Manhattan BP threatens ‘legal remedies’ against Upper East Side NYCHA project - Curbed
Wanted: The Oddest Lots - The New York Times
Rezonings raise prices, housing study shows - Crain's New York Business
City Invests $75M More In East River Esplanade Fixes - Patch
Sotheby’s New York to Expand Gallery Space - The New York Times
The Private School vs.
March 1, 2019 – Weekly News Roundup
February 22, 2019 – Weekly News Roundup
Push for prevailing wage gathers steam in Albany - Crain's NY Business
How Cuomo, de Blasio, and Bezos Blew the Amazon Deal - New York Magazine
Faced with high land prices, developers are turning to oddly-shaped lots across the city - The Real Deal
Cornell Tech Loses Neighbor as Amazon Scraps N.Y.C. Headquarter Plans - Cornell Daily Sun
City Council Tries To Crack Down On Parking Placard Abuse - Gothamist
State legislators want to supersede city's rules to chop luxe towers - Crain's NY Business
The eternal orphanage - Our Town
The MTA Is Allegedly Seizing Tax Refunds From Poor NYers Over Decades-Old Infractions - Gothamist
Developer Plans 13-Story Madison Avenue Building On UES - Patch
The 11 best things to do on Roosevelt Island - 6SqFt
Brewer threatens legal action over development on NYCHA land - Politico Pro
Manhattan BP threatens ‘legal remedies’ against Upper East Side NYCHA project - Curbed
EXPLAINER: Why Mayor de Blasio’s Placard Abuse Announcement Today Will Fall Short - Streetsblog
From horses to cars to doctors - Our Town
HUD official Lynne Patton gets stuck in NYCHA elevator - NY Post
Kitten commuter takes a free ride on NYC’s subways - NY Post
This bar-hopping cat is NYC’s hot new tourist attraction - NY Post
How to get riders back on the bus: Buses could solve NYC’s congestion problem, if only New Yorkers would use them.
February 15, 2019 – Weekly News Roundup
UES High Schoolers Petition City For New Gym, Get 3K Signatures - Patch
Eleanor Roosevelt’s historic Upper East Side townhouse is back for a reduced $13.5M - 6SqFt
City’s child care data portal riddled with inaccurate info - New York Post
How To Learn About Architecture On Your Phone - Forbes
Déjà vu on the West Side - Our Town
Is Madison Avenue Losing Its Luster? - Architectural Digest
New York City Legislation Would Make it Cheaper to Rent an Apartment - The Wall Street Journal
Extell’s affordable Yorkville building opens lottery for 28 units, starting at $1,018/month - 6SqFt
City Planning Creates Online Platform for Zoning Resolution - CityLand
East 67th Street Library To Close For Renovations - Patch
Rockefeller University Hospital knew doctor was sexually abusing thousands of patients, bombshell lawsuit says - NY Daily News
Legislators Pursue Campaign Finance Reform for District Attorneys - Gotham Gazette
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February 8, 2019 – Weekly News Roundup
GOOD NEWS: Firefighters rescue puppies from UES pet shop blaze - New York Post
'Building On Stilts' That Inspired City To Close Zoning Loophole May Get Built Anyway - Gothamist
Elevated risk: Malfunction at NYCHA - The Real Deal
Real estate faces a 'new world order' and it's less friendly than the old one - Politico
Congestion Pricing For For-Hire Vehicles In Manhattan Takes Effect Saturday - CBS2NewYork
Carriage Operators Fight NYC Over New Pick-Up Zones - Courthouse News Service
Demolition Permits Filed For 1637-1641 First Avenue - YIMBY
“In a word, it’s a horror.
February 1, 2019 – Weekly News Roundup
NYCHA Residents Excoriate The Agency's 'Desperate' Pitch For Privatization - Gothamist
UES Community Board To Fight Private Development On NYCHA Lot - Patch
How Luxury Developers Use the ‘Void’ to Build Sky High - The New York Times
Updated Renderings For 301 East 81st Street Reveal Two-Story Addition - YIMBY
Trump and Far-Right Movement Battle Over Manhattan G.O.P. Club After Proud Boys Brawl - The New York Times
Park Avenue Armory, Harlem Museum Team Up For [February 17] UES Arts Symposium - Patch
