Sweetgreen plunges to record low as pricey menu add-ons misfire

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/9 11:48P Redd Brown, Bloomberg

Sweetgreen declared that its ripple fries would “redefine fast food.” Made with hand-cut potatoes, salt, potato starch and parsley, they were air-fried in avocado oil and sold as “Fries You Can Feel Good About.” They lasted five months before...

Meet four notable leaders in health care technology

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/9 11:33P Crain s staff

Asa Abeliovich Chief executive officer and founder , Leal Therapeutics   Current scope of work: Asa Abeliovich , M.D., is founder and chief executive officer of Leal Therapeutics, a biotech company developing therapies for central nervous system...

City fire commissioner to quit over Mamdani's stance on Israel

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/5 8:49A Myles Miller, Bloomberg

New York City Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker will step down next month, becoming the first senior official to resign on the heels of Zohran Mamdani’s decisive win of the mayoralty Tuesday. In a letter to Mayor Eric Adams dated Nov. 5, Tucker said...

Business community wrestles with the reality of Mamdani as next NYC mayor

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/5 8:45A Caroline Spivack

New York City business leaders say they're bracing for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to push for higher taxes and a rent freeze — but they're betting state lawmakers and fiscal challenges will keep his democratic socialist agenda in check. In...

Mamdani forms transition team led by Maria Torres-Springer, Lina Khan

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/5 6:11A Nick Garber, Julianne Cuba

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced a transition team on Wednesday to form his new administration, led by respected city government veterans and one prominent progressive who is less than beloved by the business establishment. Mamdani’s...

Op-ed: How NYS is making it easier for landlords to comply with LL97

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/5 5:03A Kate Frucher

Here’s a simple truth. If we don’t decarbonize buildings, we won’t solve the climate crisis. In the U.S., buildings account for more than a third of greenhouse gas emissions. In New York City, it’s nearly 70 percent. In response, New York enacted...

4 big questions after Zohran Mamdani’s win

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/4 11:33P Nick Garber

Zohran Mamdani’s yearlong climb to the top of New York City politics may end up looking easy compared to the work that awaits him in the coming months. For the mayor-elect and his supporters, the euphoria of Tuesday’s victory will give way quickly...

Op-ed: To meet challenge of climate change, we need a new generation of master builders

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/4 5:03A John Boulé

The U.S. is a nation of warriors. This unyielding fighting spirit—imbued in our DNA since our founding—has proven critical not just in defending our nation in war but also in the development of transformative structures and spaces in the face of...

‘Death by a thousand cuts:’ Community clinics buckle as telehealth waiver expires amid government...

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/3 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

As the government shutdown enters its second month, community health centers serving low-income New Yorkers are facing a new funding challenge. Since September, the centers have not been able to bill Medicare for medical telehealth visits, a...

Air traffic controller shortage threatens delays across NYC area airports

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/3 6:38A Caroline Spivack

Air traffic controller shortages tied to the ongoing government shutdown caused hour-long flight delays at Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday, with federal officials warning disruptions could spread to New York City's other major...

On Politics: 3 big questions for Election Day

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/3 6:37A Ross Barkan

The outcome of New York City’s mayoral election is looking less and less in doubt. But much else remains uncertain ahead of Tuesday’s elections in New York and New Jersey, with high stakes for the region and the country. 1. If Zohran Mamdani...

These are the biggest players in New York philanthropy

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 11/2 11:48P Jack Grieve

New York is the philanthropic capital of the world. Tens of thousands of nonprofits call the region home, and many of the most influential foundations decide from here how billions in charitable dollars are distributed each year. Crain's today...

Feds open bidding for Penn Station redesign with key details up in the air

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 10/31 9:03A Caroline Spivack

The Trump administration has formally requested proposals to transform Penn Station from an infamously bleak train hub into a modern travel destination, just six months after federal officials and Amtrak took over the long-delayed project from...

City taps Douglaston, Kinwood for 590-unit Gansevoort Square project

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 10/31 7:28A Julianne Cuba

The city's plan to transform a portion of the Meatpacking District into a "live, work and play" destination took a step forward this week. A joint venture comprised of real estate firms Douglaston Development and Kinwood Partners has been tapped...

City workers, retirees sue Adams administration over proposed health insurance switch

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 10/30 4:10A Amanda D Ambrosio

City workers are suing Mayor Eric Adams’ administration over its plan to change their health insurance, claiming that the switch breaks city law and could upend medical coverage for thousands of employees. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in...