Weekly News Roundup

The Empty Storefront Crisis and the End of the American Dream - The New York Times

NYCHA scraps east side tower plan in face of boro prez lawsuit - ...

De Blasio and City Council reach agreement on $92.8 billion budget - City & State

Mayor, City Council reach $92.8B budget deal - Crain's

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Commercial waste bill's debut next week has businesses worried - Crain's New York Business
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New York rent reforms could wind up in omnibus bill bundled with charter school cap and legal weed - Daily News

Advocates Push Charter Commission ...

Rendering Revealed For Robert A.M. Stern-Designed 1230 Madison Avenue, In Carnegie Hill - YIMBY

"A new rendering has been revealed for 1230 Madison ...

Developer’s proposed ferry link between Astoria and Upper East Side gains tentative support - Curbed
Ferry Extension to Upper East Side Being ...

Why Nearly 600 City Owned Apartments Sit Empty Amid a Housing Crisis - NY1
After Backlash, Personal Voter Information Is Removed by New York City - ...

De Blasio announced plan to upgrade 24 streets across NYC to speed up bus service - Daily News
After Previous Collapse, Where Does Push to Legalize ...

Gale Brewer sues De Blasio, NYCHA to block UES high-rise - NY Post

PUBLIC FUNDING OF PRIVATE-SCHOOL SECURITY GROWS BY MILLIONS - The City
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'IMMINENT' DOMAIN: UNCERTAIN SECOND AVE. SUBWAY PLANS PUT LOCALS ON EDGE - The City
‘Twitter cop’ connects with the community - The Villager
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Glenwood Management refinances UES tower with $127M loan - The Real Deal
Will Congestion Pricing Create Parking Problems at the Periphery? - ...

Lenox Hill residential development to be market-rate - Crain's
HUD’s Patton takes aim at de Blasio for 2020 ambitions, NYCHA crisis - New ...

City closes on deal to buy cluster apartments for $174M - Politico
Use More Cameras To Keep NYC Buses Moving, Pols Say - Patch
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Activists hail horses’ move to park; Hacks unhappy - The Villager
'Development Needs To Happen On That Site': De Blasio Addresses NYCHA's ...

Lenox Hill Hospital Plans Large-Scale Revamp of Manhattan Campus - WSJ
Lenox Hill Hospital to see a $2B renovation. Here’s what ...

Manhattan BP threatens ‘legal remedies’ against Upper East Side NYCHA project - Curbed
Wanted: The Oddest Lots - The New York Times
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Push for prevailing wage gathers steam in Albany - Crain's NY Business
How Cuomo, de Blasio, and Bezos Blew the Amazon Deal - New York ...

UES High Schoolers Petition City For New Gym, Get 3K Signatures - Patch
Eleanor Roosevelt’s historic Upper East Side townhouse is back ...

GOOD NEWS: Firefighters rescue puppies from UES pet shop blaze - New York Post
'Building On Stilts' That Inspired City To Close Zoning ...

NYCHA Residents Excoriate The Agency's 'Desperate' Pitch For Privatization - Gothamist
UES Community Board To Fight Private Development ...

For the poor, the safety net in a shutdown doesn’t feel safe - The Ledger
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson-designed Apple UES wins 2019 AIA Interior ...

City Revokes Permits for Planned West Side Skyscraper - NY1
EXCLUSIVE: Lenox Hill maneuvers -  Our Town
Casualties of the shutdown - ...

Developers Had City's Ear In Rezoning While Inwood Residents Were Shut Out, Emails Reveal - Gothamist
Those 'Ugly, Obnoxious' Billboard ...

E Harlem Is No. 2 In Manhattan For Marijuana Arrests: Comptroller - Patch
The status of NYC’s most elite buildings is sinking - New York ...

Holmes Towers project faces questions - Our Town
In This Corner of New York City, It’s Gray-Haired Pedestrians vs. Bikes - The New York ...

Westside Market Opens 5,500-Square-Foot UES Supermarket - Patch
Comptroller Study Finds Majority of Lobbies in NYCHA Buildings Have Unsecured ...

City Begins Work On New Roosevelt Island Library - Patch
A community group claimed victory over Gamma’s Sutton Place tower. It might be short-lived - ...

To the Editor: No secrets at charter review - Riverdale Press
Term limits are great, but not for community boards - Riverdale Press
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State designates Columbus Circle monument as landmark -  New York Post
Police: Rash Of E-Bike Thefts On UWS And UES Have Deliverymen Unnerved - ...

Walk-In Clinic Opens Inside UES Pharmacy - Patch
Term limits for community boards? - Riverdale Press
The school that time forgot - Our ...