Giorgio Armani to Redecorate Madison Avenue - NY Times
760 Madison Ave.
January 25, 2019 – Weekly News Roundup
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 Architecture Award - 9TO5Mac
On the Upper East Side, Emory Roth’s First Hungarian Church of New York may become a landmark - 6SqFt
New York landlords rush rent hikes ahead of housing reforms: Property owners advised to get Major Capital Improvement increases while they still can - The Real Deal
City fast-tracks crackdown on buildings on stilts - Crain's NY Business
City unveils major overhaul to stop scandalous projects: Department of Design and Construction shaking up bid process - Crain's NY Business
Bronx Borough President Issues Proposal to Preserve Preferential Rent Housing - CityLand
City Council, Skeptics Spar Over New Round of Housing Bills - City Limits
City to revoke permits for Extell’s Kazakh-backed tower at 50 West 66th Street - The Real Deal
All Aboard! Navy Yard Will Be Added to NYC Ferry Stops - BKReader
De Blasio's 2018 War On E-Bikes Targeted Riders, Not Businesses - Gothamist
UES Eatery Bans Women From Eating Solo At Bar, Patron Says - Patch
City Threatens To Revoke Permit For Controversial Upper West Side Tower - Gothamist
FDNY Unions Tell Council: 'Amazon' Latest Reason to Add Units, Staff - The Chief-Leader
Research Brings New Light to the Lost ‘Seneca Village’ in What is Now Central Park - West Side Rag
Shutdown’s Pain Cuts Deep for the Homeless and Other Vulnerable Americans - The New York Times
Councilman seeks to chip away at commercial rent tax - Crain's
Rallying for a remnant - Our Town
The Empire State Building May Soon Have Another Rival on the Skyline - New York Times
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January 18, 2019 – Weekly News Roundup
City Revokes Permits for Planned West Side Skyscraper - NY1
EXCLUSIVE: Lenox Hill maneuvers - Our Town
Casualties of the shutdown - Our Town
Upper East Side townhouse sales dropped nearly 50% - Crain's
Roosevelt Island to get fully affordable 21-story rental - Curbed
NYC financed a record number of affordable homes in 2018 - Curbed
Specialized high schools lawsuit could delay admissions decisions, New York City says in court filings - Chalkbeat
How the Slice Joint Made Pizza the Perfect New York City Food - NY Times
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January 15, 2019 – Weekly News Roundup
Developers Had City's Ear In Rezoning While Inwood Residents Were Shut Out, Emails Reveal - Gothamist
Those 'Ugly, Obnoxious' Billboard Boats May Also Be Illegal, City Says - Gothamist
NYPD Tells Officers: Stop Fining E-Bike Delivery Cyclists - Gothamist
Permits Filed For 17-Story Building At 323 East 79th Street - NIMBY
The ghostly remnant - Our Town
Comptroller’s Report Shows Scope of City’s Affordable Housing Crisis - CityLand
Mysterious Spike in Complaints About Street Signs Moves Council to Halt Violations - The New York Times
City blows deadline to regulate buildings on stilts - Crain's NY Business
Better Than the Powerball - The New York Times
Fading beauty? In a sea of new dev, UES co-ops have fewer takers - The Real Deal
Judge halts de Blasio’s plan to move horse carriages inside Central Park - New York Post
Bill would require NYC developers to disclose relationships with politicians - New York Post
Met Museum attendance, revenue up a year after imposing fee - Crain's
EXCLUSIVE: Two fabled UES churches sold - Our Town
EXCLUSIVE: Landlord group launches campaign to police its own; critics skeptical - Daily News
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Foam Ban — Effective January 1, 2019
In accordance with Local Law 142 of 2013, the NYC Department of Sanitation determined that dirty, post-consumer, single-service foam food and beverage containers cannot be recycled in a manner that is economically feasible, environmentally effective, and safe for employees as part of the City’s curbside recycling program.
December 14, 2018 – Weekly News Roundup
E Harlem Is No. 2 In Manhattan For Marijuana Arrests: Comptroller - Patch
The status of NYC’s most elite buildings is sinking - New York Post
Facing judge's rejection of reform plan, NYCHA weighs breakup to fix itself - Daily News
Robert A. M. Stern’s 520 Park Avenue Nearly Complete On The Upper East Side - YIMBY
Hundreds of Complaints Flood In About New York Store Signs, but From Whom? - The New York Times
Territorial dispute over cleanup program - Our Town
East Harlem Braces as Next Phase of 2nd Avenue Subway Nears - City Limits
With NYCHA in dire straits, de Blasio rolls out new plan with more market-rate development - Politico
National Academy sells another Upper East Side building for $25M - Curbed
Cuomo Signs Bill Requiring Community Board Notification of All-Night Liquor Licenses - Flushing Post
Rendering Revealed For Riverwalk 8 At 460 Main Street, On Roosevelt Island - YIMBY
New York Lawmakers Say State Must Stop Enabling Predatory Loans - Bloomberg
Pol: Make landlords lock in preferential rents, but subsidize them - Crain's
Inside Maison, a New Club for Women Coming to the Upper East Side - Town & Country
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