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

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 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 (Sports) 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 (Sports) 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 (Sports) 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...

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

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 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....

Pressure is mounting on Hochul to raise income and business taxes

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 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...

New York governor’s race narrows but Hochul still has strong lead

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 3/4 10:38A Maya Davis, Bloomberg

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul slipped in a poll, conceding six points to Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman as the gubernatorial race tightens slightly. Hochul leads Blakeman 51% to 31%, down from her 26-point lead in January, according to a new...

Long Island City tower lands $111M loan at full market occupancy

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 3/4 7:18A Julianne Cuba

A joint venture between real estate firms Fetner Properties and Lions Group landed triple-digit financing for a Long Island City residential tower, the developers announced Wednesday. The partnership, called American Lions, secured the $111...

It's drawing day for the 2026 TCS NYC Marathon! 3 ways to find out if you're in

NBCNewYork.com (Sports) 3/4 6:16A NBC New York Staff

Today is the day many runners have been waiting for — the day they find out if they were selected for the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon. Wednesday is Drawing Day, when the slots drawing takes place, and runners are notified of their status. And...

NY taxi insurer failed to defend Uber in crash cases, judge says

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 3/4 5:16A Natalie Lung, Bloomberg

A U.S. judge sided with Uber Technologies in its complaint that American Transit Insurance Co., the largest taxi insurer in New York City, failed to defend the ride-hailing company in crash cases involving its drivers. ATIC breached its duty to...

What is the Sunnyside Yard deck plan — and why has it not yet been built?

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 3/4 12:33A Jack Grieve

On March 3, 2020, the New York City Economic Development Corp. and Amtrak published a plan to build a deck over one of the busiest rail yards in the country. The move would have essentially created a new neighborhood and brought the most...

Supreme Court preserves NY GOP-held congressional district

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 3/3 4:32A Greg Stohr, Bloomberg

A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court halted the redrawing of a Republican-held congressional district in New York City in a decision likely to keep the seat safely in GOP hands in the November election. Over dissents from the court’s three...

Maimonides could gain $9M monthly once H+H deal closes, exec says

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 3/3 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

Maimonides Health could get an immediate financial boost as early as next month if its merger with New York City Health + Hospitals clears regulatory hurdles, H+H CEO Mitchell Katz said Monday. The Borough Park safety-net hospital system could...

Jamie Rubin to chair Regional Plan Association board

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 3/3 12:33A Julianne Cuba

Jamie Rubin, who led New York's Hurricane Sandy recovery and the state's housing agency under Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will become the next board chair of the Regional Plan Association. Rubin's nomination to the board, which is expected to be...

City health officials expand pregnancy, childhood services with $20M investment

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 3/2 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will receive $20 million in city funds over the next three years to expand pregnancy services and early childhood health programs, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Friday. The goal is to provide early support...