NYC chain’s fries trounced every national fast-food chain for ‘best value’ honor

NYPost.com (Living) 3/13 7:56A Asia Grace

They cooked the competition. Shake Shack fries aren’t just hot and tasty — they’re also the best bang for a fast-foodie’s buck, according to new data that dubs the eatery, born in New York City, king of the “best-value fries in America.” It’s...

Eerie trio of UFOs spotted ‘chasing each other’ over New York City: video

NYPost.com (Living) 3/13 5:52A Asia Grace

Were they just a few aliens who wanted to see the NYC sights?

Where to Visit Real Urban Farms in NYC With Kids

Mommy Poppins 3/12 7:00P Sydney Ng

New York City is full of farmers markets, beautiful secret gardens, and plenty of parks and playgrounds. But did you know there are farms here, too? These are our favorite urban farms to visit with kids. Times have changed since I was a kid. In...

Wilf family pays $19.2M to Brodsky Organization for Upper East Side development air rights

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 3/11 8:12A Julianne Cuba

The low-profile but prolific real estate family behind Skyline Developers has snatched up more than $19 million worth of air rights to add to its Upper East Side project, records show. Orin Wilf, who founded the Midtown-based real estate firm in...

Upscale French-Vietnamese restaurant Le Colonial set to return to New York

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 3/11 7:37A Julian Nazar

Le Colonial is coming back to New York City. The upscale French-Vietnamese restaurant closed its Midtown East location in December 2019 after a 26-year run. Now Le Colonial is set to open at 50 W. 57th St. in Midtown in the summer of 2027,...

Legislature’s budget proposals leave health insurance gaps, watchdogs say

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 3/11 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

The state Senate and Assembly’s responses to the governor’s executive budget do not address the expected loss of health insurance coverage for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers over the next year, budget watchdogs say. The chamber’s so-called...

New York’s Maman bakery set to open 25th city location in Dumbo

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 3/11 12:33A Julian Nazar

Maman is coming to Dumbo. The New York City-based bakery plans to open in a 6,600-square-foot space at 66 Water St. during the second quarter, according to a news release. Seafood restaurant Seamore's previously occupied the space. This will be...

RXR pitches Grand Central supertall to JPMorgan clients as company seeks $6.5B in funding

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 3/10 10:45A Aaron Elstein

Developer RXR is meeting big clients of JPMorgan tomorrow to gauge their interest in investing in a supertall tower from the real estate firm that could rise next to Grand Central Terminal. The meeting, described as a “field trip” in an...

Op-ed: You can’t deliver economic justice without employers at the table

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 3/10 6:03A Gregory J. Morris, Kathy Wylde

Business leaders and nonprofit service providers have greeted the first weeks of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration with cautious optimism, based on key appointments and a relatively smooth transition in management of essential city services....

New York City-based AI company signs 163K at SL Green office property

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 3/9 8:02A Julian Nazar

An AI company has grabbed more than two full floors at an SL Green office property. Clay will occupy a 163,000-square-foot space at 11 Madison Ave., spanning the 14th and 16th floors and part of the 15th floor of the 30-story office tower. The...

Gracie Mansion attack being investigated as potentially ISIS inspired

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 3/9 5:20A Jack Grieve

Authorities are investigating the explosive device attack at Gracie Mansion on Saturday as a possible act of terrorism motivated by ISIS, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a press conference Monday. Police found two...

Pressure is mounting on Hochul to raise income and business taxes

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 3/9 12:33A Jack Grieve

Lawmakers in Albany plan to present Gov. Kathy Hochul with counterbudget proposals that include tax increases on top earners. Details are still being discussed, but the Senate and Assembly are both expected this week to propose income tax...

Six arrested after explosive devices tossed near Mamdani’s home

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 3/8 6:54A Myles Miller, Bloomberg

Authorities arrested six people connected to unrest during an anti-Muslim protest outside the residence of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani that prompted a bomb-squad response and a terrorism investigation. New York City Police Commissioner Jessica...

A sliver of NYC’s wealthy has unusual rallying cry: Tax me more

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 3/6 9:01A Nacha Cattan, Bloomberg

As New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tax-the-rich plans spark backlash among New York’s wealthy, at least one cohort of millionaires is fully supportive of his policies. The members of the “Patriotic Millionaires” group — who include a Disney...

Flushing nursing home sells for $75 million

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 3/6 12:33A Julian Nazar

A 280-bed nursing home in Flushing has traded hands for $75 million.   Excelsior Group,  a network of rehabilitation and elder care services in New York and New Jersey, purchased Union Plaza Care Center last week, according to city records. The...