Op-ed: Don't let the GOP kill residential solar

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 5/30 7:03A TR Ludwig

President Donald Trump ran on a platform of ushering a renaissance of domestic manufacturing, creating American jobs and reducing energy costs. The House budget bill, as passed this week, will do the opposite. The cuts to clean energy programs...

State health regulators signal support for long-awaited trauma center in the Rockaways

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/30 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

A once far-fetched goal of building a new trauma center in the Rockaways is plodding forward, but is not guaranteed just yet. The Rockaway peninsula, often characterized as a health care desert, has gone without a trauma center for more than a...

At a Glance: May 30

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/30 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth, Amanda D

STRIKE VOTE: Midwives at two public hospitals in the Bronx voted to authorize a strike over contract negotiations after an impasse over the workers’ demand for better pay and staffing. Midwives at New York City Health + Hospitals Jacobi and North...

7 restaurants worth the drive out of New York City

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/30 12:33A Kat Odell, Bloomberg

Inarguably, New York City is one of the world’s top dining capitals. And maybe the best. But there are a handful of destination restaurants—many led by chefs who made their names in the city—transforming the culinary landscape outside the Big...

FRIENDS Publication Award Celebrates “Rosario Candela and the New York Apartment 1927–1937”

Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts 5/29 8:59A Zeynep Turan

At the Annual Awards Ceremony on April 17, 2025, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side presented the Publication Award to the authors of Rosario Candela and the New York Apartment 1927–1937 . This...

Camp Under the Stars in NYC Parks for Free! NYC Families, Don't Miss Out!

Mommy Poppins 5/29 6:46A Stephanie Ogozalek

Contrary to what you might think, you don't need to invest in expensive equipment or even leave New York City to pitch a tent and go camping. The Urban Park Rangers offer FREE overnight family camping...

United Airlines set to return to JFK in far-reaching partnership with JetBlue

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/29 4:38A Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg

United Airlines Holdings Inc. and JetBlue Airways Corp. agreed to a far-reaching partnership that will allow travelers to use loyalty points and book flights across the two carriers. The tie-up will integrate the airlines’ operations in the New...

At a Glance: May 29

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 5/29 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

CORRECTION: The number of emergency room visits at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn in the six months ending in February was approximately 48,000 and the number of admissions across both the health system's Brooklyn and Manhattan campuses, not just...

On Politics: Anti-Cuomo forces must get their act together, or lose badly

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/28 9:36A Ross Barkan

With less than a month to go in the Democratic primary for mayor, it’s safe to say the race is static. Andrew Cuomo, the former governor who resigned in disgrace almost four years ago, is breezing his way toward the nomination. Most polls show...

Council approves 4,600-home revamp of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/28 7:59A Nick Garber

The City Council on Wednesday approved a major rezoning of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, which promises to transform a thoroughfare lined with warehouses and auto shops into a mixed-use neighborhood with some 4,600 new homes. The...

Op-ed: Upfront payments will empower nonprofits

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 5/28 7:03A Jocelynne Rainey

Reforming how New York City pays nonprofits to provide a whole host of services to City residents is long overdue.Human services - everything from providing childcare to representing New Yorkers in court - are provided by nonprofit contractors...

City’s non-police mental health response fails to meet demand, audit finds

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/28 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

A city initiative to respond to mental health emergencies with social workers and EMTs instead of police officers is failing to keep up with demand, a new audit found. The city received more than 37,000 mental health-related 911 calls between...

Brooklyn could get residential parking permits under new state bill

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/28 12:33A Caroline Spivack

State lawmakers want to restrict street parking to residents in parts of Brooklyn, joining a similar push on the Upper West Side as more out-of-town drivers are looking for spots to avoid the congestion pricing toll. Brooklyn Assemblywoman Jo...

'Train Daddy' to lead Amtrak's Penn Station overhaul

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 5/27 11:08A Sri Taylor, Bloomberg

Former New York City Transit President Andy Byford, nicknamed “Train Daddy,” has been appointed to lead the $7 billion revamp of New York’s Penn Station. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that Byford will be...

DoorDash banks $2M to boost council candidates, after big Cuomo donation

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 5/27 11:03A Nick Garber

The food delivery company DoorDash plans to spend as much as $2 million to boost a handful of City Council candidates in the June 24 Democratic primary, the company exclusively told Crain’s . The commitment, which comes on top of the company’s $1...