H+H expands long-term care program for people with severe mental illness

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/19 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

The city’s public hospital system is continuing to rollout a new long-term care model for people with severe mental illness, one of dozens of programs the city has experimented with in recent years to stop the revolving door of homelessness and...

At a Glance: Dec. 20

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/19 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

STRIKE AUTHORIZATION: A group of doctors working at New York City Health + Hospitals and represented by Doctors Council SEIU voted to approve a strike in the face of stalled contract negotiations, the union announced Thursday. The more than 2,500...

Holiday travel record expected to test New York airports, roads

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/19 12:03A Aashna Shah, Bloomberg

A 13-day holiday travel surge is expected to bring a record-breaking 13.8 million travelers through New York City-area airports and vehicular crossings during the year-end travel period.  Count on longer waits and heavy traffic from Dec. 21 to...

City's relative cost of living drops to lowest since 2008

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/18 12:03A Alex Tanzi, Bloomberg

It hasn’t been this cheap to live in New York City in at least 15 years — that is, when you compare it to the rest of the country. The cost of living in the metro area was 12.5% above the national average in 2023, according to new data published...

On Politics: What Eric Adams gets wrong and right about sanctuary city laws

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/17 12:03A Ross Barkan

It was a sight that, just a few years ago, would be unthinkable: the Democratic mayor of New York City happily meeting with Donald Trump’s border czar. But there was Eric Adams with Tom Homan at City Hall, seemingly endorsing most or all of the...

Why progressives changed their mind on housing production

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/16 11:48P Eddie Small

As the City Council prepared for its final vote on the contentious City of Yes housing reform package earlier in December, one member put out a blistering statement that decried the legislation as "a blank check" to the real estate industry and...

Meet four more of the Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting and Law who work in health care

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/16 11:33P Crain s staff

It’s not an exaggeration to say that accounting, consulting and law are the cornerstones of our city’s $1.2 trillion (and growing) economy. In 2023, the professional and business services sector comprised 42% of total jobs in New York City alone....

At a Glance: Dec. 17

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/16 11:33P Amanda D Ambrosio

LABOR CONTRACT: City Hall reached a tentative agreement with the labor union Doctors’ Council SEIU on Monday that raises pay for roughly 500 physicians at city agencies. The five-year contract, which covers doctors who work at New York City Health...

Local airports prep for record 150 million passengers next year

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/16 12:03A Aashna Shah, Bloomberg

New York City area airports are bracing for record-breaking passenger numbers in 2025 as air travel continues to surge past pre-pandemic levels, fueled by growing demand and a rebound in international travel. The Port Authority of New York and...

Editorial: City of Yes is a big accomplishment — but only a first step

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/16 12:03A The Editors

New York City’s political leaders should be applauded for finally getting off the bench in a meaningful way to address our worsening housing crisis. The common-sense reforms in the City of Yes plan, though somewhat watered down by suburban-minded...

2 years since Adams and Hochul’s recovery plan, how has New York fared?

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/15 11:48P Nick Garber

Two years ago, with the depths of the pandemic still close in the rearview mirror, New York’s top officials charted a way forward: dozens of big ideas proposed by a group of 57 civic leaders, endorsed by the mayor and governor and geared toward...

The next generation of banking

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/15 11:03P By Brooke Bilyj for Crain’s Cont

As digital banking continues to reshape the face of financial services, branch locations must evolve to meet changing customer expectations. To stay ahead of this evolution, TD Bank is making significant investments across its retail footprint...

Power failure forced 3K subway riders to evacuate

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/12 6:14A Caroline Spivack

A power failure in the subway turned the Wednesday evening commute into an hours-long saga for thousands of riders on a pair of F trains, forcing straphangers to evacuate through darkened tunnels and up little-used service routes caked in...

Adams starts new charter-rewrite push focused on housing

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/12 3:31A Nick Garber

Fresh off the passage of his City of Yes plan, Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday he will make a new push to rewrite the City Charter in 2025 to boost housing, forming a commission composed of real estate and business bigwigs. The new Charter...

Meet four Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting and Law who work in health care

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/11 11:33P Crain s staff

It’s not an exaggeration to say that accounting, consulting and law are the cornerstones of our city’s $1.2 trillion (and growing) economy. In 2023, the professional and business services sector comprised 42% of total jobs in New York City alone....