Weekly News Roundup – October 6, 2025

500 East 81st Street Nears Topping Out on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Renderings Revealed for Redevelopment of 831–837 Madison Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

20-Story Tower Planned at Low-Rise Building Previously Home to Non-Profit - East Side Feed

MTA board approves subway and bus fare hike for 2026 - NY1

Tenants Protest Final Rent Hike Under Eric Adams, and What Else Happened this Week in Housing - City Limits

‘No Heat’ Complaints in NYC Apartments Hit New Highs Last Year.

Weekly News Roundup – September 29, 2025

Eric Adams drops out of New York City mayoral race - City & State New York

Rodents, Rejoice: Rat Czar is Leaving Adams Admin - Our Town

UES High-End Housing Market Heats Up After Seasonal Lull - Patch

Renderings Revealed for 809 Madison Avenue’s Expansion on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

New Rendering Revealed For 1482 First Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

The Compliance Crisis in New York City’s Project-Based Rental Assistance Program - City Limits

Housing Advocates Target City Council’s Power to Kill Development - The City

MTA Searches Underground for Ways to Cool Sweltering Stations - The City

MTA revises some of its proposed fare hikes following public outcry - Gothamist

Cardi B to voice new NYC subway PSAs - ABC News

City to impose 15 mph speed limit on e-bikes, e-scooters in October - NY1

Open House 2025: 300+ seriously cool NYC sites you can explore that are typically closed to the public - Time Out

What to Know About Getting a COVID Vaccine in New York This Fall - The City

“Open Streets” Return for School Year, East Side Well-Represented - Our Town

NY inflation refund checks start going out next week — and 8 million taxpayers get one - NBC4 New York

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Weekly News Roundup – September 15, 2025

Rendering Revealed for 1578 Lexington Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

18-Unit UES Building To Become Single-Family Mansion, Records Show - Patch

Upper East Side Leads NYC in High-End Apartment Contracts After Labor Day - East Side Feed

Fare evasion cost MTA $1 billion in 2024, with buses hit hardest, report says - NY1

Governor Kathy Hochul says NYC subway system had safest summer on record - ABC

Health plan changes foreshadow tough New York budget in 2026 - Spectrum News

2 measles cases reported in NYC as Trump admin scrutinizes vaccines - Gothamist

States counter RFK Jr.’s vaccine moves, but many people could be left without access - Politico

Manhattan school council rescinds 2024 vote on trans athletes - Gothamist

From burner phones to decks of cards: NYC teens are adjusting to the smartphone ban - Gothamist

The annual Central Park fall foliage map is officially here, tracking the color-changing schedules of 18,000 trees - TimeOut

The most miraculous animal migration is happening in the middle of New York City - VOX

To fill empty apartments for homeless people, NYC will first start tracking them - Gothamist

NYC loses federal Head Start grant, Adams vows to fill the gap for a year - Gothamist

New Yorkers to foot bill for pipeline pushed by feds, new report says costs will rise - Gothamist

Want to sue an ICE agent? State lawmakers could make that possible - City & State

Federal cuts will be ‘catastrophic for low-income families,’ NYC shelter provider warns - City & State

A Night at the Museum Sleepovers Are Back at AMNH After 5 Years! - AMNY

Ai Weiwei unveils new Roosevelt Island installation, ‘Camouflage’ - 6sqft

Where Are Driverless Cars Going in New York City? - The City