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.

Weekly News Roundup – May 5, 2025

Redesigned Delacorte Theater Nears Completion in Central Park, Manhattan - YIMBY

After NYC's parks burned last year, Council OKs a plan for wildfires - Gothamist

Carl Schurz Gets Permanent Pickleball Nets; Basketball Courts Remain Shoddy - Our Town

1448 Third Avenue Reaches Street Level on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

New Developments Coming to Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Mayor Adams Announces Housing Investments in FY2026 Executive Budget - YIMBY

NYC has a plan to fill empty affordable apartments — at least for now - Gothamist

$50 million for housing vouchers is better than nothing - City and State

N.Y.C. Panel Eyes Ways to Ease Housing Crisis and Improve Voter Turnout - NY Times

NYC’s rent-stabilized tenants face increase as high as 7.75% under preliminary board vote - Gothamist

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Weekly News Roundup – April 28, 2025

Construction of Tallest Building in Lenox Hill Reaches 500 Ft. Apex - Our Town

This NYC Museum Is Getting A $550M Upgrade - Patch

Yes in God’s backyard? Churches push to skirt zoning laws and build more housing - Gothamist

Website Helps NYC Renters Tell If They’re Covered by ‘Good Cause’ Eviction Rules - City Limits

Excavation Begins at 439 East 77th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

RAMSA’s 255 East 77th Street Tops Out Over Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

200 East 75th Street’s Façade Nears Completion on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Central Park's north end now has a brand new rec center and pool - Gothamist

Feds threaten NYC highway money if MTA doesn't shut down congestion pricing - Gothamist

Adams administration joins congestion pricing lawsuit against Trump administration - Politico

Why wasn't NYC congestion pricing lifted on Sunday? - Time Out

Feds accidentally publish secret plan to kill NYC congestion pricing - Gothamist

Park it here! New Yorkers rally to create new intersection parking rules aimed at increasing road safety - AM NY

NYC officials eye waterway barges, cargo bikes to reduce trucks on streets - Gothamist

Taxpayer-subsidized NYC Ferry sees record ridership during April’s warm weather days - AM NY

City Council Holds Hearing on “Disastrous” Dining Sheds Rollout - Our Town

Eric Adams expands reading and math curriculum mandates to all NYC middle schools - Chalkbeat

Officials promised all NYC classrooms would get air conditioning.

Weekly News Roundup – April 21, 2025

The Frick Collection to Reopen on April 17 on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Inside the Quiet, Extravagant Expansion of the Frick Collection - Bloomberg

Poll: 3 in 4 New Yorkers want a rent freeze - City and State

Illegal broker fees could cost NYC real estate agents and landlords $2K per violation - Gothamist

200 East 75th Street’s Façade Nears Completion on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

'Congestion pricing is working': MTA says tolls keeping 82k drivers a day out of Manhattan - Gothamist

Tied to the tolls: Here’s how congestion pricing in NYC is impacting restaurants in Manhattan - AM NY

Trump Official Still Weighing Options on NYC Congestion Pricing - Bloomberg

Embattled Congestion Pricing Program Gets Boost From Federal Judge - NY Times

Notes From the Underground: A Look at Subway Cars New and Old - The City

An Inside Look at the Subway’s Archaic Signal System - NY Times

Quiet transportation upgrades are moving New Yorkers forward - City and State

Dirty license plates in NYC must be cleaned and cleared starting April 16 — or else - AM NY

Lime reports record e-scooter ridership as NYC continues to embrace micro-mobility vehicles - AM NY

Green means go! New DOT bike lane traffic signals on Upper East Side installed to help protect cyclists and pedestrians - AM NY

NYC Council to examine truck parking, daylighting and fine relief in hearing on city parking woes - Gothamist

How New Rules and High Costs Hobbled the Return of N.Y.C. Outdoor Dining - NY Times

Backlash by Restaurant Owners As New Outdoor Dining Rules Take Hold - Our Town

Does Albany need its own management report? - City and State

State budget unlikely to be finished before end of month - City and State

Legislative leaders reach deal with DAs on discovery - City and State

Pressure Grows on Adams to Budget for Trump Funding Cuts and Recession - The City

What’s driving families to leave NYC public schools? A new survey offers clues.

