Weekly News Roundup – February 24, 2025

Yorkville in Uproar as Landlord Seeks to Demolish Socony Hall - Our Town

NYC’s Third Avenue traffic light slowdown sparks fury as locals complain of e-bike ‘racetrack’ - NY Post

Disappearing Drugstores: Duane Reade Stores on UES & W.Village Latest to Shut Down - Our Town

The Rise of the Upper East Side Faux-Ops - New York Magazine

NYC’s housing goals face uncertainty amid upheaval in Mayor Adams' administration - Gothamist

Council Bill Looks to Simplify City’s Supportive Housing Application - City Limits

An N.Y.C. Panel Is Tackling the Housing Crisis. Here’s How You Can Help. - NY Times


Congestion Pricing: Manhattan traffic ticks upward, but slightly, as program enters second month - AM NY

Trump Admin Claws Back Approval for Congestion Pricing in Manhattan - The City

Can Trump legally kill congestion pricing in NYC? We're about to find out. - Gothamist

What We Know About the Future of Congestion Pricing - NY Times

Congestion Pricing’s Biggest Booster Prepares to Take On the White House - NY Times

MTA chair 'optimistic' congestion pricing will prevail - NY1

Crosstown Buses Got a Bit Faster Since Start of Congestion Pricing - Our Town

Congestion Pricing Reduced Traffic. Now It’s Hitting Revenue Goals. - NY Times

Queens bus network redesign to launch this summer, MTA says - NY1

OMNY fare readers keep falling off mounts on MTA buses - Gothamist

NYC restaurateurs frustrated as city issues only 40 outdoor dining permits with thousands still in limbo: ‘Extorted money from us’ - NY Post

Who has the ability to remove Mayor Adams? The ‘inability committee’ for one. - Gothamist

NY’s top court rejects Andrew Cuomo’s push to blow up state ethics board - Gothamist

Rather than remove Adams, Hochul proposes watching him very closely - City and State

Judge delays NYC Mayor Eric Adams' corruption trial, weighs bid to dismiss - Reuters

Adams Still Feeling Pressure to Resign Even After Hochul Says She Won’t Force Him Out - Our Town

Texas judge fines New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas - Politico

Ahead of Council hearing, NYPD releases trove of info on surveillance tech - Politico

NYC Schools Restore LGBTQ Videos Yanked by PBS Following Trump Executive Order - The City

Bill proposed to fix corporate tax loophole that costs NY over $700 million each year - City and State

NYC sues Trump administration demanding return of $80 million in migrant funding taken in ‘money grab’ - AM NY

City still behind on paying NYC child care providers, years after promising 'rapid' fix - Gothamist

NY AG sues flavored vape vendors, says they're fueling youth ‘public health crisis’ - Gothamist

7 CDC workers fired this week had been assigned to NYC, health officials say - Gothamist

New Yorkers' life expectancy rises but remains below pre-pandemic levels, report finds - Gothamist

For Savvy New Yorkers, It’s All About Cheap Eggs and Where to Find Them - NY Times

Tibetan new year scores an NYC prize: Suspension of alternate side parking rules - Gothamist

Congressional Dems urge NY utility regulator to reject Con Ed's double-digit rate hike - Gothamist

An NYC office is preparing a racial equity plan. Will there be any teeth behind it? - Gothamist

‘Trash Revolution’: Curbside Containers Coming to Most Buildings in Uptown Pilot - Streetsblog