Elizabeth Street Garden developers sue city over ‘unlawful’ parkland move

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/19 5:39A Nick Garber

The developers behind the scuttled affordable housing project on the site of the Elizabeth Street Garden sued Mayor Eric Adams’ administration on Wednesday over his move to designate the lot as parkland. The suit marks the latest chapter in the...

Op-ed: To help small businesses, our leaders must listen first

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/19 5:03A Patrick Hall , Deborah Koenigsbe

To the newly elected officials for New York City: congratulations. You’re assuming leadership at a time when our city – and its business community – is facing more than its fair share of challenges. In the face of inflation, the onset of...

Tisch accepts Mamdani’s offer to stay as police commissioner

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/19 3:03A Nick Garber

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has accepted Zohran Mamdani’s offer to remain in her post once he takes office, the mayor-elect’s transition team announced Wednesday. Tisch’s appointment settles weeks of speculation about whether she would...

Former NY Gov. Spitzer pitches luxury Upper East Side tower

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/18 11:33P Julianne Cuba

One of New York's disgraced former governors made a rare public appearance Tuesday when he made the case for his new luxury development on the Upper East side. Eliot Spitzer resigned from office in 2008 after getting caught in a prostitution...

State invests in non-police mental health response after death of Daniel Prude

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/18 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

The Hochul administration is investing in expanding non-police responses to mental health crises following the death of Daniel Prude, whose killing in 2020 by Rochester police led to calls for reform. The state Office of Mental Health is offering...

On Politics: Does Elise Stefanik have a shot at becoming governor?

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/17 4:48A Ross Barkan

Now that Elise Stefanik, the Republican congresswoman from the North Country, has entered the race for governor, the question is whether she can actually win. Political insiders see real strengths to her candidacy. Republican operatives, both...

Judge rules NYCHA can’t relocate seniors from Chelsea apartments set for demolition

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/17 4:36A Aaron Elstein

A judge last week said the New York City Housing Authority can’t force two senior citizens to immediately vacate Chelsea apartments slated for demolition, a ruling that could delay the authority’s $2 billion plan to raze and rebuild the Fulton...

The best food scene you don’t know about is in Buffalo

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/16 11:48P Adam Reiner, Bloomberg

Buffalo might be synonymous with hot wings, but there’s a less heralded bar staple that represents the city even better. The locally beloved roast beef on a caraway-seed-studded kümmelweck roll is a legacy left over from German immigrants who...

NY Governor weighs corporate tax hike to help fund Mamdani plans

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/14 6:40A Laura Nahmias , Nacha Cattan

(Bloomberg) --New York Governor Kathy Hochul is considering raising corporate taxes as part of broader efforts to close a potential budget shortfall and help fund some of Zohran Mamdani’s agenda as New York City mayor, according to a person with...

Starwood parts with South Bronx commercial condos for nearly $100M

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/14 6:36A Eddie Small

A Starwood Capital affiliate has sold the vast majority of a South Bronx property to an education nonprofit that plans to renovate the space for the building's current tenant Zeta Charter Schools, city records show. An affiliate of the Barry...

U.S. Open sues city to block concerts at planned Citi Field casino during tournament

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/13 11:33P C. J. Hughes

U.S. Open officials want to make sure that the casino planned for next-door Citi Field doesn’t serve up concerts during match times. Worried that shows at the Hard Rock-backed Metropolitan Park would clog the Flushing neighborhood with traffic,...

Doctors, nurses ask Mamdani’s City Hall to prioritize health care

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/13 11:33P Amanda D Ambrosio

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani did not focus on health care during his campaign, but a group that helped him get elected is pushing for City Hall to prioritize public health by opposing the closure of safety-net hospitals and expanding primary care...

Editorial: Mamdani’s picks signal a pragmatic shift

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/13 11:33P https://www.crainsnewyork.com/ed

Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani, well-known for his democratic socialist credentials, is making early moves that suggest a more pragmatic approach to governing than some may have expected. With the announcement of several key appointments Mamdani...

Chelsea seniors face eviction lawsuits as NYCHA pushes $2B housing project

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/12 11:33P Aaron Elstein

The New York City Housing Authority has sued at least nine senior citizens living in a Chelsea public housing complex, demanding they vacate their homes to make way for a $2 billion redevelopment. The seniors are charged with violating their...

Chetrit's felony case for tenant harassment highlights rent-stabilized tensions

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/12 11:33P Aaron Elstein

In 2000 real estate investor Meyer Chetrit and a partner bought Park West Village, an 850-apartment complex on the Upper West Side. The seller was Leona Helmsley, New York’s “Queen of Mean,” who famously said “Only the little people pay taxes”...