OPINION: This debate is not about blood: An Upper East Side councilman explains his opposition to the Blood Center rezoning - Council Member Ben Kallos - NY Daily News

‘So Much Ugliness’ as Upper East Siders Battle 16-Story Tower - NYTimes

NYC developer in controversial Upper East Side rezoning could get $100M in tax breaks - Daily News

Opinion: Upper East Side NIMBYs Try for the Jugular - Mara Gay - NY Times

Upper East Side Community Board Chair Re-Elected Over Challenge - Patch

MTA officials eager for President Biden’s infrastructure bill to greenlight Second Ave.

Council reverses longstanding trend on development posture with historic committee vote - Politico

Blood Center Rezoning Nears Last Approval After City Council Deal - Patch

Bad blood: City Council approves project in rare break with custom - Real Deal

Deal reached on New York Blood Center rezoning - Crain's

Council land use chair to back Blood Center over opposition by local member - Politico

What’s the deal with the New York Blood Center? - City & State

Blood Center Opponents Invoke Rare Clause In Bid To Kill Project - Patch

From SoHo to Gowanus to the Upper East Side, de Blasio Legacy Projects Hit Crossroads - The City

NYC Mayor de Blasio’s support of rezoning on the UES is a ‘potential conflict of interest’: community group - NY Daily News

OPINION: A worthy transfusion: Let the Blood Center build a bit higher on the Upper East Side - NY Daily News Editorial Board

OPINION: Out for blood: A new headquarters for the Blood Center on the Upper East Side takes a step forward, and maybe one back - NY Daily News Editorial Board

Ben Kallos Really Didn't Want the Blood Center Redevelopment - Curbed

Democrats grapple with Election Day losses amid SOMOS revelry - Politico

New York To Reap Billions Of Dollars For Mass Transit In "Monumental" Infrastructure Bill - Gothamist

Access-A-Ride Service Quality Stuck in Reverse as Traffic, Driver Absences Mount - The City

N.Y.C. Rats: They’re in the Park, on Your Block and Even at Your Table - NY Times

More than 100,000 NYC students are homeless, new report finds - Chalkbeat

NYC Residents Can Weigh In On Proposed Redistricting Maps At Hearings Starting Next Week - Gothamist

Thousands Of NYC Police Officers, Firefighters Want COVID Vaccine Exemptions.

Revamp Of Upper East Side Park's Sitting Area Breaks Ground - Patch

NYC Parks and Elected Officials Break Ground for John Jay Park Renovations - TapInto

Council caucus representing members of color urges body to 'get to yes' on Blood Center - Politico Pro

NYC puts 9,000 workers on unpaid leave as vaccine mandate kicks in - Politico

Domestic violence survivors get more confidentiality when they vote with new law - Spectrum

Hochul expands NY's paid family leave to include siblings' care - Newsday

Bill to Require All-Electric Buildings in New York State Gets a Jump-Start - The City

Housing advocates say there's urgency for new capital plan - Spectrum

NYC middle and high schools head into another murky admissions season - Chalkbeat

NYC’s New Housing Voucher Rules Will Drastically Expand Income Eligibility for Renewals - City Limits

Adams declared winner of New York City mayor's race - Politico

Adams rips 'dysfunctional' city and promises reset, hours after election win - Politico

Republicans poised to expand footprint in New York City Council - Politico

Democrat Brad Lander Elected Next New York City Comptroller - Gotham Gazette

Alvin Bragg Elected Manhattan’s First Black District Attorney - Bloomberg

Mark Levine to succeed Gale Brewer as Manhattan borough president - AM NY

Upper East Side City Council Results: Keith Powers Wins 2nd Term - Patch

Julie Menin Wins Upper East Side City Council Election - Patch

NY ballot proposals: Voters reject voting reforms backed by Democrats - USA Today

Why New Yorkers Rejected Ballot Proposals on Voting and Redistricting - NY Times

De Blasio’s Order to Delay Solitary Confinement Reforms Over Rikers Chaos Slammed - The City

Squeezing the brakes: Mayor’s Queensboro Bridge bike and pedestrian lane project stalled by roadway rehab - AM NY

Census undercount cost New York a congressional seat, report says - Rochester First

NYS, NYC Officials Pledged To Reduce Maternal Mortality—Then The Pandemic Struck - Gothamist

Taxi Drivers Savor Victory as Medallion Debt Bailout Deal Ends Hunger Strike - The City

With Cuomo Gone, Hochul Revises Plan for Penn Station - NY Times

Supreme Court appears likely to void New York's gun permit law - Politico

SantaCon To Emerge From Pandemic Stupor On December 11th - Gothamist

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Hospital for Special Surgery scores more room to operate - NY Post

