Weekly News Roundup – June 9, 2025

Judge tosses lawsuit against 96th Street bus lanes - Crain’s

State judges tosses lawsuit protesting Upper West Side bus lanes along major corridor - AM NY

Elegant New Cafe To Open At The Frick — See Inside - Patch

Roosevelt Island locals want fast pass to take tram as selfie-crazed tourists turn transit into attraction - NY Post

NYC HPD Reports on Results of New 485-x Affordable Housing Tax Incentive Program - YIMBY

Locked out of NYC, Airbnb is now single largest spender in local elections - Gothamist

Trump Public Housing Time Limits Could Displace 300,000 NYC Residents, Internal Analysis Finds - The City

Social Housing Supporters Revive Push to Boost Nonprofit & Community Ownership - City Limits

Does That Building Have Stabilized Apartments? It’ll Soon Be Easier to Know - City Limits

The end of the much maligned NYC broker fee may be imminent - Gothamist

New Residential Properties Coming Soon to Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Is modular building a fix for NY's housing crisis? State officials hope so.

Weekly News Roundup – June 2, 2025

Memorial Sloan Kettering Announces Updated Design for Kenneth C. Griffin Pavilion at MSK - Press Release

MSK Announces Revised Hospital Design with Reduced Height - East Side Feed

See Inside The Met's New $70M Wing Ahead Of Grand Opening - Patch

First look: This historic wing of The Met just got a major update - Time Out

A Global Community Joins ‘the Conversation’ at the Met’s Rockefeller Wing - NY Times

After Revote, Rent Guidelines Board Considers Lower Range of Hikes on 2-Year Leases - City Limits

How the N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates Plan to Solve the Housing Crisis - NY Times

Maison 78’s Exterior Wraps Up at 1487 First Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Congestion pricing stays alive in New York City - Politico

Congestion pricing: Public advocate’s report backs up data showing Manhattan tolls are reducing traffic in big numbers - AM NY

Killing NYC congestion pricing would 'harm the public,' judge rules - Gothamist

NYC subway system's continued modernization the focus of latest MTA board meeting - CBS New York

MTA Approves Millions More for OMNY Chatbot in Buggy System - The City

Uber and DoorDash Accelerate Spending in Local Council Races - The City

' It seems unfair' — e-bike riders protest NYPD crackdown and criminal summonses - Gothamist

Mayor Adams orders crackdown on pedicabs in Central Park - Gothamist

Mayor Adams Announces Additional $30 Million To Expand City Park Space - YIMBY

NYC Parks commissioner marks final day on the job - NY1

NYC’s War on Trash Gets a Glam Squad - Bloomberg

NYC preschool offers yield waitlists in some neighborhoods, empty seats in others - Chalkbeat

What the House Budget Bill Means for New Yorkers - The City

Backers Wonder If Any Casino in Manhattan Will Ever Get an OK from CBs and Activists - Our Town

Don't 'mistake backlash for failure': NYC's George Floyd protests, 5 years later - Gothamist

A new COVID-19 strain has landed in NY. Here’s what to know about it.

Weekly News Roundup – May 19, 2025

Controversial Lenox Hill Hospital Redesign Moves Forward With Borough President Approval - Patch

Boro Prez Levine Conditionally Approves $2 Billion Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion - Our Town

New Queensboro Bridge walkway opens, separating cyclists and pedestrians for first time - Gothamist

New York Sues $400-a-Night ‘Hotel’ Listed on Airbnb in Test of New Law - NY Times

NYC Real Estate Industry Asks Judge to Block New Broker Fee Law - Bloomberg

Trump Budget Proposal Could Devastate New York’s Housing Landscape - The City

Tenants Facing Evictions Increasingly Don’t Have Lawyers Despite NYC Law, Comptroller’s Report Finds - The City

NY renters spend over 54% of income on housing, most in nation: survey - 1010 WINS

Will the Next Mayor Freeze Rent? That Could Be Up to Eric Adams - The City

City Postpones Controversial Tax Lien Sale By 2 Weeks - City Limits

NYC Homeowners & Small Landlords Can Apply for Free, No-Penalty Building Inspections - City Limits

This Upper East Side Building Is At Risk Of Foreclosure: Report - Patch

THE 74’s Terracotta Façade Reaches its Crown at 201 East 74th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Weill Cornell Medicine Opens New Residence Hall on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Judge Rules Internal Congestion Pricing Memo Can’t Be Used in Court - NY Times

Sidewalk-bus loading platforms upgraded at 17 NYC bus stops to help visually impaired commuters - AM NY

NYC’s MTA to Cut Costs Instead of Borrowing More to Fund Upgrades - Bloomberg

MTA Eyeing Another Batch of ‘Open Gangway’ Subway Cars - The City

Over 100 cyclists, pedestrians and victims gathered at Central Park to stop e-bike riding in NYC parks - AM NY