Weekly News Roundup – April 14, 2025

Upper East Siders Vote On Controversial Hospital Rezoning - Patch

Northwell’s $2B Lenox Hill expansion voted down by community board - Crain’s

CB8 Votes Against Lenox Hill Hospital’s Proposed Expansion - Our Town

Residents push back against proposed Lenox Hill Hospital expansion - NY1

Community board votes against Lenox Hill Hospital expansion proposal - CBS News

UES residents push back on Lenox Hill hospital tower - Fox 5

Plan to rebuild Lenox Hill Hospital moves forward, despite ‘no’ advisory vote from Community Board - Pix 11

Anti-Poverty Groups ID Property Taxes as a Culprit in Affordable Housing Shortage - The City

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

A New Luxury-Building Amenity the Whole Neighborhood Can Use: Child Care - NY Times

Tenant & Landlord Groups Both Support a Proposed State Housing Voucher.

Weekly News Roundup – April 7, 2025

$1 Million Up for Grabs as UES ‘Participatory Budgeting’ Voting Gets Underway - Our Town

Here’s Why Mailboxes Are Going Missing on the UES - Our Town

A Lavish Party Inside the Frick’s $220 Million Renovation - NY Times

Roosevelt Island leaders used state money to bury negative news coverage, probe finds - Crain’s

Roosevelt Island tram operators accused of spending public money to quash negative press - Gothamist

NYC offers developers a deal: Build affordable units, we'll help cover tenants' rent - Gothamist

Can NYC find $175M to replace expiring federal rental aid program? - Gothamist

Schwarzman Animal Medical Center Completes Phase II Of Renovation At 510 East 62nd Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Demolition Prep Underway for 37-Story Tower at 655 Madison Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Foundations Underway At 1122 Madison Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Mapping it out: What do New Yorkers think of the MTA’s new subway map? - AMNY

Hochul Pleads for More Fed Funds for MTA; DOT Pushes to End Congestion Pricing Tolls - Our Town

New York City's outdoor dining program begins - ABC 7 NY

Booze for NYC outdoor dining gets green light after fears restaurants would be dry for summer - New York Post

Upcoming Daylighting Rally Demands “Proven Safety Solution” - Our Town

Jaywalking to Be Fully Decriminalized in NYC - Our Town

Crash course: New academic research show NYC speed cameras reduced collisions by 14% - AM NY

Focus on safety: NYC prepares for expansion of red light cameras across boroughs this year - AM NY

As NYC outdoor dining season launches, Manhattan Assembly member wants to make it year-round again - AM NY

NYC Council wants $800 million more for education than Eric Adams proposed - Chalkbeat

NYC school funding fight: Hochul’s budget plan faces pushback over $350 million shortfall - Chalkbeat

N.Y. public schools tell Trump administration they won't comply with DEI order - NY1

State leaders agree to school cellphone ban as rest of budget remains in limbo - City and State

State budget director warns NY will have to cut services if federal funding dries up - City & State

New Yorkers brace for higher prices as tariffs take effect - NY1

Eric Adams’ federal corruption charges dismissed - City and State

Eric Adams and Adrienne Adams are both running for mayor.

Weekly News Roundup – March 31, 2025

Construction Nearing Completion At 200 East 75th Street In Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

The Duchess Wraps Up Construction at 300 East 83rd Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Where the sidewalk shed ends: NYC to pass ‘major’ scaffolding reforms - Gothamist

Here's A Look Inside The Frick's New Galleries Ahead Of Grand Opening - Patch

MTA sees green with congestion pricing, as tolls bring in $100M during first 2 months - Gothamist

NYC industries see economic boon as congestion pricing continues; subway ridership increases as traffic flow is mixed bag in March - AM NY

Congestion Pricing Is at Risk.