Letter: Loosen Airbnb rules to provide an economic lifeline

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 12/17 3:03A Gia Sharp

Recent coverage of the pending short-term rental legislation has focused on the large corporations battling for market share, overshadowing the everyday New Yorkers that Councilmember Narcisse’s bill, Intro 948, is meant to help [" Editorial:...

Ultra-luxury hotel planned for Madison Avenue in rare post-pandemic development

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 12/16 11:33P Julianne Cuba

The owners of Manhattan's upscale Lowell Hotel are moving ahead with plans to convert a 21-story Madison Avenue office building into an even ritzier property—one of the first new hotel developments in the city since the pandemic upended the...

MOFAD's New Exhibit Lets Families Go Behind the Cart—and Kids Love Every Bite

Mommy Poppins 12/16 4:47A Jordana Drell Herman

New York City’s street food scene is legendary—from hot dogs and pretzels to tamales, ice cream trucks, roasted nuts, and the halal carts that have become part of the city’s rhythm. But families who love exploring NYC’s food culture now have a...

NYC expands job training as new SNAP work requirements loom

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 12/15 11:33P Amanda D Ambrosio

As new federal work requirements loom for SNAP benefits, New York City is expanding job training and education programs to help thousands of affected recipients comply. The Trump administration's upcoming rule change, which takes effect in March,...

Philanthropist supports the arts and sports as a path to wellbeing

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 12/15 3:50A https://www.crainsnewyork.com/cr

In establishing the fund in 2007, Tisch — a 2025 Crain’s Notable Leader in Philanthropy — built on decades of experience in nonprofits and civic affairs in New York City. She co-chairs the campaign committee for the Children’s Museum of Manhattan...

Trump’s ‘deadly’ policies could reverse NYC's life expectancy gains, health chief warns

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 12/14 11:33P Amanda D Ambrosio

Federal policy changes under the Trump administration could reverse New York City’s historic rise in life expectancy, the city's top doctor warned Friday. Mayor Eric Adams’ administration set a goal in 2023 to boost New Yorkers’ life expectancy to...

Record $83M in big-money spending couldn't buy NYC mayoral race

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 12/14 11:33P Nick Garber

Corporations and wealthy people dumped nearly $83 million into New York City’s elections this year, shattering previous records. But Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral victory proved that the city’s generous public matching funds program is an effective...

Peter Greene, actor known for ‘Pulp Fiction' and ‘The Mask,' dead at 60

NBCNewYork.com (Entertainment News) 12/12 7:33P Joe Kottke and Phil Helsel | NBC

Peter Greene, the actor known for playing villains and criminals, including in his role as Zed in "Pulp Fiction," died at his New York City home Friday, his manager confirmed.

Council tweaks but advances controversial housing, Airbnb bills

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 12/12 6:30A Nick Garber

The City Council is advancing nearly all of the controversial bills affecting housing, short-term rentals and street vending that have stoked opposition from big business and some tenant groups, teeing them up for potential votes next week. And...

New York City's Top Things to Do Between Christmas and New Year’s with Kids

Mommy Poppins 12/12 3:47A Diana Kim

Few places rival New York City for holiday activities, and the upcoming Christmas vacation in NYC offers families plenty of free time to sample them all. We’ve rounded up all of our favorite staycation ideas for winter break in NYC, most of which...

NYC Health and Hospitals launches $32M mental health outreach teams

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 12/11 8:23A Amanda D Ambrosio

New York City's public hospital system is dispatching new mental health outreach teams to help patients avoid cycling back into emergency rooms and psychiatric wards — a move aimed at addressing a behavioral health crisis that sends tens of...

Harvard professor, Vanderbilt chief exit Columbia’s top job search

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 12/11 6:58A Francesca Maglione and Nacha Cat

Columbia University extended its search for a new president as it seeks to find a permanent replacement after losing two leaders in the past 16 months. The school said in April it wanted a new president to take office no later than Jan. 1 but has...

City to ship goods between Brooklyn and Manhattan in test of ‘Blue Highways’

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 12/11 5:48A Nick Garber

Consumer goods will be shipped on ferryboats between Brooklyn and Manhattan starting Thursday in the first major test of the Blue Highways plan — an initiative by Mayor Eric Adams’ administration that aims to reduce the use of trucks by...

These are the New York area's largest tech unicorns

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 12/10 11:48P Jack Grieve

New York has a new largest tech unicorn, and it's not even close. Corporate spending automation platform Ramp ranked No. 1 on Crain's annual list of the city's largest tech unicorns after a recent $32 billion valuation. The Flatiron-based fintech...

New York warns 950K people to lose health coverage under Trump cuts

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 12/10 5:03A Laura Nahmias, Bloomberg

Nearly 1 million New Yorkers are expected to lose health coverage as a result of President Donald Trump's federal budget, a shift that will strain the city's struggling public hospital system. Under eligibility changes enacted as part of Trump's...