Weekly News Roundup – June 1st, 2026

CB8 Votes No on Rooftop Liquor License For E. 81st Street Club - Our Town

Mayor Mamdani Outlines ‘Block By Block’ Plan For Affordable Housing Construction - YIMBY

5 things to know about Mamdani’s big housing plan  - City & State

Mamdani’s Housing Plan Builds On ‘City Of Yes’ — But It’s Thin on Taking on Parking Minimums - Streetsblog NYC

Mamdani’s Housing Plan Aims to Shore Up NYCHA and Build Affordable Homes - New York Times

Federal housing cuts could leave 7K formerly homeless New Yorkers at risk - Gothamist

What to know about transit in NYC during the World Cup - NY1

Inside one push to diversify NYC’s teacher workforce - Chalkbeat

Mamdani is touting universal child care. He still needs to find staffers to run it. - Politico

NYC Chancellor Kamar Samuels pledges stronger AI guardrails: ‘We missed the mark’ - Chalkbeat

“Significant progress” made with Tier 6 reforms in state budget - City & State

New York tries to rein in prediction markets - NY1

Grocery groups planning fight against city-owned grocery stores - NY1

Mamdani appoints retired NYPD lieutenant as new city sheriff - NY1

Mamdani has placed DCWP front and center. Menin wants him to give it $32M more - City & State

Mayor Mamdani Announces Commission on Government Efficiency to Make Government Work Better for New Yorkers - Mayor’s Office

Here’s what’s in the FY 27 New York state budget - City & State

Why There’s An 'Avenue A' Sign On An Uptown Street - Patch