Weekly News Roundup – January 12, 2026

Menin Elected Speaker of City Council - Our Town

Meet the new NYC Council members - City and State

Ruppert Park's $8.8M Redesign Finally Has A Timeline - Patch

1448 Third Avenue Nears Topping Out on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

$6.75M Condo Tops Upper East Side's Real Estate Deals - Patch

Yorkville History At Risk In New Tower Plan, Preservationists Say - Patch

Transit chief outlines NYPD's success in historic 2025 subway crime drop - NY1

Congestion Pricing Has Raised $550M for MTA, Cut Traffic Too: Hochul - Our Town

MTA still finishing work on Second Ave. subway stations that opened in 2017 - Gothamist

City to Bring Red Light Cameras to 450 New Intersections in ‘26 - Our Town

Mamdani moves to expand public bathroom access citywide - NY1

Flu Cases Drop After Peaking to All Time High in City, But Danger Remains - Our Town

Gov. Hochul Announces 2-Care: Free Child Care for 2-Year-Olds in New York - AMNY

Nearly 15K NYC nurses begin strike at hospitals in Manhattan, the Bronx - Gothamist

NYC seeks volunteers for overnight count as Mamdani begins to tackle homelessness - Gothamist

Hochul state address to focus on af­ford­ability, curbing an­ti­semitism and re­election pitch - NY1

Pols protest proposed Con Edison rate hike - City and State

Rep. Torres seeks additional regulations for prediction platforms - NY1

NY Gov. Hochul wants to ban AI images in political campaigns - Gothamist

Here Are The 32 Upper East Side Eateries Participating In Restaurant Week 2026 - Patch