On Politics: The unwritten rule of politics Mamdani faces with 11 inches of snow

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/26 6:58A Ross Barkan

There’s little that bedevils a New York City mayor quite like a snowstorm. John Lindsay, running for re-election in 1969, could not get Queens properly plowed, and 42 people across the city would end up dead. Neither Michael Bloomberg nor Bill de...

DiNapoli says universal childcare in New York City could cost up to $8B

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/25 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

A universal childcare program like the one proposed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani could cost between $2.7 billion and $8.2 billion annually when fully implemented at the city’s current rates, according to a new report from state Comptroller Thomas...

Winter storm triggers most flight cancellations since Covid

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/25 6:03A Sri Taylor, Bloomberg

A massive winter storm sweeping across the U.S. triggered what is shaping up to be one of the worst air travel meltdowns since the Covid-19 pandemic, forcing some major airlines to cancel more than half of their scheduled flights. More than...

Mamdani unveils $4 million mental health clinics targeting transitional-age youth

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/22 9:37A Amanda D Ambrosio

New York City Health + Hospitals is opening two youth mental health clinics in Brooklyn and Queens, a move Mayor Zohran Mamdani said will reduce the number of adolescents falling through the cracks of the city’s behavioral health system. The...

Op-ed: New York's future depends on the politics of collaboration

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/22 9:03A Eric Eve

The unusually cooperative meeting between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump late last year sent an unmistakable signal to New York’s business community: affordability is now the central economic battleground for all levels of...

New York City bans hidden hotel fees ahead of World Cup tourist influx

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/22 8:22A Myles Miller, Bloomberg

New York City is banning hidden hotel fees as a way to lower costs for visitors as the city prepares for an influx of tourists during the World Cup. The  new rule , adopted by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, bars hotels from...

NYC braces for winter storm to bring nearly a foot of snow

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/22 8:18A Charlie Wells and Paulina Cacher

New York City is poised to get pummeled with nearly a foot of snow this weekend, a test for new Mayor Zohran Mamdani, as a massive weather system lands on the region threatening power outages, airline delays and transit system problems. New...

Chelsea public housing project advances as judge rejects legal challenge

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/22 7:37A Aaron Elstein

The New York City Housing Authority’s plan for a private developer to raze and rebuild a Chelsea public housing complex cleared a hurdle after a judge denied a former state lawmaker’s request to block the project. Judge David Cohen ruled former...

Op-Ed: Expanding EV charging is a climate justice imperative

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/22 5:03A Jeffrey Prosserman

Dear Mayor Mamdani, How New Yorkers move shapes the air we breathe and the health of our communities. You have spoken about improving transit equity, including your commitment to making city buses free. You have also outlined a climate-justice...

Editorial: Hochul’s agenda now meets Albany’s math

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/15 11:33P https://www.crainsnewyork.com/ed

New York’s CEOs and business leaders have many reasons to watch Albany closely. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s sweeping State of the State address outlined major commitments — from child care to housing to infrastructure — that could reshape the state’s...

Eric Adams says he did not profit from launch of NYC memecoin

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/15 11:33P Muyao Shen, Bloomberg

Eric Adams said he did not profit from the launch of the NYC Token memecoin he is promoting, which initially soared in value before crashing following its debut on Monday, prompting crypto market observers to draw parallels to a “rug pull.” The...

Ground leases emerge as hidden risk for New York apartment buyers

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/15 11:33P Aaron Elstein

If you’re looking to buy a New York City apartment, you’ll surely consider the building’s location and condition. You should also ask a new question: Does the building own its dirt underneath? “This was something most people never bothered to...

Letter to the editor: Crain's reporting mischaracterizes Chelsea houses financing

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/14 5:03A Jessica Katz

The recent article on the Chelsea NYCHA redevelopment gets the economics wrong and mischaracterizes the actual risk for public housing residents [" New public housing in Chelsea to cost $1.2M per apartment ," Dec. 10]. The $1.2 million-per-unit...

Less red tape, more child care money and the same tax rates: 3 takeaways from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s...

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/13 11:33P C. J. Hughes, Ethan Geringer-Sam

When it comes to the city’s business community, Gov. Kathy Hochul seemed to channel her inner Goldilocks Tuesday in her State of the State address. Her wish list of policies promises not to be too tough on real estate investors and high earners....

Kathy Wylde’s exit interview: her career, her successor and why she voted for Mamdani

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/11 11:33P Nick Garber

For a quarter century, any politician pushing to restrain or regulate New York City’s big businesses could count on receiving a call from Kathryn Wylde. Executives looking to influence local government have called on her for advice. After Friday,...