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 New Yorkers are the new face of eviction in the city, report finds - Gothamist

Hochul and Trump talk congestion pricing, energy - City and State

Feds give NYC congestion pricing 30-day extension, slamming Gov. Hochul's 'open disrespect' - Gothamist

Changes to next year’s student OMNY cards? Digital access, more durable cards - Chalkbeat

Trump to MTA: Give us NYC subway safety plan, or risk losing funds - Gothamist

‘You can’t sit down’: New Yorkers on benches removed from subway stations - Pix11

Report finds express buses fail riders who use wheelchairs - NY1

MTA to stop selling MetroCards by end of 2025 as NYC transit fares move to OMNY - Gothamist

Gov. Hochul eyes NYC tax hike to fund MTA in closed-door talks, sources say - Gothamist

MTA plans to hire $186M consultant to oversee Second Avenue subway construction - Gothamist

NYC's economy rebounded from COVID-19. The subways? Not so much. - Gothamist

Federal halt on bike lane grants could jeopardize New York projects - Crain’s

Dirty plate crackdown: NYC set to hit drivers with obstructed license plates hard starting next month - AM NY

DOT rolls out additional ‘Regional Slow Zones’ - City and State

Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path Delayed by Mayor Adams “Briefing” - Our Town

Dining Sheds Drop to only 2,600, as Season Starts on April 1 - Our Town

Mopeds might soon be allowed on the Brooklyn and Queens bridges - Time Out

NY school administrators don't back Gov. Hochul’s ‘bell-to-bell’ smartphone ban - Gothamist

Almost 10 years later, NYC remains in ‘flagrant’ violation of school menstrual products law: lawsuit - Chalkbeat

Top NYC schools officials warn Trump’s Education Department cuts could harm most vulnerable students - Chalkbeat

NYC Plans for Flood Protection Without Federal Funds - Bloomberg

Mayor Adams scoffs at trash can refunds for 250K NYC homeowners - Gothamist

EPA Cuts Would Strike a Blow to New York, Former Agency Administrator Says - City Limits

4th measles case confirmed in NY. Gov. Hochul asks for help promoting vaccination - Gothamist

Gov. Hochul is pushing a last-minute mask ban in state budget talks - Gothamist

Advocacy groups demand state restore cut public health funds to NYC - City and State

Should NY give tax breaks to start-ups? Legislature resists Gov. Hochul’s tax-free plan - Gothamist

New York's highest court strikes down noncitizen voting in NYC - Gothamist

Adams Uses Agency ‘Tracker’ to Control Messaging on Trump - NY Times

Trump Organization’s Criminal Record Clouds Its Bid to Reclaim Wollman Rink - The City

City Tests New Shelter Rules Advocates Warn Will Lead to More Street Homelessness - The City

New Yorkers increasingly don’t know what they’re paying for. And that’s the point. - Gothamist

New Yorkers will benefit from higher quality weed and more places to buy from this year, experts say - Time Out

The Fight to End Plastic Turf Zeros in on NYC Parks - City Limits

NYC Issued Over 10,000 Street Vendor Tickets, Confiscated Tons of Food in 2024 - City Limits

In City & State Budget Talks, Advocates Look to Fortify NYCHA Amid Federal Uncertainty - City Limits

How Eric Adams’s MyCity Portal Became a $100 Million Question Mark - NY Focus

New York caught in middle of Trump’s trade war with Canada - City and State

Do People Pick Up After Their Dogs on the UES? Many Say “Not Really” - Our Town

Hochul Backs Plan to Ease Evidence Requirements for Prosecutors - NY Times