MARCH 31ST RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
 

Gov. Cuomo has delayed the New York Presidential Primary to June 23, to combine the Presidential delegate vote with Congressional, State Senate and State Assembly primaries. Check out Whosontheballot.

MARCH 30TH RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
 

Yesterday, Governor Cuomo extended the "New York on PAUSE" policy until April 15th. That means non-essential businesses and schools will continue to stay closed. Gatherings of any size for any reason remain canceled and all New Yorkers continue to be directed to practice social distancing — by staying home and keeping six feet of space from others when in public.

MARCH 29TH RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
 

All in-person HRA appointments have been canceled, and no negative actions will be taken on a client's case. For the safety of clients and staff, they are asking all New Yorkers who need services to do as much as they can through ACCESS HRA and by calling 311. You can download the ACCESS HRA mobile app or visit nyc.

MARCH 25TH RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
The City has created the GetFoodNYC food delivery program to provide food for coronavirus (COVID-19)-vulnerable and food-insecure New Yorkers not currently served through existing food delivery programs. Sign up here or call 311.

The Dept.

UES Community Board Cancels Meetings Through March - Patch

How remote learning will work in New York City - City and State

M.T.A., Citing Huge Drop in Riders, Seeks $4 Billion Virus Bailout - NY Times

‘Possibility of a Prolonged Recession’: Coronavirus Could Wreak Havoc on City, State Budgets - Gotham Gazette

City Closes Hundreds of Senior Centers, But Will Provide Meals to Aging Population Especially Vulnerable to Coronavirus - Gotham Gazette

Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres tests positive for coronavirus - Daily News

N.Y. May Need 18,000 Ventilators Very Soon.

New York State Coronavirus Cases Rise to 22 -WSJ

NYC orders mandatory coronavirus testing for public workers - Politico

Yeshiva University shut down as family of Westchester man confirmed for coronavirus - Politico

New Law Expands Cuomo’s Power During Coronavirus Outbreak - WSJ

Could coronavirus push gig workers’ labor fight to the fore? - City & State

Congress Approves $8.3B Coronavirus Bill - Capital Tonight

Addressing coronavirus fears, chancellor says every NYC school will soon have a nurse - Chalkbeat

NYC schools scramble to track student and teacher travel amid coronavirus threat - Chalkbeat

Amid Coronavirus Fears, Officials Say New York City Subway Is Safe - WSJ

Worried About Coronavirus on the MTA Subway? Here's What We Know - NYTimes

Why congestion pricing might be delayed - Politico

De Blasio’s latest MTA pick gets around with a city-funded chauffeur - NY Post

MTA’S ANDY BYFORD LEAVING ROLE THAT MAY BE DERAILED - The City

Who’s Your ‘Train Daddy’? On Byford’s Last Day, N.Y. Leaves No Doubt - NY Times

MTA Board Member Named Interim Head of New York City Transit Authority - WSJ

MTA to buy nearly 1,000 'open gangway' subway cars to give riders more space - Daily News

Need a New Driver’s License to Fly? Prepare for a Real Wait.

Lenox Hill may ditch apartment tower meant to pay for hospital overhaul - NY Post

Lenox Hill Hospital may scrap plans for 41-story residential tower - Curbed

MANHATTAN COMMUNITY BOARDS ARE MISSING HISPANICS, YOUNG PEOPLE — AND RENTERS - The City

Report: Half Of NYers Experienced Poverty In Recent Years - Gothamist

New York City Congestion Pricing Waits for Federal Approval - WSJ

Sorry, Renters: You Still Have to Pay Brokers' Fees for now - NY Times

RENTERS DON’T HAVE TO PAY BROKERS’ FEES ANYMORE. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW - The City

Tenants Would Get Priority To Buy Their Landlord's Building Under New Bill - Gothamist

