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UES Participatory Budget: Here Is Where Nearly $2M Is Going - Patch

Liquor Law Overhauls Too Lenient Say Community Activists - Our Town

State Suspends New Cannabis Biz Leases as Lawmakers Grill Hochul Nominee Following THE CITY’s Reporting - The City

City rents are so high that only %5 are affordable on the average salary - Crain’s

64 office buildings in NYC could become new housing - Gothamist

Adams ‘City of Yes’ Business Boost Comes Up for Council Votes - The City

Council Pushes for More Housing Funds As City Budget Negotiations Enter Final Weeks - City Limits

Citi Bike Docks Will Charge E-Bikes — But They’re Only on the Sidewalk (For Now) - Streetsblog

Students, seniors next in line for MTA’s OMNY payment system - Gothamist

Could MTA's fight against fare beating force passengers to prove they paid? - Gothamist

MTA will test middle-out turnstiles at 15 subway stops this year - AM NY

N.Y.C. Parents Rebuked for Questioning Transgender Student-Athlete Rules - NY Times

Concerned about mental health, NY lawmakers and advocates want fewer school lockdown drills - Chalkbeat

Restorative justice funding could be cut by more than half as fiscal cliff nears - Chalkbeat

Early childhood education at center of budget talks between Mayor Adams and City Council - Gothamist

ON THE BIAS: NYPD’s ‘Walking While Black’ Ticketing Continues - Streetsblog

Here's why you might soon be seeing drones flying over NYC - Time Out

Advocates rally for MENA bill as NY session winds down - City and State

Eric Adams’ latest plan to keep New York’s strong mayor system - Politico

Hochul makes end-of-session push for social media bills - City and State

Mayor Adams Fills a Key Commission With Allies and Donors - NY Times

NYC Council launches effort to expand approval power over Mayor Adams' commissioners - Gothamist

NYC’s tough new shelter rules for migrants kick in.

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'Terrifying' UES Bridge To Get Pedestrian And Bike Upgrades - Patch

Divided Manhattan Community Board to Vote on Activist Ban - The City

MSK Set To Demolish 300-Plus Unit Building For New Tower - Patch

City Unveils Design for Long-Decrepit East Harlem Greenway - Streetsblog

Upper East Side Papaya King could become housing - Crain’s

Seawright Has Her Constituents Covered - Our Town

Hochul and lawmakers on verge of $235B budget deal - Politico

City Council members cite concerns over Mayor Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ zoning changes for small businesses - AM NY

Mayor Adams Announces Proposal To Lift Floor-To-Area Ratio For New Developments - YIMBY

Demolition Work Underway At 1448 Third Avenue On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Housing activists balk at watered down ‘good cause’ eviction proposal - City and State

NYC has 2K empty apartments for at-risk people.

14 Birds Saved: UES Building Relents And Helps After Outrage In Press - Patch

Exclusive: EPA Endorsed Congestion Pricing After MTA Resolved Initial Concerns - Streetsblog

CPC Votes to Approve 46-Story Mid-Block Yorkville Building - CityLand

LPC To Review Renovation Proposal For 19 East 74th Street On Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Students are supposed to serve on NYC’s Community Education Councils.

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Developer Scores Major Construction Loan For Big UES Project: Report - Patch

NYC parks set for dramatic reductions in staffing, cleaning under Mayor Adams' budget cuts - Gothamist

Her Son Was Promised a Special Education Class. He’s Still Waiting - New York Times

New York Plans to Invest $1 Billion to Expand Chip Research - New York Times

NYC Council mulls removing limits to street vendor licenses - City & State

NY Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Caucus unveils budget priorities - City and State

Public advocate unveils NYC’s landlord shame list, warns budget cuts could make it worse - Gothamist

Anonymous donor saves compost collection at NYC greenmarkets, staving off mayor's cuts - Gothamist

Finally: East Midtown Greenway Set To Open Dec.