Weekly News Roundup – March 16, 2026

UES Lawmakers Urge Congress To Recognize Equal Rights Amendment - Patch

Judge Issues Restraining Order For UES Homeless Shelter - Patch

Wilf family pays $19.2M to Brodsky Organization for Upper East Side development air rights - Crain’s

MTA threatens to file lawsuit over Second Avenue subway funding - CBS News

MTA gets on board governor's pitch to reform auto insurance policies - NY1

Union alleges MTA buses operated with redlined mechanical problems - Fox 5

Traffic at bridges and tunnels hits prepandemic levels - Crain’s

Snow Removal Crackdown Targets NYC Bus Stops And Bike Share Stations - Patch

DOT goes on 'pothole blitz' to fix city roads - NY1

An Upper East Side Playground Is Getting a Major Overhaul - East Side Feed

Mamdani announces 15 mph ‘slow zones’ for more than 800 NYC schools - Chalkbeat

2 New Art Installations Coming To Park Avenue - Patch

These UES ZIP Codes Are Getting New Free 3-K Seats - Patch

Mayoral control fight? Mamdani’s former Albany colleagues set stage for showdown on who runs NYC schools - Chalkbeat

Mayor Mamdani creates LGBTQIA office, with NYC's first out trans agency head in charge - Gothamist

NYC is looking to hire a 'jails czar' to help close Rikers - Gothamist

Getting NYC Event Permits Is a Mess. They Want City Hall to Cut the Red Tape. - The City

City Council considers increasing minimum wage - NY1

Heavy rain, strong storms expected in NYC Monday as cold front moves through - Gothamist

St. Patrick's Day parade in an: What to know, street closures and more - NY1