June 2, 2018 – Weekly News Roundup

June 1st, 2018

Co-op and condo owners to fight commercial rent control - Crain's NY Business
Landmarked 954 Madison Avenue will Undergo Renovation for Carolina Herrera Flagship in Manhattan - YIMBY NY
A peek at all the new development coming to Roosevelt Island - The Real Deal
Ahead of LPC hearing, Frick’s proposed expansion raises eyebrows - Curbed NY
A Prewar Building’s History Becomes an Amenity - The New York Times
Upper East Side remains divided over Frick Collection’s expansion - Curbed NY
De Blasio Emails Shed Light on how ‘Affordable Housing’ is Packaged for the Press - City Limits
Once-Thriving City Nonprofit Sputters Under Mayor’s Wife, Chirlane McCray - The New York Times
Mayor’s Charter Revision Commission to tackle land use issues - City & State NY

May 25, 2018 – Weekly News Roundup

May 30th, 2018

Watch it Here: Is Affordable Housing Really Fair Housing? - City Limits
Victor Sigoura stitches together UES assemblage for ground-up condo project - The Real Deal
Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining on the Upper East Side - City Guide
When 421a was in limbo, developers turned to this tax exemption - The Real Deal
How NYC could transform its disused underpasses into public space - Curbed NY
Behind New York’s Housing Crisis: Weakened Laws and Fragmented Regulation - The New York Times
92nd Street Y planning $180M renovation to UES headquarters - The Real Deal
Extell to buy church’s dev rights for big UES assemblage - The Real Deal
New York’s 92nd Street Y Plans $180 Million Top-to-Bottom Renovation - The Wall Street Journal
Upper East Side nursing home lands $127M in financing - The Real Deal
Mayor, Police Union Split on Summons for Marijuana - The Wall Street Journal
DHCR hid identities of landlords suspected of wrongdoing, court papers say - Daily News
 NYU report describes city in housing affordability crisis - Politico
CBN Scores Again, Full House for Mental Health First Aid for Seniors - Roosevelt Island Daily

May 18, 2018 – Weekly News Roundup

May 18th, 2018

See the NYC neighborhoods where affordability is most at risk - Curbed NY
Inside the Ukrainian Institute of America, one of NYC’s best hidden architectural gems - 6SqFt
New 18-Story Apartment Building Planned For Upper East Side - UES Patch
 Beat that Light, Every Bus Rider Says Silently - Manhattan Express
Residential Parking Permits Pushed for Upper Manhattan - Manhattan Express
Opinion: The cursed island before Rikers: Learning from the story of Blackwell’s Island - Daily News
Hanging gardens of Brearley - Our Town
A Sephardic boom on the UES and a major new communal institution rises up to accommodate them - Our Town
History of asylum horrors repeats itself: America still criminalizes poverty and mental illness - Salon
Johnson proposes cutting Council initiatives in search for Fair Fares cash - Politico
Rosario Candela Show ‘Elegance in the Sky’ Opens in New York - Architectural Record
Report Looks At Threats To Affordable Housing In City Neighborhoods - CityLand

May 11, 2018 – Weekly News Roundup

May 11th, 2018

De Blasio administration endorses 4 supervised injection facilities, provides no timeline - Politico
City green-lights UES tower's height-boosting gambit - Crain's New York Business
Speaker on school and housing segregation - Spectrum NY1
New York-Presbyterian Opens David H. Koch Center On The Upper East Side - NY YIMBY
De Blasio’s ‘affordable housing’ has made NYC more expensive - New York Post
Company managing NYC bus stops says it’s losing millions - New York Post
NYC’s free public Wi-Fi kiosks aren’t making much money - New York Post
VIDEO: This is how New York City handles your calls about the homeless - Nonprofit News Media
Can New York City achieve its Vision Zero goals? - Curbed NY
Proposed pedestrian bridge creates divide in Sutton Place - NYY1 (video)
Entire Upper East Side Block To Be Demolished - UES Patch

