Weekly News Roundup – March 4, 2022

New York City says it will end school mask and indoor proof-of-vaccination mandates. - NY Times
Mayor Adams ends vaccine mandate for indoor patrons, announces color-coded warning system for COVID-19 - Gothamist
Mayor Eric Adams Lifts Restaurant Vaccine Checks.

Weekly News Roundup – February 25, 2022

February 25th, 2022

Another Adams Pick With Anti-LGBTQ+ Views Shows ‘Trend’ - The City

Adams Is Challenged Over His Hiring of 3 Gay Marriage Foes - NY Times

Adams Under Fire For 'Homophobic Mayoral Appointments': Council - Patch

Adams says the cure to Covid-19 is getting back to work - Politico

NYC Targets Loud Cars By Using Camera With Sound Meter - Patch

In First Budget, Adams Fails to Fulfill Pledge of 1% for Parks - Gotham Gazette

New York City Plans to Stop Homeless People From Sheltering in Subway - NY Times

Mayor’s Budget Plan Cuts $615M from Homeless Services, as Subway Crackdown Intensifies - City Limits

Nearly 70 years after Brown decision, New York schools still separate and unequal - Times Union

Inside NYC’s skyrocketing anti-Asian violence: How hate speech led to hate crimes - NY Post

Hochul: New York monitoring cyber infrastructure ahead of potential Russian invasion of Ukraine - State of Politics

'They are prepared to fight' — NYC's Ukrainian community watches family and friends brace for invasion - Gothamist

Why Is New York’s Bail Reform So Controversial? - The City

Hit By Soaring Con Ed Bills? Here’s What You Can Do About It - The City

Online Sports Betting’s N.Y. Debut: $2.4 Billion in Wagers in 5 Weeks - NY Times

Baby steps: MTA takes ‘fresh look’ at allowing unfolded strollers on buses in NYC - AM NY

No place to go: NYC’s public restrooms are scarce and dirty, posing a health and public safety quandary - Crain's

New York City is about to redraw its City Council districts; how fair will it be? - AM NY

NYC mayor wants to phase out restaurant vaccine requirements within weeks - Fortune

Adams appoints Industry City CEO to head economic development agency after leading candidate withdraws - Gothamist

Broadway will continue to require face masks – for now - AM NY

MTA will pilot protective platform doors at 3 subway stations - Gothamist

Can New Yorkers Be Lured Back to the Arts by a Good Deal? - NY Times

Will New York City Be Ready to Implement Landmark Building Emissions Law? - Gotham Gazette

Climate resiliency and equity: What NYC is planning for the next decade of its waterfront - Gothamist

Expanding Child Care Subsidies Would Lift 84K New Yorkers Out of Poverty, Report Finds - City Limits

Zeckendorfs buying foreclosed UES condo project for $250M - Real Deal

Menin calls on GoPuff delivery service to halt its hazardous business practices in Upper East Side - AM NY

NYC Schools Will End Outdoor Mask Mandate - Patch

U.S. Soccer and Women’s Players Agree to Settle Equal Pay Lawsuit - NYTimes

UES Landlord Is Stymying Next-Door Medical Center, Developer Says - Patch

Ukrainian Refugees Will Be Welcome In NY, Hochul Says - Patch

Give Anti-Overdose Drugs Kits To NYC Nightclubs, Lawmakers Say - Patch

'Stop Putin': NYC Protests Russian Invasion Of Ukraine - Patch

LGBTQ New Yorkers Protest 'Unholy Trinity' Appointed By Mayor - Patch

A Racist Tweet By Columbia Psychiatry Chair Ripples Through New York's Elite Medical Circles - Patch

Gergiev, Putin Friend, Out Of Vienna Philharmonic US Tour - Patch

Alfresco Forever - Our Town

REI workers in SoHo schedule first union vote for March 2 - Gothamist

Everything you need to know about OMNY, the new MTA payment method - Gothamist

Biden Praises Ketanji Brown Jackson, His Supreme Court Pick - NYTimes

C.D.C.’s New Guidance Will Focus on Living With the Virus - NYTimes

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Weekly News Roundup – February 18, 2022

February 18th, 2022

Eric Adams Proposes a $98 Billion Budget With No Cuts for N.Y.P.D. - NY Times

'Laser-Focused on Fiscal Discipline': Mayor Adams Presents First Budget Plan - Gotham Gazette

Universal child care initiative is slow to come, but mayor and City Council say it's still a priority - NY1

A Million More Trees for New York City: Leaders Want a Greener Canopy - NY Times

Eric Adams Is Pushing a Plan to Speed Up Buses.

