Here's what we're reading this week:

Governor Hochul Selects Winning Proposal to Transform Under-utilized Hell's Kitchen Site into 1,100 New Homes. "By transforming a State-owned parking lot into more than 1,100 new homes — with hundreds of permanently affordable units and homeownership opportunities — we are taking direct aim at the housing shortage while strengthening one of New York's great cultural institutions." (NY.gov)

Engineer Behind Buckled High-Rise Says Crucial Reinforcing Steel was 'Never Installed' "The engineering firm that designed the structural plans for the city’s largest office-to-housing conversion project says reinforcing steel meant to support the weight of a 14-story addition to the building was never installed before a pair of columns collapsed there last Tuesday." (Gothamist)

NYC's $6B Powerline from Canada Likely Down for Remainder of July "No power has flowed through the 339-mile line for more than 10 days and Hydro-Quebec, a company wholly owned by the Canadian government, estimates repairs to take another two weeks." (Gothamist)

Motor Vehicle Volumes on the Queensboro Bridge fell by 11.7 percent between 2024 and 2025 "... Stats reveal huge traffic reduction on the lanes that take drivers directly into or out of the central business district south of 60th Street — subject to the $9 congestion pricing toll - ... at the same time, cycling traffic on the bridge has picked up dramatically" (StreetsblogNY)

Parts of Manhattan Sacrifice 10% of Street Parking for New Trash Bins "The Upper West and East sides of Manhattan are set to lose about 10% of their street parking as the city installs new curbside trash containers to get garbage bags off the sidewalks." (Gothamist)

‘Summer Streets’ returns with over 20 miles of car-free blocks "Summer Streets gives back our largest public space, our streets, so that all New Yorkers can walk, run, bike, play, dance, or simply connect with their neighbors... from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Manhattan and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island over five Saturdays in July and August, starting July 25." (6sqft)

White-washed East Village Landmark Will Be Revived  "The white exterior is only primer. Antonio Echeverri, who has owned the building at 246 E. Fourth St. since 1992, told us that a new color scheme is on the way: red, gold and two shades of burgundy." (EVGrieve) 

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