May 4, 2018 – Weekly News Roundup

May 4th, 2018

Appeals court hands landlords major victory in rent-stabilization case - The Real Deal
The FAA's the limit for Manhattan residential buildings - Crain's New York Business
Tech panel talks about the brave new frontier of NYC transportation - Cornell Chronicle
Could You Be Sued as a Co-op Board Member? - The New York Times
Redeeming an Upper East Side eyesore - Our Town
Safe spaces: Legislation would reserve street parking for residents - Our Town
New Local Law Provides Alternative to Criminal Court - CityLand
Plans move ahead for Second Avenue Subway Phase Two in Harlem - WPIX News 11
From Former de Blasio Official, an Admission on Segregation - The New York Times
As Ridership Surges, Ferries to Get $300 Million to Expand Service - The New York Times

April 20, 2018 – Weekly News Roundup

April 23rd, 2018

Mayor de Blasio claims he can’t remember secret 2015 meeting with major lobbyist that led to $100G in donations - Daily News
OpEd: The right way to rewrite the City Charter - Daily News
Trees Planted Along Second Avenue Bike Lane - Upper East Side Patch
No Friends of the Court: City Council Sues City’s Top Lawyer - The New York Times
Preservationists unite in effort to stall LPC’s proposed rule changes - Curbed NY
Landmarks Chairwoman Is Latest to Exit the de Blasio Administration - The New York Times

April 13, 2018 – Weekly News Roundup

April 13th, 2018

Editorial: No Albany pay raises without ethics reforms - Newsday
Group alleges Gamma wrongfully rushed foundation work at Sutton Place tower - The Real Deal
Officials: Clason Point ferry service construction on schedule - News 12 The Bronx
Many Turn Out to Both Support and Register Concerns about Landmarks Rules Revisions - CityLand
With Tweaks, City Council Charter Revision Commission Bill Expected to Pass - Gotham Gazette
With Ambitious Asks, Bus Advocates Await MTA Plan - Manhattan Express
The Met Goes Beyond Its Doors to Pick a Leader Who Bridges Art and Technology - The New York Times
Digital donnybrook on 66th Street - Our Town
The Frick's new vision for its past - Our Town
Council Member to Propose Campaign Finance Changes - GothamGazette
Why middle-income New Yorkers are turning down affordable housing - 6sqft
My Upper East Side Story: Pizza, Schnitzel, a Piano Bar - The New York Times

April 6, 2018 – Weekly News Roundup

April 6th, 2018

Site of Gary Barnett’s next big development - The Real Deal
Morton Williams set to open on Third Ave. - New York Post
Washington Cracks Down on New York Housing Authority - The Wall Street Journal
Cuomo Creates Monitor to Oversee Repairs to City’s Public Housing - The New York Times
 City’s ‘Nightlife Mayor’ Faces a Tough Crowd on Her Home Turf - Village Voice
 More than 80% of NYCHA apartments pose a health risk: report - New York Post
 De Blasio Moves to Permit Pedal-Assist Electric Bikes on NYC Streets - StreetsBlog NYC
 Mission: Spend a million dollars - Our Town
State Senate To Provide Exception to Floor Area Ratio Cap for City Residential Buildings - CityLand
Frick Collection, With Fourth Expansion Plan, Crosses Its Fingers Again - The New York Times
Seeing Old Masters in a Different Light - The New York Times
LinkNYC kiosks to double as bus countdown clocks - Crain's NY Business
Law firm that represented de Blasio now helping developer with city deal - New York Post

April 2, 2018 – Weekly News Roundup

April 2nd, 2018

The community board problem found in today's New York City - The Riverdale Press

New Data Makes Clear That NYC Needs Even More Affordable Housing - City Limits

Council speaker, activists push for fix to rent loopholes - Daily News

Naftali is angling to buy big UES assemblage for condo tower - The Real Deal

PQR’s Airy Roman Slices Could Turn the UES Into a Pizza Destination - New York Eater

De Blasio slams Cuomo’s MTA plan as threat to ‘fiscal health’ - New York Post

Here’s what NYC architects need to know about changes to Landmarks rules - The Architects Newspaper

Thousands of de Blasio-proposed homeless-housing units remain unbuilt - Daily News

Queensboro Oval Will Not Become A Park, City Says - Patch

Esplanade repairs face delays - Our Town

In Yorkville, the Last Days of a German Bakery - The New York Times