Op-ed: Don't let the GOP kill residential solar

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/30 7:03A TR Ludwig

President Donald Trump ran on a platform of ushering a renaissance of domestic manufacturing, creating American jobs and reducing energy costs. The House budget bill, as passed this week, will do the opposite. The cuts to clean energy programs...

At a Glance: May 29

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/29 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

CORRECTION: The number of emergency room visits at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn in the six months ending in February was approximately 48,000 and the number of admissions across both the health system's Brooklyn and Manhattan campuses, not just...

Op-ed: Upfront payments will empower nonprofits

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/28 7:03A Jocelynne Rainey

Reforming how New York City pays nonprofits to provide a whole host of services to City residents is long overdue.Human services - everything from providing childcare to representing New Yorkers in court - are provided by nonprofit contractors...

City’s non-police mental health response fails to meet demand, audit finds

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/28 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

A city initiative to respond to mental health emergencies with social workers and EMTs instead of police officers is failing to keep up with demand, a new audit found. The city received more than 37,000 mental health-related 911 calls between...

'Train Daddy' to lead Amtrak's Penn Station overhaul

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/27 11:08A Sri Taylor, Bloomberg

Former New York City Transit President Andy Byford, nicknamed “Train Daddy,” has been appointed to lead the $7 billion revamp of New York’s Penn Station. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that Byford will be...

DoorDash banks $2M to boost council candidates, after big Cuomo donation

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/27 11:03A Nick Garber

The food delivery company DoorDash plans to spend as much as $2 million to boost a handful of City Council candidates in the June 24 Democratic primary, the company exclusively told Crain’s . The commitment, which comes on top of the company’s $1...

Rent Guidelines Board lowers suggested range for rent hike in revote

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/27 8:41A Lilah Burke

Rent-stabilized units in New York City may see a lower rent increase than anticipated next year. The Rent Guidelines Board met Tuesday morning for an unusual revote, lowering the preliminary range for a rent increase on two-year leases to a...

Retail landlords start to feel pain from tariffs

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/27 7:47A Aaron Elstein

The full brunt of tariffs has yet to be felt across the economy, but owners of malls and shopping centers are already taking it on the chin. Heading into today, shares in retail landlords had fallen by 9% since the Trump administration’s...

At a Glance: May 27

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/27 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth, Amanda D

VAPE BLOCK: Mayor Eric Adams announced a consent order to permanently close operations of Price Point Distributors, a Farmingdale, Long Island-based online vape retailer, for selling illegal flavored nicotine products. The company must close its...

Cash-strapped NY weed businesses 'bet the farm' on a risky tax strategy to save millions

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/27 12:33A John Schroyer

Nobody likes paying taxes, least of all cash-strapped businesses struggling for their lives. That’s why a new business strategy has taken off over the past year in the legal cannabis trade: claiming exemption from a burdensome federal tax...

Editorial: Unleashing AI innovation to solve the city’s biggest public challenges

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/23 7:03A https://www.crainsnewyork.com/ed

Artificial intelligence is often viewed through a lens of uncertainty — both promise and peril. But a new report from Tech:NYC and the Center for an Urban Future makes a compelling case that New York City should lean into AI’s potential,...

City reaches record 4.9 million jobs, EDC says

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/23 6:33A Lilah Burke

New York City has more workers than ever before. The total number of jobs in the city reached its highest level ever in April at about 4.9 million, up about 7,000 from March, according to a monthly report from the New York City Economic...

At a Glance: May 23

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/23 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio, Ethan Geringe

HEALTH BUDGET: The City Council is set to hold a hearing at 10 a.m. today on the executive budget proposal for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Tune in to the budget hearing here . SUBSTANCE USE BILL: State Attorney General Letitia...

City’s public hospitals brace for service closures after House GOP bill passes

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/23 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

New York City Health + Hospitals will likely have to cut services under a federal budget bill narrowly passed by House Republicans, its chief executive said. The public hospital system, which includes 11 hospitals and a network of ambulatory...

Next generation of high-end sushi restaurants comes at a lower price

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/23 12:33A Kat Odell, Bloomberg

New York City is a global capital for high-end sushi, home to some of the most sought-after omakase experiences outside of Japan. Those chef’s choice meals have also become extremely pricey—especially compared to similar experiences in Tokyo....