Weekly News Roundup – October 14, 2024

UES Residents Voice Concerns About Late-Night Restaurant Noise at CB8 Meeting - Our Town

Locals, With Help From Pols, Seek to Expand Honey Locust Park Under Queensboro Bridge - Our Town

Council speaker says Mayor Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ plan not enough to address NYC’s housing needs - Gothamist

City Dragging Its Feet to Implement Vacant Apartment Reporting Bill, Lawmakers Say - City Limits

Student OMNY Cards Boost Public Transit Use - The City

The Life-or-Death Consequences of Killing Congestion Pricing - NY Times

Fewer fare beaters hopping on MTA buses after transit ‘enforcers’ deployed throughout NYC - NY Post

As political crises engulf NYC, MTA has a rare moment of popularity - Gothamist

MTA, NYPD impound nearly 300 vehicles in latest 'ghost cars' crackdown - ABC 7 NY

Uber launches low-cost shuttle service between Manhattan and LGA - 1010 WINS

Unapproved Dining Sheds Must Come Down Nov. 1; Restaurant Owners Unhappy - Our Town

NYC’s outdoor dining boom really is coming to an end — and owners blame new city rules: poll - NY Post

Council Seeks to Force DOT to Build 175 E-Bike Charging Hubs - Streetsblog

Cabbies Say Cost to Move to Wheelchair-Accessible Cars Is Too High - The City

NYC's lower speed limits take effect in some areas after passage of Sammy's Law - Gothamist

Attention NYC public school students: You can win cash for telling cars to slow down - Gothamist

How Uber and Lyft Used a Loophole to Deny NYC Drivers Millions in Pay - Bloomberg

Pols, advocates demand opening of Queensboro Bridge pedestrian path - AM NY

To calm chaos, Adams appoints a new first deputy and plans restructuring - Politico

Phil Banks, NYC deputy mayor for public safety, resigns amid wave of Adams officials departures - Gothamist

Eric Adams doubles down on finishing out his term, running for re-election after staffer’s indictment - NY Post

Prosecutors say further charges against Eric Adams ‘possible,’ charges against others ‘likely’ - Politico

New Adams Administration Inquiry Focuses on City Leases - NY Times

Adams Scandal Exposes Potential Flaws in NYC’s Campaign Finance System - NY Focus
Interim NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon to step down weeks into the job - Gothamist

NY politicians warn voters city ballot questions are a Mayor Adams power grab - Gothamist

City Hall Is in Crisis. Who’s Running New York? - NY Times

NYC schools launch anti-hate hotline as antisemitism and Islamophobia reports rise - Chalkbeat

School bus service is already rough in NYC. It could get worse. - Gothamist

How to get ‘school avoidant’ students with disabilities back to class? Lawsuit pushes for solutions. - Chalkbeat

NYC's new schools chief vows to tackle stubbornly high rates of absenteeism - Gothamist

Adams launches new overnight homeless outreach program pairing police, clinicians on NYC subways - Gothamist

Homelessness, mental health and subway safety: How Hochul and Adams faced the trifecta in NY - Gothamist

NY state attorney general sues TikTok - City and State

Why a Measure to Protect Abortion Rights in New York May Be in Trouble - NY Times

Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan to step down early next year - NY1

NYC pushed to ban Central Park music festival after $620K in damages last year: ‘I have never been a fan’ - NY Post

New Composting Program Expands to Manhattan, Part of City’s ‘War on Rats’ - Our Town

For Many Older New Yorkers, Home-Delivered Meals Offer More Than Food - City Limits

New Bill Turns the Heat Up on NYCHA to Restore Gas Outages - City Limits

NYC Council tightens process around city vendors as accusations of corruption swirl around Mayor Adams - Gothamist

NYC Council probes sheriff over alleged cash seizures at unlicensed smoke shops - Gothamist

Artists could soon paint on scaffolding, sidewalk sheds in NYC - Pix 11

NYC ballot measure would expand trash pickup — and street vendor crackdowns - Gothamist

Northern Lights in NY: How the solar storm led to some spectacular displays - Gothamist