Weekly News Roundup – April 20, 2026

SOM-Designed Tower Progresses at 171 East 86th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Foundations Underway for 30-Story Tower At 1482 First Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Roosevelt Island residents alarmed by emergency demolition of old steam plant - Gothamist

NYC DOT Proposes Protected Bike Lane for 72nd Street in Manhattan - NYC DOT

MTA’s new bus simulators let drivers practice NYC chaos before the road - Gothamist

Commuters face major delays on multiple NYC subway lines during morning rush, MTA says - Gothamist

Q Line Update: Feds Restore Funding to Second Avenue Subway - Our Town

Group Rallies For Registration of E-Bikes at City Hall - Our Town

Push Grows To Move Parking Enforcement From NYPD To DOT - Streetsblog

City Council is looking to address lack of bathrooms in NYC ahead of World Cup - Gothamist

Will New City Rules Finally Bring More Sidewalk Sheds Down? - City Limits

Mamdani to swap parking spots for more than 6,500 curbside Empire Bins across NYC - Gothamist

New Cooling Tower Testing Rules Aim to Quell Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks - The City

New York Opens Applications for Free Air Conditioner Program—As Trump Looks to Gut It, Again - City Limits

NYC Doorman Strike Averted, Union Says - Patch

Where is NYC’s 2026-27 public school calendar? Kamar Samuels says it’s coming next week. - Chalkbeat

How the New York State Budget Works - The City

Uncle Sam, Drones, Grand Master Rafael & More: 10 Must See Spring Exhibits - Our Town