Weekly News Roundup – July 29, 2024

Guess Who’s Playing Pickleball at Wollman Rink Nowadays - Our Town

1522 First Avenue’s Façade Nears Completion On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

The Delecor Closes In On Completion At 250 East 83rd Street On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

1026 Third Avenue Nears Topping Out On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Mayor Adams Announces $2 Billion Investment In Affordable Housing - YIMBY

New York Channels $500 Million From Battery Park City to Housing - Bloomberg

Reddit? LinkedIn? NYC’s brutal rental market inspires social media crowdsourcing. - Gothamist

Report: Living conditions in private, low-income housing are 'horrendous' - City and State

Disabled NYer’s are Victims of Gov. Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Pause - Streetsblog

NYC’s Transit System Faces Another Budget Crisis With Congestion-Pricing Pause - Bloomberg

Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’ Will Cost Area Companies Billions - Streetsblog

Dual Lawsuits Slam Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’ - The City

Why Did the MTA’s Union Turn Against Congestion Pricing? - NY Focus

Congestion pricing | MTA to nix promised express bus service increase following pause on Manhattan toll - AM NY

DOT Will Fast-Track Private Sidewalk E-Bike Charging Stations - Streetsblog

Gillibrand, Adams Push To Accelerate E-Bike Battery Safety Measures After Tragedies- The City

NYC has just as many e-bike battery fires as last year, but far fewer deaths - Gothamist

NYC ferry prices are going up, but high schoolers can get discounted rates - Gothamist

‘Temporary’ Insanity: DOT Traffic Cams Locked Out of Key Enforcement Database - Streetsblog

City Students to Get Free, 24-Hour OMNY Transit Cards - The City

AI metal detector in subways faces potential legal challenges after NYC rolls device out - AM NY

Think N.Y.C.’s Roads Are Crowded? Good Luck on the Sidewalks. - NY Times

Speeding Fuels Pedestrian Death Crisis As Council Stalls ‘Sammy’s Law’ Changes - Streetsblog

NYC paid consultants $350,000 to help right-size preschool programs. The findings remain elusive. - Chalkbeat

NY Students Banned From Using Phones First Hated, Then Loved It - Bloomberg

New York Bans Realistic Active Shooter Drills in Schools - NY Times

NY senators push to add 'abortion,' 'LGBT' to Equal Rights Amendment language - Gothamist

Adams panel approves City Charter revisions as critics say they will make the mayor ‘a king’ - NY Daily News

Mayor Adams' commission adopts ballot proposals, elbowing Council bid to approve commissioners - Gothamist

Left to sweat: Why advocates say NYC isn’t doing enough to keep street homeless cool during summer heat waves - AM NY

It's harder for NYC homeless families without young kids to get shelter beds, data shows - Gothamist

Biden Leaves Billion-Dollar Infrastructure Legacy to New York City - The City

Report finds that demand for Manhattan storefronts remains strong - AM NY

Heirs Gain New Shield From Predatory Real Estate Speculators - The City

1 in 4 New York City Residents Burdened With Student Loan Debt: Survey - City Limits

Gas Leaks Could be Costing New York City Taxpayers More Than $70 Million a Year - City Limits

Summer in New York City always smells like hot garbage. But this year is even worse. - Gothamist

DSNY wants New Yorkers to report Sidewalk Slobs for its Hall of Shame - ABC News

Mayor pitches ‘elite’ civilian squad 'Rat Pack' in NYC’s ongoing rat war - Gothamist

Adams Blocks Law That Bans Solitary Confinement in New York Jails - NY Times