Weekly News Roundup – March 3, 2025

The Breuer Building Is Getting A New Restaurant: Report - Patch

EXCLUSIVE | Religious leaders unite to combat massive Lenox Hill Hospital expansion - AM NY

NY tries to contain rising threat to affordable housing: Skyrocketing insurance costs - Gothamist

Poverty, unaffordability rise in NYC. A report says spiking housing and other costs are to blame.

Weekly News Roundup – February 24, 2025

Yorkville in Uproar as Landlord Seeks to Demolish Socony Hall - Our Town

NYC’s Third Avenue traffic light slowdown sparks fury as locals complain of e-bike ‘racetrack’ - NY Post

Disappearing Drugstores: Duane Reade Stores on UES & W.Village Latest to Shut Down - Our Town

The Rise of the Upper East Side Faux-Ops - New York Magazine

NYC’s housing goals face uncertainty amid upheaval in Mayor Adams' administration - Gothamist

Council Bill Looks to Simplify City’s Supportive Housing Application - City Limits

An N.Y.C. Panel Is Tackling the Housing Crisis.

Weekly News Roundup – February 18, 2025

6-Story UES Building To Be Replaced With Towering High Rise: Report - Patch

Why the Traffic Lights Have Slowed Down on 3rd Avenue - NY Times

New ‘Green Wave’ on Third Ave: As Cars Slow, Bikes Fly; Julie Menin Blasts Lack of Notice - Our Town

Rebecca Seawright Vows to Serve Seniors As New State Assembly Aging Chair - Our Town

Residents: New schedule won't fix the Roosevelt Island Tram - NY1

Efforts to revive Airbnb in NYC are sputtering amid multi-million-dollar lobbying efforts - Gothamist

New York City Achieves Back-To-Back Record-Setting Years For Affordable Housing Creation - YIMBY

Developer Closes on Site of Forthcoming Residential Project at 242 East 71st Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

Demolition Prep Begins at 1410-1418 Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side - YIMBY

NYC yellow cab trips up 10% after launch of congestion pricing: TLC - AM NY

Congestion Pricing at 1 Month: Commute Times Down, but Ambulances Moving Slower - Our Town

New York’s business boosters push Trump to keep Manhattan tolls - Politico

NYC Sees Pedestrian Traffic Increase in Congestion-Pricing Zone - Bloomberg

NYC’s Newest Transit Leader Builds a Worker-Driven Strategy - Bloomberg

NY Transit Advocate Says Billions in Tax Hikes Would Fix MTA - Bloomberg

Turnstile Armor Is MTA’s Latest Defense Against Farebeaters - The City

FDNY To Drivers: Please Stop Parking At Hydrants - Streetsblog

NYC slated to get another 267 fast-chargers for electric vehicles - Gothamist

4,000 Applications for Outdoor Dining.

Weekly News Roundup – November 18, 2024

New York’s Transit Agency Approves $9 Congestion Toll - Bloomberg

Groan: HHS & Parks Dept. Say Expect More Delays on UES Esplanade Reopening - Our Town

US Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to New York rent stabilization - Reuters 

1 in 8 NYC public school kids was homeless last school year - City and State

New York Doesn’t Have Enough Housing.

Weekly News Roundup – November 4, 2024

CB8 Examines Possible Affordable Housing Project on E. 83rd Street - Our Town

Frick Reopening Date Announced - Patch

Upper East Side Fruit and Vegetable Cart’s Produce Confiscated by Department of Sanitation - Our Town

Herzog & de Meuron to Renovate Breuer Building for Sotheby’s - NY Times

Adams’ senior officials rally for City of Yes housing plan - City and State

City Council unveils broad housing plan in response to Mayor’s City of Yes zoning overhaul - AM NY

Delays and ‘Weak Monitoring’ Undermine City’s Rental Voucher Program: Audit - City Limits

More Than 10,000 Public Housing Apartments Abated for Lead, NYCHA Says - City Limits

New York City rent has increased by 36% since before the pandemic - Time Out

New Yorkers in need of housing aid are finding little luck with the city's last resort - Gothamist

Transit Bigwigs Address State of the Train & Bus Systems - Our Town

NYPD drones save more than 100 subway surfers in NYC: Mayor Adams - Pix 11

New report shows exempting municipal workers from congestion toll could have negative effects - NY 1

Off the rails: Over half of NYC straphangers feel unsafe, unsatisfied on subways - NY Post

Study Exposes NYPD’s ‘Systemic Failure’ To Enforce Safety-Related Parking Violations - Streetsblog

New ‘Smart Curb’ program on Upper West Side aims to better use street-edge spaces for bikes, trucks and more - AM NY

Two-Year Wait for Manhattan Access-A-Ride Assessment Center Ends - The City

Algorithms for Safety: Comptroller Seeks New Rules for Delivery Tech Companies - Streetsblog

Parking? Lots! Outdoor Dining Structures Are Coming Down Across the City - Streetsblog

NYC lawmakers say growing ambulance response times have deadly consequences - Gothamist

NYC Council gets advice on making their Charter Revision Commission seem legit - City and State

Why There’s a Fierce Pushback Against 5 N.Y.C. Ballot Proposals - NY Times

Mayor Adams' trial set for 2 months before NYC mayoral primary - Gothamist

‘You have a place at CUNY’: Schools Chancellor Aviles-Ramos makes a plug to NYC high school seniors - Chalkbeat

Mergers ahead: NYC is combining more tiny schools to combat enrollment drops  - Chalkbeat

‘Backbone of New York City’: Arts groups showcase their work to schools, as funding concerns remain - Chalkbeat

What you need to know about Diwali, now an NYC public school holiday - Gothamist

NYC is slowly fixing its commercial waste industry.