Weekly News Roundup – February 11, 2022

February 11th, 2022

Mayor Adams Appoints Parks Leadership - Cityland

Anti-gay pastor still in contention for job in Adams administration - Politico

New York City Council Redistricting Process Set to Kick Off - Gotham Gazette

How New York City’s Hospitals Withstood the Omicron Surge - NY Times

New York ends mask mandate for businesses, but not schools — yet - Politico

Adams wants summer jobs for all youth who want one.

Weekly News Roundup – February 4, 2022

February 4th, 2022

51 Council Members in 52 Weeks: District 5, Julie Menin - WNYC

Adams Taps Former Bloomberg Adviser To Head DEP, Lead On Climate Change - Gothamist

To-Go Drinks Had Plenty of Fans in New York. Just Not the Right Ones. - NY Times

New York Democrats could pick up 3 congressional seats under new maps - Politico

New York’s Recovery Took 2 Steps Forward.

Weekly News Roundup – January 28, 2022

January 28th, 2022

51 Council Members in 52 weeks: District 4, Keith Powers - WNYC

Public schools will shorten quarantine and isolation policies - NY1

Hochul to convene illegal guns task force in wake of NYPD cop killing - NY Post

A Grim January Leaves Some New Yorkers Fearful for the City’s Future - NY Times

Delivery Workers Cheer Restroom Access and Tip Transparency Alongside AOC and Chuck Schumer - The City

New York COVID positivity rate stays below 10%, Gov.

Weekly News Roundup – January 21, 2022

January 21st, 2022

Opinion: Feed The Hungry: How New York Must Work with the Human Services Sector to End Food Insecurity by Roderick Jones & Gregory J. Morris - Gotham Gazette

Down Come the Barricades - Our Town

New York’s governor announces a significant drop in daily cases, a rare sign of hope.

Weekly News Roundup – January 14, 2022

January 14th, 2022

Bronx apartment fire kills 19, including 9 children - AP

More Patients, Fewer Workers: Omicron Pushes New York Hospitals to Brink - NY Times

They Had Reasons for Leaving the City. So Why Are Their Friends Mad? - NY Times

Conflict Quickly Emerges Between Top Prosecutor and Police Commissioner - NY Times

New York Business Owners Sidestep Billions in Federal Taxes With State’s Help - WSJ

Tracking the Number of People in NYC Homeless Shelters in 2022 - CityLimits

Local COVID contact tracing now optional in New York - AP

New York City's New Mayor Tells the City It's Time to Stop Wallowing in Covid - Bloomberg

Eric Adams Faces Second Council Defeat in Fight Over Investigations Post - The CityFeds Send MTA $6 Billion To Keep "Secret Sauce" Flowing - Gothamist

Mayor Adams orders ‘difficult’ 3% cut in NYC government spending after budget spike under de Blasio - Daily News

What does the female City Council majority want to do for women? - City & State

NYC mayor considering virtual learning plan for schools - AP

Manhattan Rents Break Another Record, as Market Shows Signs of Cooling - NY Times

NYC to tackle double-parking on the Upper East Side - Fox 5

Upper East Side Councilwoman Funds More Frequent Litter Bin Pickups - CBS NY

Ruppert Park's Latest Redesign Adds Dog Run, Pleasing UES Board - Patch

New York’s Eviction Moratorium Is Expiring Saturday.

Weekly News Roundup – January 7, 2022

January 7th, 2022

NY Obliterates Single-Day Case Record With Nearly 70K New Positives; Hochul Warns Peak Yet to Come - NBC NY

Eric Adams Takes Office as New York City’s 110th Mayor at a Perilous Moment - NY Times

Adrienne Adams elected first Black City Council speaker - City & State

Meet Your City Council: Learn More About NYC’s New Lawmakers - The City

Menin Plans New School, Open Spaces & More As UES Council Member - Patch

Amid omicron surge, NYC schools prepare to reopen after winter break - Chalkbeat

COVID Schools Crisis Tests Eric Adams in First Days as Mayor - The City

Omicron wreaks havoc on NYC, causes crippling staff shortages - NY Post

COVID cases among NYC students and school staff spiked over winter break - Chalkbeat

City Employees Press Adams For Work-From-Home Option After De Blasio Refused - Gothamist

Eric Adams defends his pandemic response as N.Y.C. virus cases surge.

Weekly News Roundup – Holiday Edition

January 3rd, 2022

Design Unveiled For Upper East Side's New Ruppert Park: See It - Patch

Parks Department Unveils Concept for Ruppert Park - Tapinto

New York Businesses Ordered to Require Masks Indoors or Vaccine Proof - NY Times

Supreme Court rejects move to block New York vaccine mandate - Politico

New York City businesses react to new state masks-or-vaccinations rules: ‘Most people, they understand.