How ranked-choice voting will work in New York City - City and State

DE BLASIO TAKES MOM-AND-POP COMMERCIAL RENT CONTROL LONGSHOT - The City

Pay gap for women working for NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer is 12% less than men on average, payroll records reveal - Daily News

New York City Could Seize Cars of Drivers Racking Up Tickets - WSJ

Fewer than 8,000 NYC kids in foster care, an all-time low: officials - NY Daily News

Coronavirus Updates: The Illness Now Has a Name: COVID-19 - NYTimes

The One Rent Reform That Could Change The Lives Of Millions Of NYC Tenants Gets A Second Chance - Gothamist

Here Comes The Strand - Our Town

Everyone’s got a problem with the plastic bag ban - City & State

Who Runs the Transit System? - Our Town

Child Victims Act leads to insurance woes - City & State

After Pressure Campaign From Law Enforcement, NY State Politicians Say They Will Change Bail Reforms - Gothamist

Please note: We regularly highlight articles on news sites that have limited access for nonsubscribers.

Byford, Cuomo's Popular Subways Chief, resigns (for good this time) - Politico

New York Will Finally Legalize E-Bikes and E-Scooters - Gothamist

Preservationists Want Frick Museum to Buy Epstein Home - Patch

Satirical 'Historic Landmark' Plaque For Alan Dershowitz Added to Jeffrey Epstein's Former UES Mansion - Gothamist

Miracle On The Hudson Survivors Reunite Yearly to Recount that Near Death Experience - NY1

55 Schedule Changes Coming to 41 Bus Routes in April - NY1

Is Fairway Really Closing? - NYTimes

Fairway Market Denies Plans to File chapter 7, Close Stores - NY1

New Subway Cars Let Riders - and creeps and smells - move freely - NY Post

Why Shiny New Tech Companies Love Old Industrial Buildings - NYTimes

Bill Would Grant NYC Voting Rights to Certain Non-citizens - NY1

THEP on the Upper East Side Serves Extraordinary Thai Food - Broadway World

M1 Busway Cameras Now Issuing Fines to Drivers - NY1

Video Shows MTA Subway Train Fully Covered in Graffiti - NY Post

How to Fix a $6.1 Billion Budget Hole? Attack Healthcare Spending - NYTimes

Poll: Most NYers Think Bail Reform Was a Bad Move - NY1

Is Restaurant Noise a Crime - NY Times

In a Crowded New York City, Should Newcomers 'Go back to Iowa' - NYTimes

What The Hudson Yards Kerfuffle Says About The Problem With Private Developers Building Public Spaces - Gothamist

Iconic Union Square 'Coffee Shop' Sign Replaced With Perfectly Dispiriting Chase Bank Sign - Gothamist

The Barricading of Madison Avenue - Our Town

MAYORAL HOUSING PROGRAM STRUGGLES TO INTEGRATE NEW YORKERS BY INCOME - The City

NYC bus ridership falls for sixth year, lowest level in decades - Daily News

New York Police Department Officers Leave for Better Pay at MTA - WSJ

The men in charge of running the new MTA - Politico

In Wake Of New Rent Laws, Housing Maintenance Violations Decrease - Gothamist

Fairway's Future Looks a Little Brighter - Our Town

Man's Death on Upper East Side Home a Homicide - NY1

Andy Byford Couldn't Have Stopped Political Interference in the MTA - City & State

City to propose universal taxi app amid medallion crisis - City & State

NYPD Issued More Moving Violations To Cyclists Than Truck Drivers Last Year - Gothamist

Cuomo gives a shot to an alcohol friendly agenda - City & State

MTA Launches Anti-Bias Campaign in Response to Growing Hate Problem - NY1

There Is No Exit From This Future Airline Seating Hell - Gothamist

Harlem Youth Basketball League Mourns Founder, Kobe Bryant - NY1

7 Reasons Recycling Isn't Working in New York City - NYTimes

Mexican Tacqueria to Open on Upper East Side - Patch

City Hall Cuomo's Medicaid Plan Could Cost The City - Politico

City's housing agency changes 'devastating' voucher policy after domestic violence suit - Politico

