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Weekly News Roundup – May 27, 2024
UES Participatory Budget: Here Is Where Nearly $2M Is Going - Patch
Liquor Law Overhauls Too Lenient Say Community Activists - Our Town
State Suspends New Cannabis Biz Leases as Lawmakers Grill Hochul Nominee Following THE CITY’s Reporting - The City
City rents are so high that only %5 are affordable on the average salary - Crain’s
64 office buildings in NYC could become new housing - Gothamist
Adams ‘City of Yes’ Business Boost Comes Up for Council Votes - The City
Council Pushes for More Housing Funds As City Budget Negotiations Enter Final Weeks - City Limits
Citi Bike Docks Will Charge E-Bikes — But They’re Only on the Sidewalk (For Now) - Streetsblog
Students, seniors next in line for MTA’s OMNY payment system - Gothamist
Could MTA's fight against fare beating force passengers to prove they paid? - Gothamist
MTA will test middle-out turnstiles at 15 subway stops this year - AM NY
N.Y.C. Parents Rebuked for Questioning Transgender Student-Athlete Rules - NY Times
Concerned about mental health, NY lawmakers and advocates want fewer school lockdown drills - Chalkbeat
Restorative justice funding could be cut by more than half as fiscal cliff nears - Chalkbeat
Early childhood education at center of budget talks between Mayor Adams and City Council - Gothamist
ON THE BIAS: NYPD’s ‘Walking While Black’ Ticketing Continues - Streetsblog
Here's why you might soon be seeing drones flying over NYC - Time Out
Advocates rally for MENA bill as NY session winds down - City and State
Eric Adams’ latest plan to keep New York’s strong mayor system - Politico
Hochul makes end-of-session push for social media bills - City and State
Mayor Adams Fills a Key Commission With Allies and Donors - NY Times
NYC Council launches effort to expand approval power over Mayor Adams' commissioners - Gothamist
NYC’s tough new shelter rules for migrants kick in.
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Weekly News Roundup – April 15, 2024
'Terrifying' UES Bridge To Get Pedestrian And Bike Upgrades - Patch
Divided Manhattan Community Board to Vote on Activist Ban - The City
MSK Set To Demolish 300-Plus Unit Building For New Tower - Patch
City Unveils Design for Long-Decrepit East Harlem Greenway - Streetsblog
Upper East Side Papaya King could become housing - Crain’s
Seawright Has Her Constituents Covered - Our Town
Hochul and lawmakers on verge of $235B budget deal - Politico
City Council members cite concerns over Mayor Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ zoning changes for small businesses - AM NY
Mayor Adams Announces Proposal To Lift Floor-To-Area Ratio For New Developments - YIMBY
Demolition Work Underway At 1448 Third Avenue On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY
Housing activists balk at watered down ‘good cause’ eviction proposal - City and State
NYC has 2K empty apartments for at-risk people.
Weekly News Roundup – February 20, 2024
14 Birds Saved: UES Building Relents And Helps After Outrage In Press - Patch
Exclusive: EPA Endorsed Congestion Pricing After MTA Resolved Initial Concerns - Streetsblog
CPC Votes to Approve 46-Story Mid-Block Yorkville Building - CityLand
LPC To Review Renovation Proposal For 19 East 74th Street On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY
Students are supposed to serve on NYC’s Community Education Councils.
Feb 26, 2024: 2:00 pm – Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises Hearing on 94th Street Rezoning
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Weekly News Roundup – December 18, 2023
Developer Scores Major Construction Loan For Big UES Project: Report - Patch
NYC parks set for dramatic reductions in staffing, cleaning under Mayor Adams' budget cuts - Gothamist
Her Son Was Promised a Special Education Class. He’s Still Waiting - New York Times
New York Plans to Invest $1 Billion to Expand Chip Research - New York Times
NYC Council mulls removing limits to street vendor licenses - City & State
NY Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Caucus unveils budget priorities - City and State
Public advocate unveils NYC’s landlord shame list, warns budget cuts could make it worse - Gothamist
Anonymous donor saves compost collection at NYC greenmarkets, staving off mayor's cuts - Gothamist
Finally: East Midtown Greenway Set To Open Dec.
Weekly News Roundup – December 11, 2023
Work On 3rd Avenue UES Redesign Complete: Officials - Patch
Fricked Off: Furious Frick Neighbors Sound Off On UES Party Plans - Patch
Frick’s Bid for Liquor License at New Home Pits One Time Allies Against One Another - Our Town
Tony NYC art gallery pressing city for liquor permits to add 17 bars — and worried neighbors are pushing back: ‘It’s crazy’ - New York Post
Guggenheim Lays Off 10 Employees as Museums Face Fiscal Challenges - NY Times
These Noise Cameras Put a Price on Peace: $2,500 for Loud Drivers - NY Times
Council staff union stages silent protest during stated meeting to push for fair contract - City & State
Poll: Eric Adams’ job approval rating tumbles to 28 percent - Politico
Mayor Adams: Requiring pre-approval of migrant contracts ‘defies logic’ - City & State
Which city leaders are calling for a federal takeover of Rikers Island? - City & State
Phil Banks quiet on rumored exit from Adams administration - City & State
New York City Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer and School Chancellor David Banks on strengthening workforce development post COVID-19 - City and State
Coalition fighting right to shelter changes to rally in Albany and NYC - City & State
What the New York City Council got done in the past two years - City & State
Budget headaches complicate City Council’s priorities for 2024 - City & State
Demolition Permits Filed For Yorkville Corner - Patch
NYC councilmember pushes bill requiring e-bikes and e-scooters have license plates and be registered - Gothamist
Mayor Adams seeks last-minute changes as congestion pricing faces MTA vote - Gothamist
MTA board approves congestion pricing tolls, initiating 60-day review - Gothamist
Millions in federal dollars funneled into new Governors Island hybrid-electric ferry - Gothamist
All NYC public schools would stock anti-overdose drug naloxone under bill passed by City Council - Gothamist
COVID-era trend of wealthy leaving NYC might be over, report finds - Gothamist
NYC Health + Hospitals approved $325M in migrant security contracts.