Weekly News Roundup – February 18, 2022

Eric Adams Proposes a $98 Billion Budget With No Cuts for N.Y.P.D. - NY Times

'Laser-Focused on Fiscal Discipline': Mayor Adams Presents First Budget Plan - Gotham Gazette

Universal child care initiative is slow to come, but mayor and City Council say it's still a priority - NY1

A Million More Trees for New York City: Leaders Want a Greener Canopy - NY Times

Eric Adams Is Pushing a Plan to Speed Up Buses.

Weekly News Roundup – February 11, 2022

Mayor Adams Appoints Parks Leadership - Cityland

Anti-gay pastor still in contention for job in Adams administration - Politico

New York City Council Redistricting Process Set to Kick Off - Gotham Gazette

How New York City’s Hospitals Withstood the Omicron Surge - NY Times

New York ends mask mandate for businesses, but not schools — yet - Politico

Adams wants summer jobs for all youth who want one.

Weekly News Roundup – February 4, 2022

51 Council Members in 52 Weeks: District 5, Julie Menin - WNYC

Adams Taps Former Bloomberg Adviser To Head DEP, Lead On Climate Change - Gothamist

To-Go Drinks Had Plenty of Fans in New York. Just Not the Right Ones. - NY Times

New York Democrats could pick up 3 congressional seats under new maps - Politico

New York’s Recovery Took 2 Steps Forward.

Weekly News Roundup – January 28, 2022

51 Council Members in 52 weeks: District 4, Keith Powers - WNYC

Public schools will shorten quarantine and isolation policies - NY1

Hochul to convene illegal guns task force in wake of NYPD cop killing - NY Post

A Grim January Leaves Some New Yorkers Fearful for the City’s Future - NY Times

Delivery Workers Cheer Restroom Access and Tip Transparency Alongside AOC and Chuck Schumer - The City

New York COVID positivity rate stays below 10%, Gov.

Weekly News Roundup – January 21, 2022

Opinion: Feed The Hungry: How New York Must Work with the Human Services Sector to End Food Insecurity by Roderick Jones & Gregory J. Morris - Gotham Gazette

Down Come the Barricades - Our Town

New York’s governor announces a significant drop in daily cases, a rare sign of hope.

Weekly News Roundup – January 14, 2022

Bronx apartment fire kills 19, including 9 children - AP

More Patients, Fewer Workers: Omicron Pushes New York Hospitals to Brink - NY Times

They Had Reasons for Leaving the City. So Why Are Their Friends Mad? - NY Times

Conflict Quickly Emerges Between Top Prosecutor and Police Commissioner - NY Times

New York Business Owners Sidestep Billions in Federal Taxes With State’s Help - WSJ

Tracking the Number of People in NYC Homeless Shelters in 2022 - CityLimits

Local COVID contact tracing now optional in New York - AP

New York City's New Mayor Tells the City It's Time to Stop Wallowing in Covid - Bloomberg

Eric Adams Faces Second Council Defeat in Fight Over Investigations Post - The CityFeds Send MTA $6 Billion To Keep "Secret Sauce" Flowing - Gothamist

Mayor Adams orders ‘difficult’ 3% cut in NYC government spending after budget spike under de Blasio - Daily News

What does the female City Council majority want to do for women? - City & State

NYC mayor considering virtual learning plan for schools - AP

Manhattan Rents Break Another Record, as Market Shows Signs of Cooling - NY Times

NYC to tackle double-parking on the Upper East Side - Fox 5

Upper East Side Councilwoman Funds More Frequent Litter Bin Pickups - CBS NY

Ruppert Park's Latest Redesign Adds Dog Run, Pleasing UES Board - Patch

New York’s Eviction Moratorium Is Expiring Saturday.

