Weekly News Roundup – March 10, 2025

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Debuts “One Hundred Views” Mural in Collaboration with Artist Naomi Reis and Local P.S. 183 Fifth-Grade Students - MSK Press Release

Yorkville Corner Poised To Get 2 New 23-Story Towers: Report - Patch

Shakespeare & Co. Bookstore to Close Upper East Side Location - Our Town

Northwell spends big on lobbyists as it seeks Upper East Side expansion - Crain’s

NYC Re-Launches J-51 Tax Abatement Program To Support Building Rehabilitation - YIMBY

Foundations Underway at 1448 Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

THE 74’s Cladding Continues Installation at 201 East 74th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

The Met is reopening this historical wing after a massive renovation in May - Time Out

Trump Official Makes Video With a Message: Kill Congestion Pricing - NY Times

A small congestion pricing error? Critics say it raises a bigger issue - NBC4

Congestion pricing: NYC transit riders, climate activists sue Trump administration seeking to stop president’s ban - AM NY

Flimsy student OMNY cards and replacement delays cause schools frustration - Chalkbeat

EXCLUSIVE | MTA CEO Janno Lieber talks future of subways and safety during overnight ride - AM NY

New Regional Plan Association report assesses benefits of MTA’s 2025-2029 Capital Plan - Mass Transit

Twelve New Yorkers dead in street collisions a week into city’s ‘Slow Down’ ad campaign for drivers - AM NY

Community Boards, Lawmakers Flex Regained Powers to Stall Outdoor Dining - Streetsblog

NYC to overhaul Central Park loop to limit conflicts between bikers, walkers and runners - Gothamist

DOGE budget cuts translate into service, job cuts in NYC and NJ communities - Gothamist

House Democrats want information on Eric Adams’ dealings with DOJ - Politico

Hochul on tariffs: ‘We’ll have to deal with it’ - City and State

Gov. Hochul’s guardrails on Mayor Adams stuck in legislative logjam - Gothamist

What to Know About the Status of the Eric Adams Corruption Case - NY Times

Ad Campaign Aims to Lure Federal Workers Laid Off by DOGE to New York - NY Times

NYC's budget process was going to be tough. Experts say Trump and Musk are making it tougher. - Gothamist

Mayor Adams replaces 4 deputy mayors who left over his alleged quid pro quo with Trump Justice Department - AM NY

For #MeToo Movement, Mayor’s Race in New York City Poses a Test - NY Times

A Black Studies Curriculum Is (Defiantly) Rolling Out in New York City - NY Times

A Plan for Legal Weed Shops Failed. New York Wants Its Money Back. - NY Times

New York Advances Gas Ban, Sidelines Other Green Building Rules - NY Focus

As Utility Bills Soar, New Yorkers Face the Cost of a Greener Future - NY Times

Remembering the Landscape Architect Who Embraced the City - Bloomberg

Why Did New York’s Streets Seem Extra Salty This Winter? - NY Times

More NYC libraries would open 7 days a week in Council speaker's budget proposal - Gothamist

NYC’s Finances Are Sinking With Gauge Falling to 11-Year Low - Bloomberg

Crime is down in NYC, but ‘We who live here wish we could feel that’ - Gothamist

We Investigated the DA Units That Review Innocence Claims. Here’s What We Learned. - NY Focus

Who Decides When a Homeless Person Needs to Be Taken Off the Street? - NY Times

What to Know About Measles Cases in New York and New Jersey - NY Times

Some NYC Buildings Go Years Without Consistent Heat, Comptroller Says - City Limits

NYC and state lawmakers push back on Trump’s executive order targeting gender-affirming care - Gothamist

New Yorkers are reporting a lot of internet fraud (and these other scams, cons and concerns) - Gothamist

Gov. Hochul's plan to keep Hollywood producers in NY? An even more generous tax credit. - Gothamist