Weekly News Roundup – January 20, 2025

Lenox Hill Hospital Submits its $2B Expansion to City Planning Dept; Locals Vow –Again –to Keep Fighting - Our Town

Congestion Pricing After 2 Weeks: MTA Calls It a Success, Others Say Not So Fast - Our Town

Second Ave. Subway’s Next Leg Progresses With Promise of Congestion Pricing Funds - The City

43K fewer drivers on Manhattan roads after congestion pricing turned on, MTA says - Gothamist

Congestion Pricing Gets Kids To School On Time, Data Shows - Streetsblog

Frustration mounts among Queensboro Bridge drivers hit with NYC congestion pricing toll - Gothamist

Driving blind: NYC subways steered by 1930s tech, paper maps and a lot of hope - Gothamist

Which Subway Line Has the Most Delays? - NY Times

MTA’s ‘modern fare gates’ with spiked turnstile barriers doesn’t seem to thwart many fare evaders at station - AM NY

'A lot more breakdowns': NYC's oldest subway cars are fixed in crumbling repair shops - Gothamist

Transit advocates back bill to encourage alternatives to highway expansion projects - City and State

Gov. Hochul wants to ban parking near NYC elementary school crosswalks - Gothamist

Final public meeting announced for Queens bus network redesign - Gothamist

UWS to Get Three ‘Microhubs’ as DOT Rolls Out Pilot Program for Deliveries - Our Town

Should parking next to NYC intersections be banned? New analysis finds mixed results. - Gothamist

Hochul’s ‘Heavy’ E-Bike Proposal is Light on Potential: Critics - Streetsblog

As E-Bikes Boom in NYC, Some Call for More Regulations - Bloomberg

Housing Hopes, or Housing Half Measures? State of the State 2025 - NY Focus

Hochul pledges to close security deposit loophole for New York tenants - Gothamist

Hochul Looks to Ban Algorithm-Based Rent Price Fixing in New York - City Limits

With ‘City of Yes,’ New York Finally Gets Real About the Housing Crisis - NY Times

LPC To Review Proposal For 694-696 Madison Avenue In Manhattan’s Upper East Side – YIMBY

255 East 77th Street’s Façade Quickly Takes Shape on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Gov. Hochul favors adding cops to subways, cutting some taxes - NY1

Mayor Adams unveils $115 billion budget, despite uncertainty from Washington - Gothamist

Universal child care for 2-year-olds? It’s what some NYC advocates and elected officials want. - Chalkbeat

NYC school board to vote on resolution affirming support for undocumented students - Chalkbeat

School Phone Ban, Early College, AI Guardrails: Hochul’s 2025 Education Agenda - The City

Eric Adams funds Summer Rising, but not $112 million for 3-K in preliminary budget - Chalkbeat

The N.Y.P.D. Has Been in Tumult. Can a New Boss Tame It? - NY Times

Here's what to know about the NYPD's new car chase rules - Gothamist

NY Gov. Hochul vows $77M in overtime to put more police in subway system - Gothamist

Among New York Democrats, a broader embrace of involuntary hospitalization - Politico

Mayor announces new investments in mental health - NY1

NYC unveils new option for homeless people discharged from psychiatric hospitals - Gothamist

BPHA caucus joins chorus of supporters for 15 gigawatts of public renewables - City and State

Why It Feels Like Everyone in New York is Sick Right Now: Virus Update - The City

Cannabis Store Operators Call for Loan Forgiveness - The City

In Brief: Sports Betting in New York - NY Focus

To ensure compliance with trash laws, NYC considers deploying drones - Gothamist