Suspected Coronovirus case in New York Is Ruled Out - NYTimes

Spike in Crime Inflames Debate Over bail law in New York - NYTimes

Restaurant Workers Left Out of $15/Hour Minimum Wage Plan - Gothamist

Shredded Escalator 'Wreck' Blamed on Lapsed MTA Maintenance - Gothamist

NJ Transit Passengers Say They Were Left Abandoned On Train Outside Penn Station - Gothamist

'I May Have Killed Someone': Drifter Charged in Upper East Side Murder - NYTimes

City Planning Commission Approves Contested Lenox Terrace Development Plan - Gothamist

Please note: We regularly highlight articles on news sites that have limited access for nonsubscribers.

New NYPD Counterterrorism Chief Is First Woman to Lead Bureau - WSJ

Changes to Bail Law Split Democrats in Albany -WSJ

City knew ferries have been for the rich since day one, documents reveal - NY Post

Demo Permits Filed For 251 East 77th Street In Lenox Hill, Manhattan - NY YIMBY

Upper West Side Panel Unanimously Backs Safe Routes for Cyclists Through Central Park - Streetsblog

As Cuomo Proposes Expansive Equal Rights Amendment Favored in Senate, Assembly Again Passes Narrow Version - Gotham Gazette

What to know about the state’s new bail reform law - City and State

Rent reforms lead small landlords to sell stabilized buildings - Curbed NY

Despite Tax Breaks, These City Institutions Shut Doors On Voters - Gothamist

The Decade Dominated by the Ultraluxury Condo - NY Times

MAYOR’S $95.3 BILLION PROPOSED BUDGET ADDS COSTS, NOT PROGRAMS - The City

Sources: Cuomo Reaches Agreement With Advocates to Legalize E-Bikes, E-Scooters - NY1

NYC’s 2019 graduation rate inches up to 77% - Chalkbeat

Report Sees de Blasio’s ‘Mandatory Inclusionary Housing’ Falling Short - City Limits

Good cause eviction among top priorities for housing advocates - Times Union

FDNY: Open Door Fueled Fire That Injured 18 in Manhattan High Rise - NY1

Subway Service Disrupted After Water Main Break on Upper West Side - NY Times

State lawmakers: Don't Cut Mental health Services - Capital Tonight

MTA Scaling back EMTs at Subway Stations - Capital Tonight

Albany airport authority suffers ransomware attack - City & State

Feds: Correction Officers Smuggled Weed, Opioid medication to Rikers Detainees In Exchange for Bribes - Gothamist

Expand Penn Station? Fight With Trump Stalls Tunnels to Get There - NY Times

How Tiffany Moved 114,000 Gems Without getting Robbed - NY Times

Attorney general launches investigation into subway policing, which MTA is expanding - Politico

NYCHA's list of unresolved issues grows - City & State

Bill to End Religious Exemptions for Vaccinations Collapses in N.J. - NY Times

Please note: We regularly highlight articles on news sites that have limited access for nonsubscribers.

BP Brewer to host task force meetings on Lenox Hill hospital revitalization - Villager

NYC evictions down almost 20% six months after state tenant protections enacted - NY Daily News

NYC Ferry ridership up 32% in 2019, with service expansions coming: EDC - AM New York

Second Avenue is going through big change thanks to more mass transit - NY Post

After a wave of anti-Semitic violence, NYC schools plans curriculum to combat hate - Chalkbeat

Working group reveals new layer of anti-harassment reforms - Politico

How New York Is Zoning Out the Human-Scale City - NY Review of Books (thanks Anthony!)

MTA starts New Year off on wrong track as widespread delays plague commuters - Daily News

NYC workers flaunting placard abuse on first day of crackdown - NY Post

"Beneath the Queensboro Bridge, 16 personal cars were parked on the sidewalk.