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B.P. Brewer in the News:
July 24–30
- Patch by Nick Garber, Brewer Rejects UES Blood Center Rezoning, But Battle Continues
- Village Sun, Washington Square Park ‘lawlessness’ has waned, and neighbors are happy
- Gothamist by Stephen Nessen, MTA Honors Disability Rights Fighter Edith Prentiss With a Plaque
- Curbed by Caroline Spivack, ‘The Community Is Being Lied To’ and Other Gripes From Manhattan Community Board 2
- New York Post by the Editorial Board,
Weekly newsletter (7/29)
Friends,
It’s Thursday, July 29, 2021. Welcome to my weekly newsletter.
New York City’s COVID positivity rate is now 2.67%, up from 2.01% last week. Those interested in looking more deeply at COVID statistics can check the NYC Dept. of Health website or thecity.nyc’s COVID tracker.
This week saw a new tightening of COVID restrictions after an explosion of COVID test positivity and caseloads nationwide due to the Delta… Read more
B.P. Brewer in the News:
July 17–23
- Patch by Nick Garber, City’s Wollman Rink Deal Skates Ahead As BP, Comptroller Object
- Streetsblog NYC by Christopher Robbins, Washington Square Park Is Alive
- City Limits by David Brand, Nonprofit’s Proposal Would Provide Apartments to Homeless CUNY Students
Weekly newsletter (7/22)
Weekly newsletter (7/15)
COMMENT Southwest Missouri is, it seems, now becoming a COVID zone. In Springfield,… Read more
B.P. Brewer in the News:
July 3-9
Friday, July 9
- CBS 2 by Lisa Rozner, NYC DOB Pressured To Take Action Regarding 15-Year-Old Sidewalk Shed On Upper West Side
- Patch by Nick Garber, Blood Center Hearing By Borough President Is Set: What To Know
- The New York Times by Zachary Small, Should an Oasis Be Replaced by Affordable Housing? SoHo Is Divided.
- New York Post by Steven Vago, Carl Campanile, and Nolan Hicks, Battery
Weekly newsletter (7/8)
Friends,
It’s Thursday, July 8, 2021. Welcome to my weekly newsletter.
NYC’s seven-day positivity average is 1.06% (up from 0.69% last week). But NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi says, “Test positivity is becoming a little less valuable”– New Yorkers are getting tested at half the rate they were in April, and vaccinated people tend to get tested less. So the COVID hospitalization and death rates, which Dr. Chokshi… Read more
B.P. Brewer in the News:
June 26 – July 2
Thursday, July 1
- Patch by Nick Garber, UES Blood Center Tower Disapproved By Board, Heads To Boro Prez
- Patch by Nick Garber, Plan To ‘Flood’ Times Square With Cops Scrutinized After Shooting
Weekly newsletter (7/1)
NEW FACTS/INFO Surveying 53 of Manhattan’s cooling centers during the heat wave this week,… Read more