DOT expands electrified Citi Bike e-bike charging network in NYC - AM NY

What’s Behind the Rise in Serious Injuries on New York City’s Streets? - Bloomberg

New NYPD policy could slap cyclists with criminal summons for minor offenses - NY1

What’s Behind the Rise in Serious Injuries on New York City’s Streets? - Bloomberg

What Should New York City Do About Tourist Helicopters? - Bloomberg

Uber rules out robotaxis in NYC for now, but new tools promise cheaper rides for New Yorkers - AM NY

MTA Bridges and Tunnels to Add Cameras to Catch Speeders in Construction Zones - Our Town

More than a third of New Yorkers admit to littering in survey - Gothamist

Bring back shame stickers for NYC drivers who block street sweepers, councilmember says - Gothamist

As State Budget Falls Short On Climate, Lawmakers Make Final Push for Packaging Reduction Bill - City Limits

State Budget Goes Small On Climate - NY Focus

Some positive climate news for once: NYC’s vehicle fleet is 75% green - Gothamist

New York’s cellphone ban: Exemptions, enforcement, and costs explained - Chalkbeat

The State Is Making New York City Spend $275 Million More for Child Care Vouchers - The City

Why New York City Is Removing Padlocks on Illegal Weed Shops It Closed - NY Times

Which bills could pass now that the budget is done? - City and State

State Budget is a Mixed Bag for Social Services Amid Barrage of Federal Cuts - NY Focus

NYC is among the happiest cities in the world—yes, we're shocked, too - Time Out

New Yorkers are aging.

Weekly News Roundup – May 12, 2025

Parks Commissioner to Resign, Sources Say - The City

NY asks judge to stop Trump admin from withholding funds in congestion pricing case - 1010 WINS

Real ID deadline is here: How to get one, what documents are needed to fly in 2025 - Fox 5

MTA gets $500M loan backed by congestion pricing revenue - 1010 WINS

Massive repair job on leaky NYC aqueduct will take years to finish after pause for fall drought - 1010 WINS

NY asks judge to stop Trump admin from withholding funds in congestion pricing case - 1010 WINS

NYC invests $1.6M to launch 'SilentShield' buttons to connect bodegas to NYPD in emergencies - 1010 WINS

MTA bridges, tunnels in NYC will soon get speed cameras: Hochul - 1010 WINS

NY saw 25 flu-related child deaths this past season—the most ever - 1010 WINS

MTA Gets Full Funding as Hochul Finalizes Budget, but It Counts on Feds Paying All of Penn Costs - Our Town

Here's How The Upper East Side Is Spending $2.75M - PATCH

New Met Gala exhibit 'Superfine' gives voice to emerging Black designers - ABC7NY

City expects 3 million fewer tourists in 2025 than previously projected - NY1

An offshore wind project for New York may be abandoned over Trump administration delays - NY1

State Legislature approves $254 billion budget in flurry of votes after weeks of battles - NY1

Browning School to Open New Upper School Campus on East 64th Street This Fall - East Side Feed

This Upper East Side Duplex Apartment Is NYC's Newest Landmark - PATCH

Average monthly rent in NYC reaches nearly 150% more than national average entering May 2025: Report - QNS

Sidewalk-bus loading platforms upgraded at 17 NYC bus stops to help visually impaired commuters - AMNY

Tech at the table: How New York City dining embraces AI and technology - AMNY

Touting $115B ‘Best Budget Ever,’ Mayor Adams Braves Looming Trump and Economy Risks - The City

Business Boosts Mark Hochul’s ‘Rainy Day’ Spending Plan - The City

NYC Arts Groups Reel as Trump NEA Cuts Hit Home - The City

Fare evasion: MTA battling scourge of scofflaws boarding buses without paying their fair share - AMNY

Demolition Imminent at 1477 Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Mayor Adams Announces Funding For Clean Public Spaces - YIMBY

Here's When The Next Public Hearing For Lenox Hill Hospital Construction Is Scheduled - Patch

Road War: NYPD Now Handing Out Criminal Summonses to Bikers for Traffic Violations - Our Town

MTA Trying to Shut Down the “Superhighway of Fare Evasion” in Subways - Our Town

The most important things included in the state budget - City and State

The state budget passed at last: What’s in it for NYC? - City and State

Plastic packaging reduction bill once again a post-budget priority - City and State

Four-year pilot program for housing vouchers included in final state budget - City and State

Lawmakers succeed in watering down Hochul’s proposed discovery changes - City and State

How New York City Routinely Fails to Pay the Nonprofits It Relies On - NY Times

How 40 Manhattan Businesses Are Adapting to Congestion Pricing - NY Times

Flu Killed 25 Children in New York This Season, the Most in Many Years - NY Times

NYC car crashes have been declining.