Weekly News Roundup – January 7, 2022

NY Obliterates Single-Day Case Record With Nearly 70K New Positives; Hochul Warns Peak Yet to Come - NBC NY

Eric Adams Takes Office as New York City’s 110th Mayor at a Perilous Moment - NY Times

Adrienne Adams elected first Black City Council speaker - City & State

Meet Your City Council: Learn More About NYC’s New Lawmakers - The City

Menin Plans New School, Open Spaces & More As UES Council Member - Patch

Amid omicron surge, NYC schools prepare to reopen after winter break - Chalkbeat

COVID Schools Crisis Tests Eric Adams in First Days as Mayor - The City

Omicron wreaks havoc on NYC, causes crippling staff shortages - NY Post

COVID cases among NYC students and school staff spiked over winter break - Chalkbeat

City Employees Press Adams For Work-From-Home Option After De Blasio Refused - Gothamist

Eric Adams defends his pandemic response as N.Y.C. virus cases surge.

Weekly News Roundup – Holiday Edition

Design Unveiled For Upper East Side's New Ruppert Park: See It - Patch

Parks Department Unveils Concept for Ruppert Park - Tapinto

New York Businesses Ordered to Require Masks Indoors or Vaccine Proof - NY Times

Supreme Court rejects move to block New York vaccine mandate - Politico

New York City businesses react to new state masks-or-vaccinations rules: ‘Most people, they understand.

Weekly News Roundup – December 3, 2021

Mayor de Blasio reinstates mask advisory as NYC braces for Omicron - NY Post

NYC offers 2nd dose of COVID vaccine at public schools starting today - ABC NY

New York closely monitoring nursing homes, Hochul says - Specturm

New bill proposes additions to cannabis law's equity category - Times Union

Can New York Really Get to 100% Clean Energy by 2040? - NY Times

De Blasio plan would replace horse carriages with electric cars - Politico

Nation’s First Supervised Drug-Injection Sites Open in New York - NY Times

Did De Blasio Make A Dent In The ‘Tale of Two Cities’? A New Analysis Of NYC Income Inequality Makes A Case - Gothamist

Women Are Changing the Look of Leadership - The Nation

Hochul: Streamlined SNAP application will boost enrollment in older residents, people with disabilities - Times Union

De Blasio Releases Final City Budget Update as Mayor, Setting Fiscal Stage for Adams - Gotham Gazette

Lefty groups seek to limit GOP clout in Council speaker's race - Politico

De Blasio, DOT propose ambitious ‘streets plan’ weeks before term ends - NY Post

New York City Voter Turnout Hits Record Low For A Mayoral Election - Gothamist

Porter to step down as NYC school chancellor, clearing the way for Adams to make his pick - Chalkbeat

Hundreds Of Correction Officers Defy New Vaccine Mandate, Compounding Staff Crisis On Rikers - Gothamist

Nearly Half of NYC Buildings Fail to Make the Green Grade - The City

James Whelan wants to start converting commercial real estate into housing ASAP - City & State

Hochul: Five cases of omicron in NY, delta variant remains acute concern - Times Union

Developers drop $70M on UES building for likely redevelopment - Crain's

New Upper East Side Trader Joe's Finally Opens: See Inside - Patch

First Omicron COVID Cases Confirmed In NYC - Patch

Met Museum To Rebuild Unpopular Wing Thanks To $125 Million Gift - Patch

Holiday Lights: The Season of Stars and Candles - Patch

How will NY schools handle omicron? - City & State

Fourth NYC School Shutters Due To COVID, Hinting At City’s Rules For Closing - Gothamist

Teachers Union, Parents Push For Class Size Bill As Legislative Session Winds Down - Gothamist

MTA Way Behind On Spending And Projects, State Comptroller Report Finds - Gothamist

Lawmakers Accuse Brooklyn Judge Of Subverting NY’s Landmark Discovery Reforms - Gothamist

Midtown Will Become More Pedestrian-Friendly For The Holidays - Gothamist

Crowds return to Rockefeller Plaza for tree lighting - NY1

Mount Sinai nurses protest, say staffing levels are dangerously low - NY1

Planting Hope in Lower Manhattan - NYTimes

The Cold Is Coming.

Weekly News Roundup – November 26, 2021

Council Approves Plan For High-Rise Blood Center On Upper East Side - Gothamist

Approving Blood Center Project, City Council Overrides 'Member Deference' for First Time in Over a Decade - Gotham Gazette

Is the New York Blood Center approval the end of City Council’s member deference? - City & State

City Council greenlights Gowanus, Blood Center rezonings.