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 – March 4, 2022
Weekly News Roundup – February 25, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.