Weekly News Roundup – October 28, 2024

The Met Museum’s Bid to Add More Entrance Doors Gets Thumbs-Up From CB8 - Our Town

Nurses at Lenox Hill, other Northwell hospitals in NYC threaten to strike - Gothamist

East River Greenway of the Mind: The City Dreamed It, But Dead Ends Riddle Waterfront Trail - Our Town

NYC won’t issue permits for new street fairs due to NYPD overtime costs - Gothamist

Why Does This Building by the Subway Need 193 Parking Spots? (Yes, Exactly 193.) – NY Times

Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ Spurs Clash on How to Get Needed Affordable Housing - The City

Goodbye broker fees? Bill shifting costs from NYC renters could get November vote - Gothamist

New report shows 2 in 3 Gen Z New Yorkers are burdened with rent in NYC - AM NY

NYC subway ridership hits new milestone, but still far short of pre-pandemic levels - Gothamist

MTA is far more broke than previously expected, state comptroller says - Gothamist

Demetrius Crichlow becomes permanent head of NYC Transit, pledges to stick around for long haul - AM NY

The results are in! Evolv gun scanners recover zero guns in subways - City and State

New York City subway celebrates 120th anniversary - NY1

A ‘Fine’ Mess: City to Expand Encouragement for Truckers to Double-Park - Streetsblog

NYC gets green light to quadruple number of red-light cameras - Gothamist

‘Cutting Corners’: City Juices Stats for Intersection Safety Upgrades - Streetsblog

Why can’t New York keep up with the demand for bilingual teachers? - Chalkbeat

Some NYC teachers experiment with AI-powered tools, while Education Department develops guidelines - Chalkbeat

NYC eyes $17 million contract to create computer-based Specialized High School Admissions Test - Chalkbeat

NYC preschool workers get pay increase, $18 minimum wage under new agreement - Chalkbeat

How the NYC high school admissions process sorts kids by race, poverty, disability - Chalkbeat

No School Cell Phone Ban in Near Future as Adams Takes Go Slow Approach - Our Town

NY high school students in top 10% of class to be automatically accepted to SUNY - Gothamist

Mayor Adams ditches controversial form for elected officials' interactions with his administration - Gothamist

Eric Adams mulling another City Council showdown - Politico

These NYC ballot questions would change the City Charter in big ways.

Weekly News Roundup – October 21, 2024

CB8 Task Force Proposes Rezoning More Upper East Side Blocks to Residential - Our Town

AOC Proposes $30 Billion Social Housing Authority - Bloomberg

What Harris or Trump Would Mean for New York’s Housing and Transit - The City

NYCHA to Distribute $185M to Aid Households That Owe Rent.

Weekly Paving Schedule September 15th – September 21st

*Schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather or emergencies.

Sunday (9/15/2024)

No Work Assigned

Monday (9/16/2024)

M202208007 IHR 1 AVENUE between EAST 72 STREET and EAST 61 STREET PAVING IN-HOUSE NIGHT 108Area: Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island

Tuesday (9/17/2024)

M202208007 IHR 1 AVENUE between EAST 72 STREET and EAST 61 STREET PAVING IN-HOUSE NIGHT 108Area: Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island

Wednesday (9/18/2024)

M202208007 IHR 1 AVENUE between EAST 72 STREET and EAST 61 STREET PAVING IN-HOUSE NIGHT 108Area: Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island

Thursday (9/19/2024)

M202208007 IHR 1 AVENUE between EAST 72 STREET and EAST 61 STREET PAVING IN-HOUSE NIGHT 108Area: Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island

Friday (9/20/2024)

M202408004 IHR YORK AVENUE between EAST 86 STREET and EAST 79 STREET PAVING IN-HOUSE NIGHT 108Area: Yorkville

Saturday (9/21/2024)

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Weekly News Roundup – September 3, 2024

UES Residents Still Angry Over Blockages as City Moves on East River Greenway Expansion - Our Town

Mayor Adams Issues Executive Order To Review City-Owned Land For Potential Housing Development - YIMBY

Mayor Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ housing plan wins a key endorsement in Queens - Gothamist

How Tenants Are Getting Rent Breaks as ‘Good Cause’ Kicks In - The City

City of Yes for Housing: See How Your Community Board & Borough President Voted - City Limits

Mayor Adams Celebrates Second Consecutive Year Of Record-Breaking Progress For Affordable Housing - YIMBY

Congestion Pricing | New York lawmakers tell court Hochul has no authority to pause Manhattan toll - AM NY

Trump Plans to Kill Congestion Pricing.

Weekly News Roundup – August 12, 2024

‘Zombie’ Pharmacies Plague UES, May Remain Empty For Years: Report - Patch

New Funding for ‘Accessory’ Apartments Touted as Tool for Housing Older New Yorkers - City Limits

‘City of No’: Queens Borough President Suddenly Joins ‘Suburban’ Crowd Demanding More Parking - Streetsblog

Farewell to Most Street Dining Sheds, Numbers to Plunge Nearly 75% - Our Town

Summer Streets 2024 Takes Manhattan - Our Town

DOT: E-Bike Charge Pilot, Meant to Combat Unregulated Battery Fires, Is Raging Success - Our Town

Hochul Punts on How to Reduce Traffic and Pollution in NYC - NY Focus

By the Numbers: How the City Empties Out in Late Summer - The City

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