23 Fun Winter Day Trips from NYC

Mommy Poppins 12/24 2:18A Fiona Taylor

Winter is officially here, and this list of winter day trips from New York City will undoubtedly come in handy. Whether you prefer spending the winter months snuggling on the couch or frolicking in the snow, sometimes you just need to get out of...

Hochul vetoes hospital closure reform bill for the second year in a row

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 12/22 11:33P Amanda D Ambrosio

Gov. Kathy Hochul for the second time vetoed a bill to give communities more warning before hospitals close, blocking a measure that health advocates say is critical as federal funding cuts threaten to push financially struggling hospitals toward...

Flatiron medical transit company raises $15M for its provider-based ride platform

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 12/22 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

Flatiron District-based medical transit management company Ride Health raised $15 million from investors to advance its tailored ride-sharing platform, according to a federal filing. The company connects passengers to transportation to and from...

Cuomo campaign probed over interactions with business-funded PAC

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 12/22 5:57A Nick Garber

New York City’s Campaign Finance Board is investigating whether Andrew Cuomo improperly coordinated with a group of business people who spent millions of dollars boosting his failed mayoral campaign through an unusual middle-man political action...

On Politics: Elise Stefanik’s final indignity

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 12/22 4:49A Ross Barkan

Elise Stefanik’s shock announcement that she would not only leave the governor’s race but Congress entirely demonstrates to a remarkable degree how disillusioned with electoral politics she had become — and also how her inability to secure the...

Northwell Health expands into Pennsylvania with health center in Dingmans Ferry

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 12/21 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

The region’s largest health system is moving west. Northwell Health is expanding into Pennsylvania with a new primary and immediate care center in Dingmans Ferry. The 2,800 square foot facility is the first of two primary care offices opening in...

What’s Open on Christmas Day 2025? Stores, Grocery Stores & Family-Friendly Places for Parents in...

Mommy Poppins 12/21 3:06A Rosalind Muggeridge

What's open on Christmas Day in New York City? Maybe you need last-minute supplies or all the presents have been ripped open by 10am, and you need to get the kids out of the apartment. After all, dinner won't be ready for hours, and the kids are...

Economic development chief Andrew Kimball to leave when Mamdani takes office

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 12/19 7:33A Nick Garber

Andrew Kimball, who led major infrastructure and transportation projects in four years under Mayor Eric Adams, plans to leave his economic development role before Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani takes office, Kimball announced Friday. Kimball,...

New York pounded by winds, rain ahead of holiday weekend

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 12/19 5:38A Will Wade (Bloomberg)

Strong winds and drenching rain have descended on New York City, raising the risk of power outages and coastal flooding as the biggest U.S. city prepares for the holiday weekend.  The National Weather Service is  warning  of wind gusts reaching...

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...