Weekly News Roundup – March 30, 2026

Demolition Prep Underway for 37-Story Skyscraper at 1491-1497 Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Record-Setting UES Penthouse Plan Just Too Tall, Neighbors Say - Patch

New York YIMBY 2025 Report Showcases More Than 57,000 Proposed Residential and Hotel Units - YIMBY

NYC rent board finds landlord earnings rose as it considers Mamdani's rent freeze - Gothamist

Residential building service workers to hold strike vote on April 15 - AMNY

Mayor Mamdani Announces Launch Of Neighborhood Builders Fast Track - YIMBY

Judge Rejects Bid To Block Lenox Hill Homeless Shelter From Opening - Patch

MTA launches new app, providing subway and bus riders with real-time personalized information - AMNY

MTA will bring modern fare gates to more subway entrances, board says - Gothamist

MTA Aims to Teach More Drivers How to Use Wheelchair Lifts on Express Buses - The City

MTA committee advances next Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 contract, amid lawsuit to release federal funds - AMNY

Fare evasion: MTA officials say modern fare gates being piloted are dramatically stopping turnstile cheats - AMNY

Repeal of Criminal Summonses for Bikes Stirs Controversy - Our Town

Lawmakers push Gov. Hochul to back revival of NYC free bus pilot - Gothamist

What to know about Trump's executive order to pay TSA officers and its impact on airport security lines - PBS

UES Neighbors Renew Fight Against Hospital Expansion - Patch

Protest “Buffer Zone” Bill Backed by Menin Passes City Council - Our Town

Mayor Mamdani Releases Update on Savings Plan - Mayor’s Office

Mayor’s Municipal Madness - Mayor’s Office

Mamdani ordered hundreds of millions in cuts to NYC Education Dept. Officials trimmed $58 million so far. - Chalkbeat

NYU Faculty Strike Ends After Tentative Accord Reached - Our Town

Unions, NYC council members to rally for DCWP funding - City & State

NYC prepares for historic events marking America’s 250th - NY1

Manhattan “No Kings” Protest Decries Trump, War, ICE & More - Our Town