Weekly News Roundup – May 27, 2025

NYC Building Gets Landmarked Before Sotheby's Moves In - Patch

Lenox Hill Hospital’s $2 Billion Overhaul Proposal Comes Before Planning Commission - Our Town

Lenox Hill Hospital says it needs to expand on the UES. Is it worth a decade of building? - Gothamist

Trump Org Presses Eric Adams for Wollman Rink Rights After City Hall Spurned $120M Nonprofit Gift - The City

UES Drug Store Hit in Latest Round of Walgreen Closures - Our Town

Art Collector Opens UES Mansion for Limited Exhibition - East Side Feed

A Times Square Office Tower Will Be Converted Into Apartments - NY Times

Comptroller to Examine How NYCHA Spends City Capital Funds - City Limits

Here’s What We Know So Far About New York’s New Housing Voucher Program - City Limits

Rent Guidelines Board alters proposed increases for two-year leases - NY1

Demolition Imminent at 1477 Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Deadline Passes and Congestion Pricing Tolls Keep on Clicking . . . For Now - Our Town

OMNY Complaints Mount as MTA Still Working Out Bugs in New System - The City

Subway felony assaults rise even as overall transit crime hits historic lows, NYPD data shows - Gothamist

Is NY's plan to fund the MTA a tax hike or tax cut? Depends who you ask. - Gothamist

Opposition Growing Against NYPD’s Criminalization Push for Bike-Traffic Infractions - Our Town

Drivers Who Run Red Lights Get Tickets. E-Bike Riders Get Court Dates. - NY Times

Parent leaders demand overhaul amid dysfunctional school council elections - Chalkbeat

A smartphone ban is coming to NYC schools—here's what to know - Time OutSpecial Interests Spend Big to Reshape City Council - The City

Eric Adams' top deputy is running NYC without a computer and having a ball - The Gothamist

New Yorkers want their mayor to be a good manager. What does that mean? - City and State

After Feds Weaken Drinking Water Standards, NY Environmentalists Call for Tighter Regulations At Home - City Limits

New ranger corps addresses quality-of-life issues in Central Park - NY1

The Beaches Are Open in New York City. So Are the Lifeguard Chairs. - NY Times

Central Park Conservancy Launches New Park Ranger Corps - Our Town

Flying, talking NYPD drones with life rafts will help drowning swimmers at city beaches, mayor says - Gothamist

Beach Season in NYC is Just Beginning. For New Lifeguards, It Began Months Ago. - The City

New York City’s Mental Health Crisis Response Falls Short, Audit Finds - NY Times

Congress Finally Released its Plan to Slash Medicaid and Food Aid. What’s Next for New York? - NY Focus

Head of NYC public hospitals says service cuts are likely if Congress slashes Medicaid - Gothamist

New York State Council Allocates Funds To Cultural Infrastructure Projects In New York City And Long Island - YIMBY

The Met is throwing a big, free day party to celebrate the museum's new wing - Time Out