Weekly News Roundup – August 4, 2025

CB8 Reverses Criticism of Private School’s Street Closure Application - Our Town

Excavation Underway at 259 East 72nd Street on Manhattan's Upper East Side - YIMBY

Demolition Continues at 1482-1484 First Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

The Mansion Gets Historic Honor as it Celebrates 80th Year - Our Town

NYC housing lottery applicants' personal information exposed online in data breach, investigation finds - CBS New York

MTA considering fare and toll increases for 2026 - NY1

Dramatic videos show NYC subways and train stations flooding in torrential downpour - NBC New York

MTA Wants New Year to Start With Fare Hike to $3 - The City

Every single NYC subway signal upgrade is behind schedule—by years - Time Out 

State Takes $166 Million Step Toward Making Interborough Express a Reality - The City

Take a Ride on the Interborough Express, New York City’s Future Train Line - The New York Times

Power Loss Snarls Subway Traffic in New York City - The New York Times

Citi Bike is handing out free rides every Saturday this August - Time Out New York

Fewer cars or expanded highways? A battle for New York's future on the road- Gothamist

Haze and heat kick off the workweek -  NY1

DOH and PPL identify fraud in previous home care program - City and State

Cooling Centers Open, Pools Add Extra Hour as Heatwave Sends HHI to Triple Digits - Our Town

Air Quality Health Advisory issued for N.Y. state through Monday - NY1

Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos on how a phone ban will work - NY1

Dozens of N.Y. legal cannabis dispensaries facing shutdown order due to proximity error, state says - NY1

Cannabis dispensaries prepare to close after state changes rules - NY1

US fertility rate drops, percentage of older mothers rises - 1010 WINS

NYC Council Progressive Caucus to make push for universal daylighting in 2025 - City and State

New York Public Media Will Lose At Least $57 Million in Federal Funds After Congressional Cuts - New York Focus

Earthquake Jolts New Jersey and New York City - The New York Times

Confiscated Corals Get a New Life at the Aquarium - The New York Times

A guide to the federal government’s numerous legal fights with NY - City & State New York