Weekly News Roundup – October 28, 2024

The Met Museum’s Bid to Add More Entrance Doors Gets Thumbs-Up From CB8 - Our Town

Nurses at Lenox Hill, other Northwell hospitals in NYC threaten to strike - Gothamist

East River Greenway of the Mind: The City Dreamed It, But Dead Ends Riddle Waterfront Trail - Our Town

NYC won’t issue permits for new street fairs due to NYPD overtime costs - Gothamist

Why Does This Building by the Subway Need 193 Parking Spots? (Yes, Exactly 193.) – NY Times

Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ Spurs Clash on How to Get Needed Affordable Housing - The City

Goodbye broker fees? Bill shifting costs from NYC renters could get November vote - Gothamist

New report shows 2 in 3 Gen Z New Yorkers are burdened with rent in NYC - AM NY

NYC subway ridership hits new milestone, but still far short of pre-pandemic levels - Gothamist

MTA is far more broke than previously expected, state comptroller says - Gothamist

Demetrius Crichlow becomes permanent head of NYC Transit, pledges to stick around for long haul - AM NY

The results are in! Evolv gun scanners recover zero guns in subways - City and State

New York City subway celebrates 120th anniversary - NY1

A ‘Fine’ Mess: City to Expand Encouragement for Truckers to Double-Park - Streetsblog

NYC gets green light to quadruple number of red-light cameras - Gothamist

‘Cutting Corners’: City Juices Stats for Intersection Safety Upgrades - Streetsblog

Why can’t New York keep up with the demand for bilingual teachers? - Chalkbeat

Some NYC teachers experiment with AI-powered tools, while Education Department develops guidelines - Chalkbeat

NYC eyes $17 million contract to create computer-based Specialized High School Admissions Test - Chalkbeat

NYC preschool workers get pay increase, $18 minimum wage under new agreement - Chalkbeat

How the NYC high school admissions process sorts kids by race, poverty, disability - Chalkbeat

No School Cell Phone Ban in Near Future as Adams Takes Go Slow Approach - Our Town

NY high school students in top 10% of class to be automatically accepted to SUNY - Gothamist

Mayor Adams ditches controversial form for elected officials' interactions with his administration - Gothamist

Eric Adams mulling another City Council showdown - Politico

These NYC ballot questions would change the City Charter in big ways. Here’s how. - Gothamist

Eric Adams and NYC Council power struggle reaches Albany - City and State

Fluffy Feeling Ill? N.Y.C. Workers May Get Sick Leave to Care for Pets. - NY Times

New York Liberty win their first WNBA title and celebrate the end of a long odyssey - AP News

Newly discovered fault line explains why NYC shook so hard after earthquake - Gothamist

City Council overwhelmingly passes controversial bill requiring licenses for NYC hotels - AM NY

NYC Sees First Decline in Overdose Deaths in Four Years - The City

Resurgence of Syphilis Signals ‘Urgent Need’ for Testing, Treatment - The City

Bill Would Make It Easier for New Yorkers Leaving Jail to Qualify for Supportive Housing - City Limits

New York City voters set new record for first day early voting turnout - Gothamist