March 23, 2018 – Weekly News Roundup

March 23rd, 2018

Winners Chosen For Fisher Brothers’ Park Avenue Design Competition Depict Major Median Potential - YIMBY NY
https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/03/winners-chosen-for-fisher-brothers-park-avenue-design-competition-depict-major-median-potential.html

UES Participatory Budgeting 2018: What's On The Ballot - Patch
https://patch.

March 16th, 2018 – Weekly News Roundup

March 16th, 2018

Council Speaker Corey Johnson pushes $2B affordable housing plan for seniors - Daily News

On Land Use, Johnson Promises 'Deference' to Members But 'No Veto' - Gotham Gazette

Community Board Recommends Zoning Protections For 14th Street Tech Hub Plan - CityLand

Construction begins on Snøhetta-designed hotel on Roosevelt Island - Curbed NY

Thousands of Serial Traffic Violators in New York City Go Unpunished - Wall Street Journal

M.T.A. Violated Law Omitting Elevators in Station Upgrade, Prosecutors Say - The New York Times

Permits Filed For Massive Condominiums At 1299 3rd Avenue - NY YIMBY

Breaking Down the City’s Rezoning Process - The New York Times

City Downsizes Plan For UES Marine Transfer Station - Patch

The Great Roman Pizza Master You’ve Never Heard Of Opens Yorkville Shop - Grub Street

March 9th, 2018 – Weekly News Roundup

March 9th, 2018

A kinder, gentler, cleaner dump - Our Town

Glaser's Bake Shop To Close After 116 Years On Upper East Side - Upper Eastside Patch

Historic NYC Bakery Announces It Is Closing Its Doors After 116 Years - NBC-New York

New York Collectors Came Out in Force for the ADAA’s 30th-Annual Art Show—But Out-of-Towners Were Scarce - ArtNet News

City Strikes Pricey Deal for Pre-K at Extell’s UES Condo Tower - Commercial Observer

Second Avenue Subway Killed My Business, UES Store Owner Says - New York Patch

Thieves Are Swiping NYC's Trash Cans, And It's Not Clear Why - NBC-NY

The revised Section 421-a offers new opportunities for affordable housing - CityLand (NY Law School)

The municipal problem solver: — James Clynes’ legacy at CB8 - Our Town

Mayor de Blasio realizes he can speed up repairs on NYCHA heaters and boilers after Gov.

DonateNYC Presentation 2-12-2018

February 13th, 2018

At the Feb. 12, 2018 meeting of the CB8 Environment and Sanitation Committee, the NYC Dept. of Sanitation presented their donateNYC program. You can find their presentation here:

DonateNYC Presentation 2-12-2018