Hochul to restore millions in public health aid to the city after Cuomo cuts

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/18 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to restore tens of millions of dollars in recurring public health aid to the city that was cut by her predecessor as part of a $1.5 billion infusion to help Mayor Zohran Mamdani fill the city’s two-year budget gap. The...

‘Go to hell’: A look at a legal standoff at the former Modell’s site in Bay Ridge

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/18 11:33P Julian Nazar

Sammy Alsidi, Launch Trampoline Park's New York City operator, says he never wanted to take his landlord to court. But he now finds himself at the center of a legal battle that is threatening to upend the entertainment destination's Bay Ridge...

NYCFC plans move into new $780 million Queens stadium for summer 2027

NYPost.com (Sports) 2/18 6:07A Christian Arnold

New York City FC now knows when it will be moving into its new stadium in Queens.

Mamdani names Christina Farrell the next emergency management commissioner

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/17 8:37A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has named Christina Farrell to permanently lead New York City Emergency Management, placing a veteran of operations at the helm of the city’s disaster response. Farrell, the former first deputy commissioner, began leading the...

Mamdani plans to hike NYC property tax to fill $5B hole

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/17 6:54A Laura Nahmias, Bloomberg

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is proposing raising New York City’s property taxes for the first time in more than two decades and is looking to raid the city’s reserve funds to fill a roughly $5 billion budget gap. “He’s put a pretty extreme...

Op-ed: Small businesses need room to breathe, not economic justice

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/17 6:03A Matt Coleman

New York City’s ecosystem of 183,000 small businesses are not social experiments. From Main Street staples to bodegas, job creators fight every day to survive a rough city climate: skyrocketing rents, rising labor costs, and complex local taxes....

The Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at age 84

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/16 11:59P https://www.crainsnewyork.com/po

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights activist and two-time presidential candidate who ranked among Chicago's most internationally recognized figures, died today. He was 84. "He died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family,"...

Steven Fulop’s ‘centrist’ vision for the Partnership in the age of Mamdani

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/13 9:03A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

For many members of New York’s business community, the election of the democratic socialist mayor was a wake-up call. Steven Fulop, the newly minted president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City, a trade group of the city’s vast...

Op-ed: City's new comptroller, pension trustees must lead on climate

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/12 5:03A Loren Blackford

Three of New York City’s pension funds are now weighing whether to move tens of billions of dollars from BlackRock over concerns about the asset manager’s climate risk management and decarbonization plans. This decision could be a wake-up call...

Manhattan rents hit near-record high as buyers stay stuck in rental market

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/11 11:33P Julianne Cuba

Manhattan rents hit their third-highest level on record at the start of the year — up nearly 8% from 2025 and more than double the annual inflation rate. The median rent in the borough was $4,695 last month, down $55 from November's record high...

New York private school startup seeks edge by giving 42% fee discount

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/11 11:33P Erin Hudson, Bloomberg

Before Harrow International School New York opened its doors in September, principal Matthew Sipple hoped to enroll 80 students by the end of its inaugural year. So far, there are just 20. The kids are outnumbered by a staff of 26. That's why...

Op-ed: Universal child care must include home-based care

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/10 5:03A Davon Russell

Across the state of New York, home-based childcare programs outnumber center-based by more than two to one. They are a vital part of the childcare sector—trusted neighbors who care for children in their own homes, offering flexibility, cultural...

New York City Republicans risk losing lone GOP voice in Congress

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/10 4:41A Brandon Sapienza, Bloomberg

Staten Island stands apart from the rest of New York City in more ways than one. But its status as a Republican redoubt in a Democratic stronghold is under threat. In January, a state court judge ruled that New York's 11th Congressional District,...

Op-ed: A democratic socialist mayor could have the credibility to tame government

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/8 11:33P Andrew Rein

Mayor Zohran Mamdani agreeing with Comptroller Mark Levine that New York City faces a massive budget shortfall evokes "Casablanca’s" famous line: "I'm shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on in here!” The daunting gap should not be a...

NY-NJ tunnel construction imperiled in standoff with White House

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/6 8:11A Michelle Kaske, Bloomberg

Work on a $16 billion Hudson River rail-tunnel project that could ease congestion between New Jersey and Manhattan is set to come to a halt on Friday following the Trump administration’s decision last year to freeze its funding. The new tunnel,...