Weekly News Roundup – August 25, 2025

Lenox Hill Hospital Overhaul Gets City Council Sign-Off - Our Town

NYCHA Looks to Expand its Footprint With Private Partnerships - City Limits

Affordability & Stable Housing Are Top Issues for Older NYers - Our Town

MTA to hold final public hearing Wednesday on proposed fare hikes - NY1

Trump administration again threatens MTA funding - NY1

Phase 2 of Second Avenue subway expansion moving forward in Harlem - ABC

Boring in El Barrio: The 700-ton machine that’ll dig NYC’s Second Avenue subway extension - Gothamist

City zoning changes spur more work on housing developments - NY1

Brooklyn developer planning pair of Manhattan condo projects - Crain’s 

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

Waymo gets first NYC permit to test self-driving vehicles - Statescoop

NYC unveils master plan to expand pedestrian, bicycle paths - SmartCities

Officials say ghost plate task force makes progress as it marks 100th operation - NY1

Largest officer class this decade brings more diversity to NYPD - NY1

Report: Thousands of N.Y. seniors languish on home care, meals waitlists despite aid boost - NY1

NJ warns PATH, Light Rail riders of possible measles exposure - Gothamist

Lawsuits accuse construction companies in NYC in deadly Legionnaires outbreak - NBC

Pesticide-Spraying Trucks Are Coming To Manhattan — Here's When, Why - Patch

Must-see New York City museum openings and exhibitions in fall 2025 - Christie’s

An Evening With the Central Park Coyotes - The New York Times

Take a Closer Look at These ‘Great’ New York City Trees - The New York Times

U.S. Open swings into NYC for 2025 tennis tournament. Here's when the schedule starts. - CBS