Weekly News Roundup – February 17, 2026

Planned First Ave. Homeless Shelter Now to House Women - Our Town

New Details On UES Homeless Shelter Revealed At Volatile Public Hearing - Patch

1477 Third Avenue Gets Underway on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Residences Of Isaacs Houses To Vote On Future Of Development In Yorkville, Manhattan - YIMBY

Congress Earmarks $850K For UES Park, Nadler Says - Patch

Seawright: Expand Rent Freeze Protections for Seniors and People with Disabilities - Our Town

Mamdani names Lisa Scott-McKenzie aging commissioner - City & State

Health Dept.: UES Co-op Building Has Legionella in Plumbing - Our Town

More than 4,200 NewYork–Presbyterian nurses remain on strike - NY1

More NYC Ferry routes resume partial service after severe cold - NY1

Hard Deadlines, $2K Penalties For NYC Co-Op Boards Coming Soon - Patch

Before Central Park There Was Seneca Village, A Free Black Community - Patch

Mamdani Asks State to Help Close $7 Billion Budget Deficit - Our Town

Hochul, Mamdani announce $1.5B for NYC budget ahead of preliminary plan - Gothamist

There’s New Blood in the Old-Money Upper East Side Gallery Scene - Vanity Fair

NYC spent $1.6 billion shielding schools from enrollment losses. Will Mamdani keep it up? - Chalkbeat

Engineer or entrepreneur? NYC parents want career aptitude assessments for high schoolers - Chalkbeat