Weekly News Roundup – June 23, 2025

The Breuer Building Quietly Begins Its Commercial Transformation At 945 Madison Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Fifth Avenue Transformed into a Cultural Playground for Museum Mile Festival - Our Town

Sinkholes on UES Greenway Further Complicate Reopening - Our Town

CB8 Landmark Committee Votes No on Changes Sought by St. David’s and another UES Bldg. - Our Town

Landlords Say They’re Struggling. Rents Keep Going Up. What Gives? - NY Times

Public Engagement Phase Launches For Manhattan Plan To Build 100,000 New Homes - YIMBY

The Remi Nears Completion At 1026 Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Rendering Reveals Retail Facelift For 5 East 59th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

New pool near Central Park's Harlem Meer opens Friday - Gothamist

Congestion pricing has transformed New York City streets – but can it survive Trump? - The Guardian

NYC cab drivers fear death of industry as Waymo aims to launch driverless taxis - Gothamist

Mayor Adams fumbles NYC bike storage program, councilmembers say - Gothamist

All e-bike Citi Bikes now restricted to 15 mph in NYC - Gothamist

Flooding Is NYC’s Most Pressing Public Health Threat, New City Report Says - The City

The latest front in NYC’s war on rats: Hundreds of thousands of tree beds - Gothamist

As session ends, Assembly acts on environmental legislation - City and State

As NY climate mandates loom, lawmakers push cost for new gas hookups onto property owners - Gothamist

Buildings Get Temporary Reprieve From Carbon Restrictions - The City

How the Clock Ran Out on One of Albany’s Biggest Environmental Bills - NY Focus

NYPD’s new Quality of Life Division to go citywide by Labor Day - AM NY

New York City Increases N.Y.P.D. Presence at Vulnerable Sites - NY Times

Elections to NYC parents council see persistently low turnout after culture war controversies - Gothamist

N.Y. Lawmakers Target Prison Reform and A.I. in Frantic End of Session - NY Times

Early voting in NYC mayor's race doubles from 2021. Young people are driving the trend. - Gothamist

NYC BOE and campaigns prep for scorcher Election Day - City and State

State passes bill restricting NYC mayor from 'bumping' proposals off voter ballots - Gothamist

Why bee swarms are buzzing through NYC and what to do if you see one - Gothamist

New York Gears Up for Fight to Count 1.8 Million Noncitizens in Census - NY Times

NY lawmakers pass watered-down consumer protections as session ends - Gothamist

New York ranked 2nd for summer staycation city in the U.S. - Time Out

Three Developers Rolling the Dice to Land a Manhattan Casino License - Our Town

The Question Dividing New Yorkers: Is the City Sinking or Bouncing Back? - NY Times

NY lawmakers pass bill requiring social media platforms to add warning label - Gothamist

Assembly put brakes on plastic packaging and other environmental bills - Gothamist