Mia Edelstein, Author at Gale Brewer

Mia Edelstein

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

B.P. Brewer in the news:
August 15-21

By Mia Edelstein on August 21, 2020

Thursday, August 20

Patch by Nick Garber, Borough Prez Demands Answers In Siege Of Activist’s Apartment
PIX11 by Monica Morales, Food pantry hits milestone of 1 million pounds of food distributed to Lower East Side NYCHA families

Wednesday, August 19

Time Out by Shaye Weaver, Female NYC politicians on why women should vote this year
Gothamist by Danny Lewis, Should The NYPD Get to Decide Who’s a Journalist?
Harlem World

Letter to Mayor: Release FY 20 capital funding for remote-learning technology

By Mia Edelstein on August 20, 2020

Last week, I sent a letter to Mayor de Blasio demanding the immediate release of FY 20 funding to the School Construction Authority so we can get technology to students who need it for remote learning. I also continue to push the NYC Dept. of Education Division of Instructional and Information Technology to finalize whatever is needed to purchase Chromebooks. More than a year after winning this battle and changing… Read more

Weekly COVID newsletter (8/20)

By Mia Edelstein on August 20, 2020

Friends, It’s Thursday, August 20, 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 31,541 confirmed cases and 3,162 deaths; New York City as a whole has 231,015 cases and 23,643 deaths. There were 273 new cases citywide Tuesday (8/18) compared to last Tuesday’s (8/11) 386 cases, a fall of 29%. Gov. Cuomo yesterday announced the 12th … Read more

B.P. Brewer in the news:
August 8-14

By Mia Edelstein on August 14, 2020

Friday, August 14

Next City, Economics in Brief: Cities Getting Creative With Census Campaigns
THE CITY by Josefa Velasquez, Council Watchdog Calls for Close Look at NYPD Complaint Investigation Budget Cuts
NBC4, NYC Extends Food Drive in Partnership With FreshDirect to Address Food Insecurity

Thursday, August 13

AMNY by Todd Maisel, Times Square rally seeks to expand street vendors – but can New York City take it?
Our Town

Weekly COVID newsletter (8/13)

By Mia Edelstein on August 13, 2020

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COMMENT // NEW FACTS // ANNOUNCEMENTS // EVENTS ) Friends, It’s Thursday, August 13, 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 31,217 confirmed cases and 3,157 deaths; New York City as a whole has 229,167 cases and 23,610 deaths. There were… Read more

B.P. Brewer in the news:
August 1-7

By Mia Edelstein on August 7, 2020

Friday, August 7

THE CITY by Rachel Holliday Smith, NYC Scrambles to Find New School Space as Cuomo Gives Go-Ahead for Classes

Thursday, August 6

StreetsblogNYC by Julianne Cuba, Electeds to City Hall: Protect Cyclists on Fifth Avenue
The New York Times by Alisha Haridasani Gupta, For Three Suffragists, a Monument Well Past Due
Manhattan Times by Gregg McQueen, Barbot resigns as Health Commissioner

Sunday, August 2

The New York

Weekly COVID newsletter (8/6)

By Mia Edelstein on August 6, 2020

Friends, It’s Thursday, August 6, 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 30,799 confirmed cases and 3,147 deaths; New York City as a whole has 226,914 cases and 23,563 deaths. There were 333 new cases citywide yesterday, August 5, while last Wednesday, July 29, there were 312, a rise of 7%. COMMENT There is … Read more