Weekly News Roundup – September 3, 2024

UES Residents Still Angry Over Blockages as City Moves on East River Greenway Expansion - Our Town

Mayor Adams Issues Executive Order To Review City-Owned Land For Potential Housing Development - YIMBY

Mayor Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ housing plan wins a key endorsement in Queens - Gothamist

How Tenants Are Getting Rent Breaks as ‘Good Cause’ Kicks In - The City

City of Yes for Housing: See How Your Community Board & Borough President Voted - City Limits

Mayor Adams Celebrates Second Consecutive Year Of Record-Breaking Progress For Affordable Housing - YIMBY

Congestion Pricing | New York lawmakers tell court Hochul has no authority to pause Manhattan toll - AM NY

Trump Plans to Kill Congestion Pricing. Hochul’s Pause Could Let Him. - NY Focus

East Harlem wants the 2nd Avenue subway, but opposes congestion pricing tolls to fund it - Gothamist

Hochul Hints that Congestion Pricing Could Make Comeback - Our Town

MTA, NYPD launch enforcement blitz on bus routes with 'egregious' fare evasion - Gothamist

Beat the Heat: Streets Are Hot, But Subways Are Even Hotter - Our Town

Second Avenue Subway Stall: Two Landlords Hit with Lawsuit by MTA for Blocking Access - Our Town

MTA free bus pilot ends on Sunday after state lawmakers nix funding - Gothamist

City Reverses Course and Bans More Idling Near Schools and Parks - Streetsblog

Plugging Away: City Gets Big Biden Bucks for More EV Fueling Stations at the Curb - Streetsblog

New Yorkers are using Meta, TikTok, Craigslist to buy 'ghost plates,' Manhattan BP says - Gothamist

Sidewalk Cafes Are the Latest Target of New York’s Outdoor Dining Crackdown - NY Times

Judge rules all new NYC taxis must be wheelchair-accessible until city meets settlement requirement - AM NY

Skeptics Question City Plan to Allow E-Bike Charging Stations on the Sidewalk - Streetsblog

Some NYC preschools continue part-time programming on first day, despite new rule - Chalkbeat

NYC Education Department developing tool to help applicants gauge high school admissions chances - Chalkbeat

City welcomes new teachers ahead of first day of school - NY1 

‘We’re Not There Yet,’ Eric Adams Says of NYC-Wide School Cell Phone Ban - The City

NYC's Open Streets program will expand to more than 70 schools, officials say - Gothamist

NYC public school nurses required to take new suicide-prevention training course - 1010 Wins

English Test Scores Dip as Schools Chancellor Pushes New Reading Programs - The City

More bullying, teacher dissatisfaction with the chancellor: 5 takeaways from NYC’s 2024 school survey - Chalkbeat

City School Year to Start Without Promised Bus Stop Cameras - Streetsblog

For Migrants in Shelter, An Asylum Application Can Mean the Difference Between 30 or 60 More Days - City Limits

Migrants in N.Y. Shelters Face Surprising Challenge: Getting Their Mail - NY Times

How would Trump’s ‘mass deportation’ and Harris’ immigration policies affect New York? - Gothamist

Why Is London's Bikeshare System So Much Cheaper Than NYC's? - Hell Gate

Credit Card Debt Spikes in NYC as Working Families Feel Post-Pandemic Pinch - Gothamist

Parisians Are Choosing Bikes Over Cars. Will New Yorkers Do That, Too? - NY Times

Man Is First to Be Charged in New York With Wearing a Mask in Public - NY Times

Once an NYC summer staple, Mister Softee ice cream trucks are slowly disappearing from the streets - ABC NY

Eric Adams to cut municipal office space, signaling plans for smaller workforce - Politico

Health Dept. Sprays Central Park and Other Areas in Boro in West Nile Virus Prevention Effort - Our Town

A massive mural festival is coming to Roosevelt Island this September - Time Out

Apparently, NYC is only the second noisiest city in the world - Time Out

Here's why NYC sidewalks are (still) covered with 400 miles of scaffolding - Gothamist

Hate crimes up by double-digits across New York state in 2023, report says - Gothamist

NY will use Medicaid funding for housing, transportation and food - Gothamist

Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Are Coming to New York. Will They Be Accessible? - The City

More Workers Are Filing For — and Winning – Union Elections Than in Any Year in the Past Decade - The City

As Utilities Push for Higher Energy Bills, Will New York Fund the Watchdogs Pushing Back? - NY Focus

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $1 billion ushers in a new era of mental health care - City and State

NYC installs 'pizza box-only' bins at some parks to reduce trash overflow and rats - Gothamist

Thanks, office workers. Foot traffic in Manhattan nears pre-COVID levels, report says - Gothamist