Developers abruptly halt Elizabeth Street Garden suit amid talks with City Hall

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 11/25 9:18A Nick Garber

Just three days after they sued the city , the developers of the scuttled Elizabeth Street Garden housing project abruptly halted their lawsuit as they negotiate with Mayor Eric Adams’ administration about building on an alternate site. In a...

H&M to close two Manhattan stores in January

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 11/25 7:47A C. J. Hughes

Retail chain H&M will shutter two Manhattan locations in late January and lay off 62 employees from the stores, according to state layoff filings. The stores, located in the Upper East Side and Financial District, were underperforming, an H&M...

Op-ed: How “Buy Now, Pay Later” helps my customers — and my businesses

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 11/25 5:03A Dana Leavy-Detrick

Running two small businesses in New York City, a career consulting firm and an interior painting company, I see firsthand how people balance the cost of improving their lives, whether through their homes or their careers.  At Brooklyn Resume...

On Politics: Rare wave of Congressional primaries is about to hit New York City

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 11/24 4:26A Ross Barkan

It’s hard to remember a time when New York had so many high-profile and competitive congressional primaries. Nydia Velázquez’s sudden retirement, coupled with Jerry Nadler’s exit, will make for at least two volatile and potentially bitter open...

Health + Hospitals invests $31M in high-tech beds to reduce costly falls

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 11/23 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

New York City Health + Hospitals is investing in bed upgrades to reduce the risk of falls, a novel solution to a costly but preventable problem for health systems. The public hospital system spent $30.5 million on 2,000 high-tech units from the...

Street vending overhaul nears as business opposition softens

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 11/23 11:33P Nick Garber

After a two-year push, a major bill that would reshape the city’s street-vending regulations may be weeks away from passing the City Council, as brick-and-mortar business groups that long opposed the reforms are now negotiating with lawmakers on...

Trump says Mamdani will be ‘great’ in warm White House meeting

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 11/21 10:34A Nick Garber

President Donald Trump vowed to help Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in a remarkably warm joint appearance that followed their White House meeting Friday afternoon. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office after what both men called a “productive”...

NYC Health + Hospitals board advances Maimonides takeover plan amid legal challenge

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 11/20 11:33P Amanda D Ambrosio

New York City Health and Hospitals’ board of directors voted Thursday to move forward with a takeover of Maimonides Medical Center, even as a lawsuit by seven hospital board members threatens to derail the deal. The board voted unanimously at its...

Our newest list of New York's largest privately held companies is here

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 11/19 11:48P Jack Grieve

The 2025 edition of Crain's list of the New York area's largest privately held companies is now available. The list, which is ranked by 2024 revenue, tracks 100 businesses across the region that combined for more than $186 billion in revenue last...

Chelsea seniors implore NYCHA not to demolish their apartments

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 11/19 11:33P Aaron Elstein

Doris Ruffin pushed her walker to the podium, looked directly at the New York City Housing Authority board, and told members their plans to knock down her Chelsea home would greatly jeopardize her health. “Please stop the demolition of the senior...

Alicia Glen: Council’s misguided housing bills would drive up cost of building

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 11/19 11:33P Alicia Glen

Earlier this month, New Yorkers voted for a mayor who promised significantly more affordable housing — and on Jan. 1, the new administration will get to work implementing its vision through programs and policies to increase affordable housing...

Tisch accepts Mamdani’s offer to stay as police commissioner

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 11/19 3:03A Nick Garber

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has accepted Zohran Mamdani’s offer to remain in her post once he takes office, the mayor-elect’s transition team announced Wednesday. Tisch’s appointment settles weeks of speculation about whether she would...

Former NY Gov. Spitzer pitches luxury Upper East Side tower

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 11/18 11:33P Julianne Cuba

One of New York's disgraced former governors made a rare public appearance Tuesday when he made the case for his new luxury development on the Upper East side. Eliot Spitzer resigned from office in 2008 after getting caught in a prostitution...

State invests in non-police mental health response after death of Daniel Prude

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

The Hochul administration is investing in expanding non-police responses to mental health crises following the death of Daniel Prude, whose killing in 2020 by Rochester police led to calls for reform. The state Office of Mental Health is offering...

The best food scene you don’t know about is in Buffalo

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 11/16 11:48P Adam Reiner, Bloomberg

Buffalo might be synonymous with hot wings, but there’s a less heralded bar staple that represents the city even better. The locally beloved roast beef on a caraway-seed-studded kümmelweck roll is a legacy left over from German immigrants who...