The Conscience of a Community - Our Town

De Blasio connected to firms working on controversial NYC Blood Center tower - NY Post

Robert A. M. Stern Architects’ 1165 Madison Avenue Begins Ascent On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Extell building 30-story medical tower on UES - Real Deal

Extell unveils plan for 400,000 s/f medical office building on Upper East Side - Real Estate Weekly

Early Voting Kicks Off In NYC With Voters Trickling In To Polls To Choose Next Mayor - Gothamist

NYC Tried To Remove NYPD From 911 Mental Health Emergencies—But It’s Had Little Success - Gothamist

NYC subway extension to LaGuardia idea gains steam after Cuomo’s AirTrain nixed - Daily News

De Blasio administration pushes to approve supervised injection sites - Politico

Hochul vows to investigate harassment, discrimination in state government - Spectrum

Amazon workers file for a union election in New York - C&S

Homeless Bounced From Hotels to Streets and Shelters: A NYC Pandemic Odyssey - The City

Faster Buses on 5th Avenue? Not if Business Leaders Get Their Way.

Blood Center Hearing: New Concessions, But Opposition Holds Firm - Patch

NYC Reports First COVID-19 Death In A Child Since Schools Started - Gothamist

They Resisted Getting Vaccinated. Here’s Why They Changed Their Minds. - NY Times

MTA Gets Rolling With Hiring Spree But Impact on Commute May Be Slow Going - The City

Minority- and women-owned businesses miss out on NYC contracts: report - Daily News

NYC homeless student attendance drops sharply so far this school year - NY Post

NYC Board Of Health Declares Racism A Public Health Crisis - Gothamist

Dozens of NYPD officers should be disciplined for protest misconduct, police watchdog agency says - Politico

New York’s election-related ballot questions are stirring up some debate - City & State

What Happens to Cuomo’s Penn Station Renovation Plan Under Kathy Hochul? - Commercial Observer

Use ’em or lose ’em: Mayor says NYC will yank away unused outdoor dining areas, restore parking - AM NY

NYC locals sue to block permanent expanded outdoor dining - NY Post

Mayor de Blasio announces COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all city workers - NY Post

De Blasio’s Employee Vaccine Mandate Extends to 125,000 Workers at City-Linked Nonprofits - The City

Hochul announces new centralized COVID data hub website - ABC

Is NYC About To Get Its First Bike Mayor? - Gothamist

As Borders Reopen, New York Wants Foreign Tourists Back, and Fast - NY Times

IGNORED, DISMISSED How the NYPD Neglects 311 Complaints about Driver Misconduct - Streetsblog

Wall Street profits this year approach record level.

Barbara Chocky, Stalwart Upper East Side Housing Advocate, Dies - Patch

Madison Avenue Landlords Hope for Revival as Local Residents Return - WSJ

De Blasio to Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted and Talented Program - NY Times

"I'm Just Not Trained For This": Dept.

Blood Center Expansion Taps Vein of Opposition as Project Heads for Vote - The City

City Council may override local pol to approve Blood Center project - The Real Deal

As vaccine mandate kicks in, 95% of NYC schools staff have received COVID shots - Chalkbeat

About 1 in 515 children in U.S. has lost a caregiver because of COVID-19, study estimates - CBS News

New York's largest healthcare provider fires 1,400 unvaccinated workers - Reuters

Why Some Health Care Workers Are Vaccine Hesitant Despite Their Medical Training - WNYC / Gothamist

Hochul pulls plug on Cuomo’s $2.1B ‘wrong-way’ AirTrain - NY Post

Just 10 violations so far under NYC’s vaccine mandate for businesses - Daily News

Derailed Biden Infrastructure Package Could Mean Loss of $10B for New York Transit - The City

New Supertalls Test the Limits, as the City Consults an Aging Playbook - NY Times

Good shhh: NYC public libraries to end late fees altogether, waive open fines - NY Post

NYC’s Surging Real Estate Market Boosts Coffers With Tax Revenue - Bloomberg

Housing Group Offers Roadmap for Full NYCHA Funding - Gotham Gazette

Controversial chief of NYPD sergeants union resigns after FBI raids union’s Manhattan headquarters, searches his Long Island home - Daily News

New York's cannabis board holds first meeting, amends medical program - USA Today

