This Time the Charm: Will Long-Delayed Queens Greenway Finally Get Funding? "Funding for a decades-old plan to connect Flushing Meadows Park with Fort Totten with a pedestrian-and-bike-friendly Queens Greenway is languishing, even though a family-friendly pathway connecting the borough’s parks is more crucial than ever as the pandemic highlighted the need for public green spaces, locals said." (Streetsblog NYC)
‘Stubby little cars’: Brooklyn lawmaker renews call for full-length G train "The crosstown line runs from central Brooklyn up through Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and into Long Island City, Queens, but only has four train cars instead of the usual eight, which forces riders waiting at the wrong end to run halfway down the platform to board." (Brooklyn Paper)
The future of outdoor dining in NYC will feature 'roadway cafes,' but no more dining sheds "The new rules that will shape the future of outdoor dining are being solidified — and it won't look like what we saw during the pandemic, but it won't necessarily look like our pre-pandemic options either." (Gothamist)
Landlords Wage Crusade Against ‘Good Cause’ Anti-Eviction Bill "The real estate industry is pushing back on a state bill that would limit rent hikes and ensure lease renewals for over a million tenants — launching a house-to-house phone campaign to rally the public against the protections." (THE CITY)
New York’s Adams Tells CEOs to End Work-From-Home Policies "The mayor said he met with 100 chief executive officers this week as part of scheduled meetings his office has with both small businesses and corporations in the city. He used the meeting to coax them into participating in his summer youth jobs expansion and to get their workers back into the office to stimulate the city’s economy." (Bloomberg)
