budget-deal

Julie Menin & Keith Powers Outline $35 Million Budget Infusion Into UES - Our Town

https://www.ourtownny.com/news/julie-menin-keith-powers-outline-35-million-budget-infusion-into-ues-BD2612663

New law lowers age for lifeguards at summer camps in New York - Spectrum

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2023/06/30/new-law-lowers-age-for-lifeguards-at-summer-camps

City’s Construction Workers Navigate New Risks Posed by Wildfire Smog - City Limits
https://citylimits.org/2023/07/03/citys-construction-workers-navigate-new-risks-posed-by-wildfire-smog/

Heat-related deaths in New York City soar in the last decade, report says - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/heat-related-deaths-in-new-york-city-soar-in-the-last-decade-report-says

Is NYC ready for summer heat? An environmental watchdog doesn’t think so. - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/is-nyc-ready-for-summer-heat-an-environmental-watchdog-doesnt-think-so

New York Assembly member claims to have introduced the first bill written by AI - City and State

https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2023/07/new-york-assembly-member-claims-have-introduced-first-bill-written-ai/388332/

How NYC hospitals are using artificial intelligence to save lives - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/how-nyc-hospitals-are-using-ai-artificial-intelligence-to-save-lives

In NYC, companies will have to prove their AI hiring software isn't sexist or racist - NBC NY
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/nyc-companies-will-prove-ai-hiring-software-isnt-sexist-racist-rcna92336

Local supermarkets in NYC are taking aim at sidewalk fruit stands - Daily News

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-supermarkets-fruit-stands-showdown-enforcement-20230625-zdbnk2v4fjcypnsyoziadfr7xm-story.html

Rapid grocery delivery hubs get green light to stay put under Adams' zoning plan - Crain’s
https://www.crainsnewyork.com/politics/rapid-grocery-delivery-hubs-could-stay-put-under-eric-adams-zoning-plan

City Hall gets burned as NYC pizza oven crackdown heats up - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/city-hall-gets-burned-as-nyc-pizza-oven-crackdown-heats-up

NYC Has Left People With Long COVID Behind - Hell Gate

https://hellgatenyc.com/nyc-has-left-people-with-long-covid-behind

Libraries Appear to Be Spared in Tense N.Y.C. Budget Talks - NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/nyregion/nyc-budget-deal-cuts-funding.html

NYC Food establishments to be required to use trash containers - City and State

https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2023/06/nyc-food-establishments-be-required-use-trash-containers/388060/

City’s New Trash Containerization Still Keeps Garbage in Pedestrians’ Way - Streetsblog
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/06/28/citys-new-trash-containerization-still-keeps-garbage-in-pedestrians-way

'I'm not a dictator': Assembly speaker reveals why NYC speed limit bill failed - Gothamist

https://gothamist.com/news/im-not-a-dictator-assembly-speaker-reveals-why-nyc-speed-limit-bill-failed

Daniel Penny told officers ‘I had him pretty good,’ according to Manhattan DA documents - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/daniel-penny-told-officers-i-had-him-pretty-good-according-to-manhattan-da-documents

New York Earns Stripes for Electric Vehicle Adoption, But There’s Still Work to Do - City Limits
https://citylimits.org/2023/06/29/new-york-earns-stripes-for-electric-vehicle-adoption-but-theres-still-work-to-do/

Clouds of tiny bugs are swarming through NYC - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/clouds-of-tiny-bugs-are-swarming-through-nyc

Why spotted lanternflies seem worse in New York City this year - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/why-spotted-lanternflies-seem-worse-in-new-york-city-this-year

BREAKING: DOT Seeks to Reduce Delivery Traffic and Package Theft with Lockers - Streetsblog
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/06/30/breaking-dot-seeks-to-reduce-delivery-traffic-and-package-theft-with-lockers

NYC earmarks millions to fund social workers to help recidivists - Gothamist

https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-earmarks-millions-to-fund-social-workers-to-help-recidivists

New York City’s uphill battle to save manufacturing - City and State

https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2023/07/new-york-citys-uphill-battle-save-manufacturing/388172/

Ageism in NYC is a serious issue with 29% of young New Yorkers feeling seniors shouldn’t work: poll - NY Post
https://nypost.com/2023/07/04/ageism-in-nyc-is-a-serious-issue-with-29-of-young-new-yorkers-feeling-seniors-shouldnt-work-poll/

DOT to Cyclists: Use Your Bike Regularly … Or Lose It - Streetsblog
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/07/06/dot-to-cyclists-use-your-bike-regularly-or-lose-it

Plagued by staff shortage, NYC agency fails to make determinations in most discrimination cases - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/plagued-by-staff-shortage-nyc-agency-fails-to-make-determinations-in-most-discrimination-cases

NYC says it's winning war on rats as monthly complaints remain below last year’s epic highs - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-says-its-winning-war-on-rats-as-monthly-complaints-remain-below-last-years-epic-highs

NYC Health Department was charged up to $2.4K per COVID vax at some locations due to poor oversight: audit - NY Post

https://nypost.com/2023/07/04/nyc-health-department-was-charged-up-to-2-4k-per-covid-vax-at-some-locations-due-to-poor-oversight-audit/

How will New York’s ‘Cap and Invest’ program shape up? - City and State
https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2023/07/how-will-new-yorks-cap-and-invest-program-shape/388202/

BREAKING: There’s a New Lawsuit to End Outdoor Dining - Streetsblog
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/07/06/breaking-theres-a-new-lawsuit-to-end-outdoor-dining

NYC’s Gateway Tunnel Project Secures $6.9 Billion Federal Grant - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-06/nyc-s-hudson-tunnel-project-secures-6-9-billion-federal-grant

Judge blocks Medicare Advantage switch for 250K NYC retirees, days before crucial deadline - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/judge-blocks-medicare-advantage-switch-for-250k-nyc-retirees-days-before-crucial-deadline

Destination NY: Roosevelt Island offers a look at NYC’s past, present, and future - Pix 11

https://pix11.com/destination-ny/destination-ny-roosevelt-island-offers-a-look-at-nycs-past-present-and-future/

Lawmakers introduce latest version of single-payer health care bill - City and State

https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2023/07/lawmakers-introduce-latest-version-single-payer-health-care-bill/388304/

Hunter College Welcomes Interim President Ann Kirschner - Patch

https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/hunter-college-welcomes-interim-president-ann-kirschner

DoorDash & GrubHub Get Temp Injunction To Block Wage Hike For Deliveristas - OurTown

https://www.ourtownny.com/news/doordash-grubhub-get-temp-injunction-to-block-wage-hike-for-deliveristas-XY2616264

Upper East Side Restaurant Week Has 24 Spots For Great Deals - Patch
https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/upper-east-side-restaurant-week-has-24-spots-great-deals

What if NYC had its own public bank? There are billions of reasons to consider it, report says. - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/what-if-nyc-had-its-own-public-bank-there-are-billions-of-reasons-to-consider-it-report-says

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