NYC faces soggy Tuesday as heavy snow pushes Northeast

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 12/2 5:46A Brian K. Sullivan and Lauren Ros

New York City will be soggy Tuesday as a fast-moving winter storm brings heavy snow north and east of the city, raising the risk of airline delays and snarling ground traffic across the interior Northeast.  Rains are likely to arrive in New York...

Op-ed: The best way for Mamdani to lift workers' incomes

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 12/2 5:03A Kenneth Adams

During his campaign, mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani made a compelling case for the need to address New York City’s affordability crisis. Now it’s time to turn campaign promises into policy solutions.  Proposals to make things cheaper, or free, like...

Comptroller’s audit finds interpreter failures at Health and Hospitals

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 12/1 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

The state comptroller's office called for reforms to Health + Hospitals' interpretation services after an audit found widespread failures in the system. An audit of the hospital’s language access program found gaps across the service: faulty call...

HIV diagnoses rise in NYC as Trump administration pushes to cut federal prevention aid

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 12/1 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

HIV diagnoses in the city continued to rise in 2024, predominantly among Black and Latino residents, after decades of steady improvement before the pandemic. The latest figures come as the Trump administration pushes plans to cut federal funding...

Japanese firm buys site of new luxury low-rise by Empire State Building

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 12/1 11:33P C. J. Hughes

Another Japanese firm has snapped up some Manhattan real estate. In a trend echoing the 1980s, and one that has intensified post-pandemic , an affiliate of Tokyo-based Jinushi Co. has acquired the land beneath 273 Fifth Ave., a new five-story...

Casino board raises red flags over winners' tax promises and borrowed money

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 12/1 11:33P Nick Garber

The state board that picked the winners of New York City’s casino sweepstakes had glowing words for the three projects they chose. But the panel also faulted the applicants for exaggerating their likely tax payments, promising amenities they...

Maimonides Health falls back into deficit despite $180M in aid

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 12/1 11:33P Amanda D Ambrosio

Maimonides Health fell back into the red in recent months despite getting more than $180 million in government aid, new health system filings show. The Borough Park hospital network lost $15 million during the first three quarters of the year,...

All 3 New York City casinos win licenses after yearslong battle

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 12/1 4:22A Nick Garber

The state will give casino licenses to all three of the remaining New York City proposals, officials announced Monday — ending a years-long saga and paving the way for multibillion-dollar gambling facilities to be built next to Citi Field, in the...

Montefiore opens new $16M child psychiatric center

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/30 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

Montefiore Medical Center opened a new state-funded psychiatric center for children, part of a long-term effort to add psychiatric beds after hospitals closed wards during the height of the pandemic. The 21-bed, 18,300 square-foot facility on the...

City Council rejects Mayor Adams’ Board of Health picks

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/25 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

The New York City Council rejected two of Mayor Eric Adams’ appointees to the city Board of Health after three others withdrew their applications in the final weeks of his term. The Council on Tuesday voted against the appointment of former...

NYCHA resists pressure from elected officials to halt relocation of Chelsea seniors

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/25 11:33P Aaron Elstein

The New York City Housing Authority said it won’t yield to pressure after Attorney General Letitia James and other elected officials asked it to stop relocating senior citizens in Chelsea who don’t want to leave their homes.  About 20 elderly...

Mamdani’s new transition members span from REBNY to DSA

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/24 9:49A Nick Garber

Labor leaders, real estate developers, tenant activists and city government veterans are among the hundreds of people that will advise Zohran Mamdani’s transition to City Hall, help with hiring and guide his administration on policy, the...

New York affirms hepatitis B vaccine guidance as federal officials consider delays

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/24 8:22A Amanda D Ambrosio

New York City and state health officials are urging providers to vaccinate newborns against hepatitis B immediately after birth as federal authorities consider delaying the shots. The city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the state...

On Politics: Rare wave of Congressional primaries is about to hit New York City

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/24 4:26A Ross Barkan

It’s hard to remember a time when New York had so many high-profile and competitive congressional primaries. Nydia Velázquez’s sudden retirement, coupled with Jerry Nadler’s exit, will make for at least two volatile and potentially bitter open...

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...