Mia Edelstein, Author at Gale Brewer

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B.P. Brewer requests Landmarks Preservation Commission act to protect 26 West 95th St. property

By Mia Edelstein on October 20, 2020

Borough President Gale Brewer wrote a letter to Sarah Carroll, chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, requesting the Commission’s action to protect the property at 26 West 95th St. A copy of the letter is provided below. MBP Brewer to LPC Chair Carroll re 26 West 95th St.… Read more

B.P. Brewer in the News:
October 10-16

By Mia Edelstein on October 19, 2020

Tuesday, October 13

Patch by Nick Garber, Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion Battle Resumes After Pandemic Pause

Weekly COVID newsletter (10/15)

By Mia Edelstein on October 15, 2020

Friends, It’s Thursday, October 15, 2020. Welcome to the weekly edition of my COVID newsletter. At press time, nonprofit news site TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker showed the following:

Manhattan has 34,569 confirmed cases and 3,185 deaths (518 more cases and 2 more deaths since last week).
The city as a whole has 251,766 cases and 23,905 deaths (3,766 more cases and 32 more deaths since last week).

Experts say seven-day averages… Read more

B.P. Brewer in the News:
October 3 – 9

By Mia Edelstein on October 9, 2020

Friday, October 9

New York Daily News by Clayton Guse, Manhattan BP demands MTA open subway early on Election Day
NY1, Lower East Side Girls Club Celebrates Opening of Center for Wellbeing and Happiness

Thursday, October 8

The Broadsheet, ‘This Is about Pitting One Community Against Another’
Harlem World Magazine, MBP Brewer Announces 2020 Manhattan Cultural Tourism Grants

Wednesday, October 7

Tribeca Trib by Carl Glassman, ‘A Recipe

Weekly COVID newsletter (10/8)

By Mia Edelstein on October 8, 2020

Friends, It’s Thursday, October 8, 2020. Welcome to the weekly edition of my COVID newsletter. At press time, nonprofit news site TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker showed the following:

Manhattan has 34,051 confirmed cases and 3,183 deaths (425 more cases and 2 more deaths than last week).
The city as a whole has 248,000 cases and 23,873 deaths (3,426 more cases and 44 more deaths than last week).

Experts say seven-day averages… Read more

B.P. Brewer in the News:
September 25 – October 2

By Mia Edelstein on October 2, 2020

Wednesday, September 30

Gotham Gazette Max & Murphy Podcast by Ben Max, Borough President Gale Brewer on Manhattan’s Future

Monday, September 28

LIC Post by Allie Griffin, Cyclists Hold Rally on Queensboro Bridge, Demand That Car Lane be Converted Into Pedestrian Pathway
West Side Rag, Lucerne Residents Are Supposed to Move Downtown, But Residents There Are Starting to Push Back Too

Sunday, September 27

amNY by Mark Hallum, Rally urges

B.P. Brewer in the News:
September 19-25

By Mia Edelstein on October 2, 2020

Friday, September 25

amNY by Todd Maisel, City’s murder victims remembered in Harlem memorial ceremony

Wednesday, September 23

Gotham Gazette by Felipe De La Hoz, Census Response Rates Vary Widely Among City’s Latino Communities

Monday, September 21

West Side Spirit by Emily Higginbotham, ‘How Are We Supposed to Manage?’

Weekly COVID newsletter (10/1)

By Mia Edelstein on October 1, 2020

Friends, It’s Thursday, October 1, 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 33,626 confirmed cases and 3,181 deaths; New York City as a whole has 244,574 cases and 23,829 deaths. There were 533 new cases citywide yesterday (9/30), compared to last Wednesday’s (9/23) 424 cases, a rise of 26%. Yesterday the Governor released the state’s… Read more

Weekly COVID newsletter (9/24)

By Mia Edelstein on September 24, 2020

Friends, It’s Thursday, September 24, 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 33,237 confirmed cases and 3,174 deaths; New York City as a whole has 241,511 cases and 23,785 deaths. There were 424 new cases citywide yesterday (9/23), compared to last Wednesday’s (9/16) 333 cases, a rise of 27%. — We have less than a… Read more