Weekly News Roundup – August 18, 2025

Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion Approved by City Council at 100 East 77th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

City Council gives its final OK so Lenox Hill Hospital can build new tower - Crain’s

Hospital To Rise 370 Feet Over Lexington Avenue With Final Vote From City Council - Patch

Rising apartment inventory not bringing down rent prices in some neighborhoods - Crain's

New UWS Parking System Installed in Dead of Night - The Spirit

MTA to approve $1.97 billion tunneling contract to push Second Avenue subway into East Harlem - AMNY

MTA touts higher credit rating thanks in part to congestion pricing and fares - AMNY

MTA to approve $1.97 billion tunneling contract to push Second Avenue subway into East Harlem - ABC News

New York City's tallest subway station is getting elevators after years of planning - CBS News

Citi Bike to add age checks after city officials raise safety concerns - NY1

Marijuana shops sue New York after they were allowed to open too close to schools - NY1

Stunning Upper East Side Gilded Age mansion will be gutted and turned into private club for NYC elites - MSN 

All the free museums days in NYC you should know about - Time Out

Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation Expands Rush Hour Red Bus Service to NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler - NYC Health + Hospitals

Key figure in city’s economic recovery plan leaves for Roosevelt Island job - Crain's

NYC’s Local Law 97 Is Here in Force. Here’s How to Plan for Compliance -
Commercial Observer

Adams proposes bill allowing involuntary addiction treatment in NYC - NY1

Service suspensions, changes on No. 4, 5 and 6 train lines over the weekend | What to know - ABC News

N.Y. AG among those calling on Instagram to remove location sharing for minors - NY1

The New Sotheby's Flagship Sets An Opening Date - Patch

Here’s What To Do In New York City During The U.S. Open - Forbes