City launches long-delayed office to regulate e-bike delivery boom

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 6/30 10:05A Caroline Spivack

The Adams administration is spending $6.1 million to create a Department of Sustainable Delivery that will regulate the swell of app-based delivery workers who rely on e-bikes. The funds come a year and a half after Mayor Eric Adams announced...

Mayor Adams can’t block ban on solitary confinement in city jails, judge rules

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 6/30 8:22A Nick Garber

Mayor Eric Adams exceeded his authority when he used his emergency powers to block a new law banning solitary confinement in city jails, a judge ruled Monday. First passed by the City Council in December 2023, the law would prohibit jail staff...

On Politics: Don’t bet on Adams beating Mamdani

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 6/30 7:46A Ross Barkan

Can Mayor Eric Adams actually save himself? The beleaguered incumbent, who is now competing as an independent in the November general election, kicked off his re-election bid at City Hall last week. Hundreds of supporters filled the steps and it...

Sensory-Friendly Museum and Cultural Programs in NYC for Special Needs Kids and Families

Mommy Poppins 6/30 6:12A Sona Charaipotra

New York City is one of the most bustling places in the world, which can make outings with any child tough, but things get particularly tricky for parents of kids on the autism spectrum, who might...

Turnbridge Equities signs sizable lease with bus company in Gravesend

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 6/30 12:33A Julianne Cuba

Manhattan-based developer Turnbridge Equities has inked a long-term lease with one of the largest transportation companies in the country to take over what's now a massive vacant lot in southern Brooklyn, the real estate firm announced Friday....

Mamdani’s win shows how much tide has turned toward tenants

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 6/30 12:33A C. J. Hughes

Many landlords make no secret of their disdain for the pro-renter reforms enacted in the past few years. But among affordable-housing advocates, local leaders and the general public, laws focused on curbing housing costs seem more popular than...

Extreme heat complicates homeless outreach

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 6/30 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

With temperatures rising over 100 degrees last week, heat-related illness among the city’s street homeless became a serious concern for outreach workers toiling under the same conditions. People living unsheltered are at particular risk of...

20 Best Things To Do in NYC July 2025 with Kids: Macy's 4th of July Fireworks and More

Mommy Poppins 6/29 4:57A Drew Kristofik

Cue the fireworks, because July is here, bringing with it tons of 4th of July fun, plus plenty more family-friendly things to do in New York City. Independence Day kickstarts July with a bang, and...

Jury set to begin deliberating in Sean ‘Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial. Here's what to know

NBCNewYork.com (Entertainment News) 6/28 8:01A The Associated Press

A federal judge in New York City is expected to instruct jurors Monday morning before sending them off to decide the music mogul's fate.

Op-ed: A rare lease cycle convergence will reshape New York's real estate market

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 6/27 7:03A Erin Saven

Crain’s New York Business recently reported that leasing rates in April fell 26% from the previous month, while the overall office vacancy rate dropped to its lowest level since February 2021. Don’t let one quiet month distract from the bigger...

Editorial: Congestion pricing is good news all around — if we can keep it

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 6/27 12:48A https://www.crainsnewyork.com/ed

Every new report on New York City’s congestion pricing program seems to tell the same story: It’s working. And the latest analysis from the Regional Plan Association shows it’s working even better than expected — not just for Manhattan, but for...

AI-powered firms flock to Industry City

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 6/27 12:33A Julianne Cuba

If New York City is Hollywood East, then Industry City is Brooklyn's Silicon Valley. The 35-acre mixed-use complex in the working-class neighborhood of Sunset Park, beneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and on the edge of the South Brooklyn...

Op-ed: The city’s rushed plan for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal is setting up the community for...

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 6/26 8:03A Beth Bingham, Juan J. Rivero, Pr

Jobs, neighborhood stability, climate adaptation and economic resilience— these are the stakes in the redevelopment of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, a 122-acre, publicly-owned stretch of working waterfront in Red Hook. But you would not suspect...

With casino bids finally due, all bets are off for who’s favored

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 6/26 6:48A Nick Garber

Applications for a New York City-area casino are due on Friday after a three-year run-up, and it’s anyone’s guess as to which three megaprojects will emerge with a lucrative license at the end of the year. By 4 p.m. Friday, developers will submit...

On the waterfront, do a deep dive into everything aquatic this summer

NYPost.com (Living) 6/26 4:38A Perri Ormont Blumberg

Whether you’ve got a junior captain on deck or a future marine biologist, New York City has no shortage of sea safaris to embark on with your kid.