Mia Edelstein, Author at Gale Brewer

Mia Edelstein

B.P. Brewer in the News:
September 12-18

By Mia Edelstein on September 18, 2020

Sunday, September 13

New York Daily News by Harry Siegel, Contempt, unprofessionalism, disrespect: To whom does the NYPD report? Apparently not to de Blasio

Weekly COVID newsletter (9/17)

By Mia Edelstein on September 17, 2020

Friends, It’s Thursday, September 17, 2020. Welcome to the weekly edition of my COVID newsletter. At press time, nonprofit news site TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 32,835 confirmed cases and 3,177 deaths; New York City as a whole has 238,625 cases and 23,762 deaths. There were 252 new cases citywide Tuesday (9/15), compared to last Tuesday’s (9/8) 213 cases, a rise of 18% (albeit on a fairly low base).… Read more

Publicly Accessible Restrooms in Manhattan

By Mia Edelstein on September 17, 2020

Find 100+ restrooms open to the public in Manhattan, including hours and accessibility information.… Read more

B.P. Brewer in the News:
September 5-11

By Mia Edelstein on September 11, 2020

Friday, September 11

PIX11 by Dan Mannarino, Broadway vacancy
1010 WINS by Maya Rajamani, 335 vacant storefronts on Broadway: new survey
New York Post by Khristina Narizhnaya and Nolan Hicks, De Blasio pauses plans to boot disabled from NYC shelter after lawsuit threat
CBS2 by Lisa Rozner, Revel Moped Representatives To Meet With NYC DOT Over Safety Concerns
Patch by Nick Garber, Patch: Midtown Community Board To NYPD: Tear Down

Weekly COVID newsletter (9/10)

By Mia Edelstein on September 10, 2020

Friends, It’s Thursday, September 10, 2020. Welcome to the weekly edition of my COVID newsletter. At press time, nonprofit news site TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has a total of 32,551 confirmed cases and 3,178 deaths; New York City as a whole has a total of 236,983 cases and 23,741 deaths. There were 336 new cases citywide yesterday (9/9), compared to last Wednesday’s (9/2) 304 cases, a rise of 10%.… Read more

B.P. Brewer in the News:
August 29 – September 4

By Mia Edelstein on September 4, 2020

Friday, September 4

Our Town NY by Michael Oreskes, How the Lucerne Became a Shelter
Streetsblog by Eve Kessler, Friday’s Headlines: Pushing Back at the PD Edition

Thursday, September 3

Gothamist by David Cruz, City Council Hears Plenty Of Skepticism On NYC School Reopening Plan
Patch by Nick Garber, Battle Escalates Over NYPD’s Midtown Street Barricades

Wednesday, September 2

New York Daily News by Gale Brewer and Jeremy Kohumban, Especially

Weekly COVID newsletter (9/3)

By Mia Edelstein on September 3, 2020

Friends, It’s Thursday, September 3, 2020. Welcome to the weekly edition of my COVID newsletter. Buckle up, this week’s edition is a long one! At press time, nonprofit news site TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 32,251 confirmed cases and 3,170 deaths; New York City as a whole has 235,110 cases and 23,710 deaths. There were 304 new cases citywide yesterday (9/2), compared to last Wednesday’s (8/26) 315 cases, a… Read more

B.P. Brewer in the News:
August 22-28

By Mia Edelstein on August 28, 2020

Friday, August 28

Manhattan News Network, Highlights From The Reveal of “The Women’s Rights Pioneers” Monument by Artist Meredith Bergmann

Thursday, August 27

The New York Times by Eliza Shapiro, A Perk for N.Y.’s Richest Areas: First Dibs on Top Public Schools
Marketwatch by Joy Wiltermuth, The New York City office may be in limbo, but dead? Fuhgeddaboudit
Brick Underground by Amy Plitt, How Covid-19 may change the rezoning process

Weekly COVID newsletter (8/27)

By Mia Edelstein on August 27, 2020

Friends, It’s Thursday, August 27, 2020. Welcome to the weekly edition of my COVID newsletter. At press time, nonprofit news site TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 31,935 confirmed cases and 3,168 deaths; New York City as a whole has 233,140 cases and 23,674 deaths. There were 315 new cases citywide yesterday (8/26) compared to last Wednesday’s (8/19) 273 cases, a rise of 14%. COMMENT Yesterday, I attended the unveiling… Read more