Weekly News Roundup – December 16, 2024

NYC Council approves $5 billion housing plan backed by Mayor Adams - Gothamist

NYC closing street to give posh UES prep school own private playground: DOT ‘hurts tax-paying citizens’ - NY Post

How Minneapolis and Austin Outdid New York City in the Quest to Enable More Housing - The City

Eric Adams administration expected to convene a second Charter Revision Commission focused on land use - City and State

Should the Council Revisit Airbnb Restrictions? Rival City Hall Rallies Fight it Out. - The City

Bill freeing NYC renters from upfront broker fees is now law, takes effect in June - Gothamist

Governor Hochul Signs Bill To Increase Speed Of Delivery For New Projects In New York City - YIMBY

Low-slung Upper East Side building could become 23-story resi tower - Crain’s

THE74’s Terracotta Façade Progresses at 201 East 74th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

200 East 75th Street’s Exterior Takes Shape on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Excavation Underway at 171-179 East 86th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

1487 First Avenue’s Façade Nears Completion on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

1522 First Avenue’s Exterior Nears Completion on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

The Met Reveals Modern Redesign Plans For Museum's Contemporary Wing - Patch

The Inside Of This UES Apartment Could Be NYC's Next Landmark - Patch

Resurrected Tax Break for Renovations Will Help Landlords Comply With Building Emissions Law, Officials Say - City Limits

NYC congestion pricing webinars start Wednesday, with details on exemptions and discounts - Gothamist

How the Resurrected Congestion Pricing Plan Could Die in the Courts - NY Times

NYC officials target parked cars with illegal plates ahead of congestion pricing tolls - Gothamist

MTA Nabs Federal Money to Study the New Psychology of Fare Beating - The City

MTA to replace yellow-and-orange seat subway trains in 2025 - Pix11

Roadway Dining Sheds Down for Winter; Most Won’t be Back in April ‘25 - Our Town

'A bad day at Disney' — Roosevelt Islanders say their tram is overrun with tourists - Gothamist

Controversial Bus Lanes Completed On 96th Street - Patch

Daylight Again! Council Seeks Universal Parking Ban At Intersections - Streetsblog

Unsafe at Any Speed: Delivery Workers Deaths Are on the Rise in 2024 - Documented

Josh Shapiro Is Using Highway Money to Save Mass Transit. Could Hochul Follow? - NY Focus

DEP Will Make Idling Complaint Videos Available Online for Violators - Streetsblog

‘Not Fleshed Out’: Paladino’s E-Bike Ban Falls Flat at Manhattan Civic Panel - Streetsblog

DOT: Council E-Bike Registration Bill is Not Necessary to Make Streets Safer - Streetsblog

Two Council Members Abandon E-Bike Registration Bill After Divisive Hearing - Streetsblog

Nearly half of NYC middle school students miss health education requirements, lawmakers say - Gothamist

NYC trans community braces for Trump to attack students’ rights - Gothamist

Long-awaited report on updating NY school funding formula calls for ‘significant change’ - Chalkbeat

Pitch for computer-based tests reignites equity debate at elite NYC schools - Gothamist

Budgeting Past the Graveyard: Adams and Hochul Spend Boldly Despite Likelihood of Trump Funding Cuts - The City

We’re number 49! NYC ranks second-to-last in voter turnout for big cities - Gothamist

Grand Jury Said to Hear Evidence Against Chief Adviser to Mayor Adams - NY Times

New York has more than 600K ‘undocumented’ immigrants, data shows. Who are they? - Gothamist

With Mayor Adams’ rhetoric, a decade-old NYC immigration law comes under threat - Gothamist

Mayor Adams says he'll use executive order to change sanctuary laws after border czar meeting - Gothamist

City Council, Public Advocate ask state court to toss Adams’ emergency orders blocking solitary ban - AM NY

NYC lawmakers to grill NYPD leaders on police stops of civilians - Gothamist

C.E.O.’s Killing Poses Early Test for New N.Y.P.D. Commissioner - NY Times

High-Ranking Assembly Member Calls for Aid To Beleaguered State Cannabis Fund Borrowers - The City

NY judge blocks processing of state cannabis license applications - Gothamist

More NYers are getting diagnosed with HIV. Health officials say it's because of better testing. - Gothamist

Premature births on the rise in NY, following many years of progress - Gothamist

Goldman, Schumer push IRS to get NYC businesses COVID funds years after they applied - Gothamist

New Yorkers could get 'Inflation Refund' checks next year, under a plan from Gov. Kathy Hochul - ABC7NY

N.Y.C. Grocery Prices Are High. Could City-Owned Stores Help? - NY Times

Private Insurers Must Now Cover Dyslexia Testing in New York - NY Times

Trump Bump at NYC Marriage Bureau as Couples Rush to Tie the Knot - The City

This week's rain isn't nearly enough to end NYC's drought warning - Gothamist

Grocery stores launch new coalition to push for wine sales in supermarkets - City and State

Fire-Proofing New York’s High-Rises, 50 Years After ‘The Towering Inferno’ - City Limits

NY Gov. Hochul vetoes bill to give locals more input on hospital closures - Gothamist