Cannabis board appoints top agency staffers - Times Union

New Top Federal Prosecutors in Manhattan and Brooklyn Are Confirmed - NY Times

NYCHA Housing Fix Clouded by Tenant Complaints About Private Managers - The City

Manhattan Apartment Sales Surge to Three-Decade High - NY Times

Curbside Composting Program Restarts with Low Participation and High Cost - City Limits

Less Than A Quarter Of NYC Public School Kids Have Opted In For COVID-19 Testing At School - Gothamist

City Council to Pass Bill Requiring 'Citywide Climate Adaptation Plan' - Gotham Gazette

COVID Cash Assistance Helped 1 Million New Yorkers Avoid Poverty, Report Finds - City Limits

A Breakdown Of The Five Proposals Appearing On Your November Ballot - Gothamist

An entire block of vacant storefronts: Delayed office return plans stymie midtown Manhattan’s recovery - CNBC

De Blasio misused NYPD security detail for campaign trips, children, probe finds - Politico

Thousands of home health workers may lose jobs as NY's vaccine mandate looms.

New York Hospitals Face Possible Mass Firings as Workers Spurn Vaccines - NY Times

Hospitals curtail services as vaccination mandate takes effect - Times Union

Federal Court Clears Vaccine Mandate For NYC Public School Staff - Gothamist

De Blasio to visit Rikers next week as pressure mounts to address crisis - Politico

After visit to Rikers, de Blasio says he did not speak with detainees or correction officers - NY1

Costly Broker Fees, Scourge Of NYC Renters, Return With A Vengeance - Gothamist

MTA asks newly retired NYC subway operators to return as crew shortage cripples commutes - NY Daily News

MTA facing fiscal peril if infrastructure bill does not pass: DiNapoli - NY Post

Councilman wants to legalize ‘flex’ apartments - NY Post

Controversial NY Blood Center proposal gets key approval - NY Post

NYC to hire forecaster, beef up warnings after Ida flooding - AP

MTA tickets passengers for refusing to wear masks on Metro-North, subways and buses - LoHud

Manhattan breaks luxury sales record with 3 months still to go - Real Deal

New York’s Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates Boost Dosage Rates - Bloomberg

Hochul: SNAP benefits to increase next month - Spectrum

Governors Island will open year-round starting Nov.

Parents and students still on edge after first full week of school - Politico

NYC hits 80% adult COVID jabs, with surge after mandates - NY Post

MTA announces first woman to lead subway car maintenance - AM NY

At Council Hearing, Divided Views On Whether Commercial Rent Regulation Will Bolster City’s Economy - Gothamist

State Senate Examines Board of Elections at Oversight Hearing - Gotham Gazette

Covid Vaccine Prompts Strong Immune Response in Younger Children, Pfizer Says - NY Times

Unvaccinated and masked students no longer have to quarantine as COVID testing becomes weekly in NYC schools - Chalkbeat

Study: Expansion of federal rental assistance would bring significant drop in poverty, homelessness - Politico

Longer NYC Commutes, Household Crowding Linked To Higher COVID-19 Rates - Gothamist

Large number of nursing home staffers still refuse COVID vax ahead of mandate - NY Post

As part of climate week, Hochul outlines environmental initiatives - NY1

Blood Center proposal faces uphill battle amid opposition from local council member - Politico Pro

City Planning Commission Approves New York Blood Center Rezoning - Commercial Observer

CPC approves rezoning to turn Blood Center into life science hub - Real Estate Weekly

City Planning Commission Approves Blood Center Project - Our Town

Judge allows De Blasio's school vaccine mandate to proceed over union objections - Politico

NYC Set to Pass Food Delivery App Laws Securing Workers Minimum Pay, Bathrooms and More - The City

MTA promises to ramp up face mask enforcement on trains and buses - NY Post

Gun, badge, app: NYPD uses tech to tackle community concerns - AP

NY Says More Funds Needed As Rent Aid Speeds Up - Law360

MTA Kicks Off First Round Of Public Meetings On Congestion Pricing - Gothamist

NYC schools brace for staffing shortages as vaccine mandate takes effect next week - Chalkbeat

Homeless Youth Would Get an Easier Path to Housing Help, Under City Council Bill - The City

De Blasio taps Anita Laremont to take over Marisa Lago’s City Planning roles - Real Deal

Residents of Troubled Supertall Tower Seek $125 Million in Damages - NY Times

Man caught on camera allegedly sexually abusing Manhattan ice cream store worker -  ABC NY

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Opinion: Seize the Moment to Modernize New York Democracy for the Digital Era - Gotham Gazette (Co-Written by CB8 Member Rit Aggarwala)

An uneasy return to the classroom in New York City - Politico

NYC begins enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandate for indoor businesses Monday.