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 - 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

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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

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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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Weekly News Roundup – January 13, 2025

The Breuer Building’s Lobby Might Be Saved After All - Curbed

Upper East Side Backs Central Park Transverse Plan Despite Anti-E-Bike Hysteria - Streetsblog

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Weekly News Roundup – January 6, 2025

Congestion pricing begins in NYC in a high stakes test for the model's U.S. viability - NPR

Judge Rejects NJ’s 11th Hour Appeal to Block Congestion ...

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Weekly News Roundup – December 30, 2024

Inside This UES Subway Station's $177 Million Accessibility Upgrade - Patch

Knickerbocker Greys Victorious! Hochul Signs Bill to Keep Cadet Corps at ...

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Weekly News Roundup – December 23, 2024

The Breuer Is Up For Landmarking Ahead Of Sotheby's Move-In - Patch

I-Team: Money for nothing? Developer seeks affordability tax break for apartments ...

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Weekly News Roundup – December 16, 2024

NYC Council approves $5 billion housing plan backed by Mayor Adams - Gothamist

NYC closing street to give posh UES prep school own private playground: ...

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Weekly News Roundup – December 2, 2024

Façade Installation Continues on 1345 Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Permits Filed for 23-Story Tower at 1655 First Avenue ...

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Weekly News Roundup – November 25, 2024

Mayor Adams, NYC Council strike last-minute deal on sweeping housing plan amid historic crisis - Gothamist

CB8 Reverses Approval of Open Street for ...

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Weekly News Roundup – November 18, 2024

New York’s Transit Agency Approves $9 Congestion Toll - Bloomberg

Groan: HHS & Parks Dept. Say Expect More Delays on UES Esplanade Reopening ...

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Weekly News Roundup – November 11, 2024

CB8 Approves of Cultural Center Makeover, Furious at FOX5 Double-Parking - Our Town

Lenox Hill nurses in Manhattan call off strike for now, as contract ...

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Weekly News Roundup – November 4, 2024

CB8 Examines Possible Affordable Housing Project on E. 83rd Street - Our Town

Frick Reopening Date Announced - Patch

Upper East Side Fruit and Vegetable ...

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