Weekly News Roundup – February 3, 2023

A Housing Plan for Manhattan’s Empty Spaces - NY Times

Northwell Makes Moves On Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion - Patch

Kids Walk Hate Speech Gauntlet Into UES Drag Story Hour, Pol Asks Why - Patch

Biden says Hudson River Tunnel project is finally full steam ahead - Politico

In wake of Tyre Nichols’ death, NYC Mayor Adams defends NYPD’s own anti-gun unit - Daily News

Hochul’s $227 Billion Budget Plan Targets New York City’s Urgent Needs - NY Times

New York's massive budget surplus gives Hochul money to spend - Politico

City Six Months Behind Schedule for New Street Vendor Permits - Streetsblog

Bronx Residents Got Rid of Their Gas Stoves.

Weekly News Roundup – January 30, 2023

Church Plan Draws Heat - Our Town

On the Upper East Side, it’s church versus co-op - Crain's

An ‘Uphill Fight’ For Co-Op vs. Presbyterian Church on UES - Our Town

Redeemer Presbyterian’s UES development plans vex co-op residents - Real Deal

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Weekly News Roundup – January 20, 2023

NYC doctors and elite Allen-Stevenson School battle over ‘Open Streets’ program - NY Post

Neighbors Plead For Mercy From Incoming UES Redeemer Church - Patch

Adams Visits the Border to Step Up Pressure on Biden for Migrant Funds - NY Times

Hochul's chief judge pick rejected by her own party in stunning defeat - Politico

Hochul considers lawsuit after chief judge pick rejected by state Senate panel - Spectrum

An outmigration crisis? Hochul's plan to keep people in New York.

Weekly News Roundup – January 9, 2023

Nurses’ Strike Ends in New York City After Hospitals Agree to Add Nurses - NY Times

Adams proposes sweeping zoning changes to convert underused office space to housing - AM NY

Hochul describes her vision of the 'New York Dream.' Now she'll have to convince lawmakers.

Weekly News Roundup – December 19, 2022

Towering Upper East Side 5G Poles Shot Down By Community Board - Patch

Roosevelt Island Bridge bike lane now covered for a safer, smoother ride - AM NY

N.Y.C. Community Boards Usually Oppose New Housing. Not This One. - NY Times

DOT Expects to Miss Targets for New Bus Lanes, Sources Say - Streetsblog

As family homelessness climbs, calls grow louder for solving school attendance woes - Chalkbeat

As COVID, flu, and RSV cases spike, NYC school officials recommend masking indoors - Chalkbeat

Wastewater can predict COVID-19 surges, but NYC’s data remains hard to find - Gothamist

NYC Mayor Adams expands special education in preschools - Gothamist

Police Have Removed Over 1,300 'Emotionally Disturbed People’ from Transit in 2022; Where Did They Go? - Gotham Gazette

Yellow Signals: MTA Looking Into Pee-Smelling Tech for Elevators - The City

Fire destroys NYPD storage facility housing decades of DNA evidence - Gothamist

Hochul and Adams Envision ‘New New York.

Weekly News Roundup – December 12, 2022

More 5G Towers Are Coming to NYC — See Where They Are Being Built - NBC NY

Upper East Side fights 32-foot 5G cell towers making ritzy shopping district ‘uglier’ - NY Post

New UES Pre-K Center To Be Built, Meeting Neighborhood Need - Patch

Roosevelt Island Bridge Loses 'Cheese Grater' Bike Lane; Pols Cheer - Patch

Upper East Side sinkhole highlights need for waterfront agency: BP Levine - Gothamist

New Yorkers Are Urged to Wear Masks Indoors as Covid and Flu Cases Rise - NY Times

As Covid Cases Rise, New York City’s Mass Testing Lab Is Set to Close - NY Times

NYC’s Pandemic Response Lab to Close as Covid Testing Plummets - Bloomberg

Jeffries and Schumer begin their Dem buddy act - Politico

The Cap-and-Trade Fight Comes to New York - Metro Focus

NYC kills ‘Internet Master Plan’ for universal, public web access - Gothamist

Antisemitic hate crimes in NYC are on the rise, NYPD stats show - Daily News

NYC public agencies face ‘severe’ staffing shortage: comptroller - Pix11

With local good cause eviction laws overturned, pressure turns to state pols - Crain's

Mayor Adams Promotes Women to Fill 2 Key First-Term Departures - NY Times

Council bill would speed up parks projects, kick off push to reform bulky capital process - Crain's

Adams set to unveil sweeping plan to speed up development amid housing crunch - Politico

Manhattan and Brooklyn Rents Flatten After Record Surge — But Don’t Expect Bargains - The City

NY Times union warns of walkout on Thursday - The Hill

Manhattan Borough President Adds Affordable Housing Focus to Community Board Appointment Process - Gotham Gazette

NYC issues health advisory, mask recommendation over flu, RSV and COVID-19 'tripledemic' - Gothamist

