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, 2023

MTA Seeks Fifteen Cent Fare Hike By Labor Day - Our Town

Finishing Touches Underway On 109 East 79th Street On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - ...

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Weekly News Roundup - May 22, 2023

Hundreds of migrants are arriving daily at NYC airports. Their main source of help is running dry. - Gothamist

Learn to Swim returns to NYC at ...

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Weekly News Roundup - May 15, 2023

New Green Kitchen Location Now Open In Lenox Hill - Patch

Judge orders NYC Council district lines to remain in place for upcoming election - Gothamist

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Weekly News Roundup - May 8, 2023

City education council elections bring polarizing national issues to local school districts - Chalkbeat

NYC’s education budget could drop by $960M ...

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Weekly News Roundup - May 1, 2023

NYC Unveils New Zoning Aimed at Making Energy Efficient Retrofits Easier - Commercial Observer

How Hochul’s Housing Dream Died: Backlash Surged ...

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Weekly News Roundup - April 24, 2023

‘Hypocrisy': New York Democrats deride Judiciary Committee’s Manhattan hearing - Politico

Police Contract Adds to City’s Labor Costs, Raising ...

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Weekly News Roundup - April 17th, 2023

Honey Locust Park Officially Unveiled After $1.67 Million Reno - Patch

Hochul Names a New Candidate to Become New York’s Top Judge - NY Times

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Weekly News Roundup - April 10, 2023

NYC Council leaders say they’ve identified $1.3B that can reverse Mayor Adams’ budget cuts - Daily News

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Weekly News Roundup - April 3, 2023

MTA wasting millions in Second Ave. Subway extension, Post probe finds - NY Post
https://nypost.com/2023/03/27/mta-design-decisions-fueling-second-ave-subways-record-price-tag-post-probe-finds/

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Weekly News Roundup - March 27, 2023

NYPD Blows Overtime Budget by Nearly $100 Million, On Pace for Record - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-20/nypd-blows-overtime-budget-by-nearly-100-million-on-pace-for-record

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Weekly News Roundup - March 20, 2023

Why can’t the City Council get the NYPD to show up at a hearing? - C&S

N.Y.P.D. Rejected Over Half of Review Board’s Discipline Recommendations ...

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Weekly News Roundup - March 10, 2023

Extell To 'Blanket' Noise At Loud UES Construction Site, Says Menin - Patch

Longtime UES Diner Neil's Evicted Months After Owner Dies - Patch

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Weekly News Roundup - February 17, 2023

UES co-op claims adjacent church creating an unholy living situation - NY Post

Arts And Crafts Fair Shows Off UES Talents - Patch

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Weekly News Roundup - February 13, 2023

Eli Zabar loses battle against Upper East Side homeless shelter next door - Crain's

UES Education Complex Prepares For Renovations, After $3 Million ...

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Weekly News Roundup - February 3, 2023

A Housing Plan for Manhattan’s Empty Spaces - NY Times

Northwell Makes Moves On Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion - Patch

Kids Walk Hate Speech Gauntlet ...

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Weekly News Roundup - January 30, 2023

Church Plan Draws Heat - Our Town

On the Upper East Side, it’s church versus co-op - Crain's

An ‘Uphill Fight’ For Co-Op vs. Presbyterian ...

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Weekly News Roundup - January 20, 2023

NYC doctors and elite Allen-Stevenson School battle over ‘Open Streets’ program - NY Post

Neighbors Plead For Mercy From Incoming UES Redeemer ...

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Weekly News Roundup - January 9, 2023

Nurses’ Strike Ends in New York City After Hospitals Agree to Add Nurses - NY Times

Adams proposes sweeping zoning changes to convert underused ...

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Weekly News Roundup - December 19, 2022

Towering Upper East Side 5G Poles Shot Down By Community Board - Patch

Roosevelt Island Bridge bike lane now covered for a safer, smoother ride ...

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Weekly News Roundup - December 12, 2022

More 5G Towers Are Coming to NYC — See Where They Are Being Built - NBC NY

Upper East Side fights 32-foot 5G cell towers making ritzy shopping ...

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Weekly News Roundup - December 5, 2022

Jeffries wins historic bid to lead House Dems after Pelosi - AP

Five big takeaways from the new Assembly draft map - City & State

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Weekly News Roundup - November 28, 2022

State Pot Board Deals Out NY’s First Weed-Selling Licenses - The City

To Meet Climate Mandate, New York Needs to Learn How to Build Clean Energy ...

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Weekly News Roundup - November 21, 2022

'Should Be A Role Model': Upper East Side Hero - Patch

Lawyers for Rikers Detainees Will Ask Judge to Impose Federal Control - NY Times

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Weekly News Roundup - November 14, 2022

Hochul beats Zeldin to be New York’s first elected female governor - Politico

Voters Approve $4.2B in Climate Spending and 3 Equity Measures in NYC - ...

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Weekly News Roundup - October 28, 2022

New York’s mayor and council speaker were already at odds. Then the migrant crisis hit. - Politico

More Than 104,000 New York City Students ...

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Weekly News Roundup - October 21, 2022

‘A NIMBY City Hall’: Adams Appointees Thwart Key Bike and Bus Projects - Streetsblog

Proliferation of ‘Micromobility Vehicles’ Vie for Bus ...

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Weekly News Roundup - October 17, 2022

New UES Restaurants: Greek, Mexican, Controversial Members' Club OK'd - Patch

NYC officials push major overhaul to Third Ave. in Manhattan, plan ...

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Weekly News Roundup - October 11, 2022

Redistricting Commission Sends New Map to City Council for Review - Gotham Gazette

Upper East Side No Longer Sliced Up By New Council Maps - Patch

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Weekly News Roundup - September 30, 2022

Huge New Upper East Side Medical Center Revealed By Northwell Health - Patch

Brooklyn’s library moves to slip books through red state bans - Politico

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Weekly News Roundup - September 23, 2022

And… the New York City redistricting process has also devolved - City & State

City Hall made an 11th-hour push to torpedo planned Council lines - ...

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