Weekly News Roundup

Each week, Community Board 8 puts together a collection of news stories relevant to the residents of the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island. Check in each week for the newest News Roundup!

Weekly News Roundup - August 11

Plan to close street for private school raises residents’ concerns - PIX11

Lenox Hill agrees to shrink planned medical tower as it earns key Council ...

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Weekly News Roundup - August 4, 2025

CB8 Reverses Criticism of Private School’s Street Closure Application - Our Town

Excavation Underway at 259 East 72nd Street on Manhattan's Upper ...

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Weekly News Roundup - July 28, 2025

Reader Poll: Do You Support The Lenox Hill Hospital Development? - Patch

Rebecca Seawright to Hold Town Hall on Antisemitism - Our Town

LPC to Review ...

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Weekly News Roundup - July 21, 2025

Communal Spirit: UES Church Moves Street Fair, Saving Woman’s Wedding Plans - Our Town

City Council debates Lenox Hill expansion - PIX 11

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Weekly News Roundup - July 14, 2025

City Council To Host Final Public Hearing On Controversial UES Hospital Development — See When - Patch

Façade Reaches Crown of 255 East 77th Street ...

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Weekly News Roundup – July 7, 2025

Church Asked to Move Street Festival to Save Bride-to-Be’s Wedding Day - Our Town

Lenox Hill Hospital Plan Moves Forward With Key City Commission ...

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Weekly News Roundup - June 30, 2025

The Remi Nears Completion At 1026 Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Rendering Reveals Retail Facelift For 5 East 59th Street on ...

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Weekly News Roundup - June 23, 2025

The Breuer Building Quietly Begins Its Commercial Transformation At 945 Madison Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

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Weekly News Roundup - June 16, 2025

Tourists on the Tram? Roosevelt Islanders Are Fed Up - NY Times

Blood Center's $750M expansion on UES stalls years after rezoning - Crain’s

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Weekly News Roundup - June 9, 2025

Judge tosses lawsuit against 96th Street bus lanes - Crain’s

State judges tosses lawsuit protesting Upper West Side bus lanes along major corridor ...

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Weekly News Roundup - June 2, 2025

Memorial Sloan Kettering Announces Updated Design for Kenneth C. Griffin Pavilion at MSK - Press Release

MSK Announces Revised Hospital Design with ...

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Weekly News Roundup - May 27, 2025

NYC Building Gets Landmarked Before Sotheby's Moves In - Patch

Lenox Hill Hospital’s $2 Billion Overhaul Proposal Comes Before Planning Commission ...

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Weekly News Roundup – May 19, 2025

Controversial Lenox Hill Hospital Redesign Moves Forward With Borough President Approval - Patch

Boro Prez Levine Conditionally Approves $2 Billion ...

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Weekly News Roundup – May 12, 2025

Parks Commissioner to Resign, Sources Say - The City

NY asks judge to stop Trump admin from withholding funds in congestion pricing case - 1010 WINS

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Weekly News Roundup – May 5, 2025

Redesigned Delacorte Theater Nears Completion in Central Park, Manhattan - YIMBY

After NYC's parks burned last year, Council OKs a plan for wildfires ...

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Weekly News Roundup – April 28, 2025

Construction of Tallest Building in Lenox Hill Reaches 500 Ft. Apex - Our Town

This NYC Museum Is Getting A $550M Upgrade - Patch

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Weekly News Roundup – April 21, 2025

The Frick Collection to Reopen on April 17 on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Inside the Quiet, Extravagant Expansion of the Frick Collection ...

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Weekly News Roundup – April 14, 2025

Upper East Siders Vote On Controversial Hospital Rezoning - Patch

Northwell’s $2B Lenox Hill expansion voted down by community board - Crain’s

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Weekly News Roundup – April 7, 2025

$1 Million Up for Grabs as UES ‘Participatory Budgeting’ Voting Gets Underway - Our Town

Here’s Why Mailboxes Are Going Missing on the UES - ...

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Weekly News Roundup – March 31, 2025

Construction Nearing Completion At 200 East 75th Street In Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

The Duchess Wraps Up Construction at 300 East 83rd ...

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Weekly News Roundup – March 24, 2025

The Frick Collection is Reopening. Here’s a Sneak Peek.- NY Times

Petition to Unblock East River Esplanade Gains Signatures - Our Town

Middle-income ...

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Weekly News Roundup – March 17, 2025

Opening Date Announced For The Met's New Wing - Patch

UES residents push back against Lenox Hill Hospital expansion plans - 1010 Wins

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Weekly News Roundup – March 10, 2025

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Debuts “One Hundred Views” Mural in Collaboration with Artist Naomi Reis and Local P.S. 183 Fifth-Grade Students ...

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Weekly News Roundup – March 3, 2025

The Breuer Building Is Getting A New Restaurant: Report - Patch

EXCLUSIVE | Religious leaders unite to combat massive Lenox Hill Hospital expansion ...

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Weekly News Roundup – February 24, 2025

Yorkville in Uproar as Landlord Seeks to Demolish Socony Hall - Our Town

NYC’s Third Avenue traffic light slowdown sparks fury as locals complain ...

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Weekly News Roundup – February 18, 2025

6-Story UES Building To Be Replaced With Towering High Rise: Report - Patch

Why the Traffic Lights Have Slowed Down on 3rd Avenue - NY Times

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Weekly News Roundup – February 10, 2025

Controversial Lenox Hill Hospital Development Plan Moves Forward - Patch

Bores Hands Out $150G Check to School, Praises Knickerbocker Greys - Our Town

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Weekly News Roundup – February 3, 2025

Northwell Faces Off With UES Locals On $2 Billion Lennox Hill Expansion - Our Town

The Frick Gets A Much-Anticipated Opening Date After $330M Makeover ...

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Weekly News Roundup – January 27, 2025

New York City's congestion pricing picks up speed - CBS News

Congestion Relief Zone is Also a CRASH Relief Zone: Data - Streetsblog

Hochul’s budget ...

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Weekly News Roundup – January 20, 2025

Lenox Hill Hospital Submits its $2B Expansion to City Planning Dept; Locals Vow –Again –to Keep Fighting - Our Town

Congestion Pricing After 2 ...

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