NY cracks down on space heaters after deadly Bronx fire - Gothamist

New York Subway Fare Could Soon Top $3 to Offset Steep Drop in Riders - NY Times

NYC public libraries say proposed budget cuts may 'push us over the edge' - Gothamist

Cannabis Confusion Reigns at Community Boards - The City

New York Loosens Rules on Locations for Weed Dispensaries - NY Times

Permits Filed For 1477 Third Avenue On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - Yimby

NYC Council ‘still waiting’ to see a plan on mayor’s plan for severe mental illness - City & State

Hochul signs New York space heater safety bill into law - NY1

Adams' involuntary treatment policy faces first legal challenge - Gothamist

NYC subway station agents to work outside of booths, which used to house piles of cash - Gothamist

Long-delayed project to convert compost, waste into gas for NYC homes slated to launch in January - Gothamist

New York senators sign onto their staffers’ unionization effort - City & State

New York recommends masking again.

Weekly News Roundup – December 5, 2022

Jeffries wins historic bid to lead House Dems after Pelosi - AP

Five big takeaways from the new Assembly draft map - City & State

UES Again Merged With Queens In New Assembly Maps, Sparking Pushback - Patch

MTA to spend more than $1B on accessibility upgrades - Gothamist

MTA may need massive 30% fare hikes to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’, Comptroller DiNapoli warns - AM NY

New York will involuntarily hospitalize more mentally ill people - Politico

On City Streets, Fear and Hope as Mayor Pushes to Remove Mentally Ill - NY Times

NYPD already gets hundreds of annual abuse complaints for forcing people to hospitals - Gothamist

How Hospitals Respond When Mentally Ill People Come in From the Streets - NY Times

Mayor Adams' homeless encampment sweeps result in just 115 people entering NYC shelters - Gothamist

NYC Mayor Adams has a mental health agenda.

Weekly News Roundup – November 28, 2022

State Pot Board Deals Out NY’s First Weed-Selling Licenses - The City

To Meet Climate Mandate, New York Needs to Learn How to Build Clean Energy Again - NY Focus

What is 'green' development? - Streetsblog

New law will prevent homeowners associations from banning EV chargers - Spectrum

Citywide Composting Would Require $75M to Buy 170 Trucks: Commish - Streetsblog

New York’s L.G.B.T.Q. community is on edge after the attack.

Weekly News Roundup – November 21, 2022

'Should Be A Role Model': Upper East Side Hero - Patch

Lawyers for Rikers Detainees Will Ask Judge to Impose Federal Control - NY Times

Judge nixes Legal Aid Society’s bid to have feds take over Rikers Island - NY Post

New York City is down about 21,000 government workers - City & State

NYC Council weighs crackdown on lithium ion batteries used in e-bikes, amid scourge of fires - Gothamist

Speed Camera Update: More People Being Caught (But Fewer During the Day) - Streetsblog

Glass Half Empty in Still Depopulated NYC Office Towers - The City

Pols Want City to Cap Energy Credits NYC Landlords Can Buy in Local Law 97 - Commercial Observer

Adams announces reforms to NYC housing vouchers, launches pilot program to get more homeless into permanent housing - AM NY

New York City, Once a Minimum Wage Leader, Now Lags Behind - NY Times

New York City Reaches Deal to Build Soccer Stadium in Queens - NY Times

Federal appeals court reinstates key provisions of New York concealed carry law - Spectrum

NYC Budget Gap Shrinks by $1.3 Billion as Adams Cuts Spending - Bloomberg

City approves increase in cab fares, first raise for taxi drivers in a decade - AM NY

One borough's trash is another's goal: Manhattan leaders want composting program like one in Queens - Gothamist

Councilmembers push for 3-K expansion in NYC, despite mayor’s plan to halt growth - Gothamist

Tenants Urge State to Close the ‘Frankenstein Loophole’ That Landlords Use to Supersize Rents - The City

Councilmembers push for 3-K expansion in NYC, despite mayor’s plan to halt growth - Gothamist

Top aide to Eric Adams (Lorraine Grillo) set to resign - Politico

Voter turnout in NYC plummeted from 2018 — even with early voting - Gothamist

New York Democrats look for someone to blame after election catastrophe - Politico

Hakeem Jeffries, poised to succeed Nancy Pelosi, would make history.

Weekly News Roundup – November 14, 2022

Hochul beats Zeldin to be New York’s first elected female governor - Politico

Voters Approve $4.2B in Climate Spending and 3 Equity Measures in NYC - The City

New York Democrats know who to blame: Themselves - Politico

An Initial Look at Voter Turnout in New York's 2022 General Election - Gotham Gazette

Upper East Side Election Results: Nadler, Bores, Krueger Win - Patch

Nearly 2,600 Apartments for Mentally Ill and Homeless People Sit Vacant - NY Times

More than 430,000 New Yorkers voted early, BOE says - NY1

Mayor Eric Adams might be the fall guy for New York Democrats’ potential big losses next week - CNN

Crime has become a key issue in the New York governor's race.