Hon. Biju Koshy named supervising judge of Richmond County Criminal Court

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 4/19 12:27P Rob Abruzzese

Hon. Biju Koshy has been appointed as the supervising judge of Richmond County Criminal Court, becoming the first Asian American to occupy this judicial role in the history of the New York City Criminal Court.  The appointment was announced by...

What’s in the New York state budget: housing, speed limits, Medicaid, weed shops

CrainsNewYork.com (Small Business News) 4/19 10:59A Nick Garber, Amanda D Ambrosio

Nearly three weeks late, New York state lawmakers are poised to pass a new budget Friday or Saturday full of significant new policies on housing, health care, transportation, cannabis and more. Some key details remained uncertain as of Friday...

Hochul outlines 5-point plan to combat illegal weed shops

CrainsNewYork.com (Wall Street) 4/19 9:34A John Schroyer, Green Market Repo

The days of New York’s freewheeling marijuana gray market — with thousands of convenience stores, bodegas and smoke shops selling cannabis at will — appear to be numbered. Gov. Kathy Hochul, flanked by Mayor Eric Adams and several other state...

SUNY Downstate closure off the table, for now

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 4/19 4:39A Amanda D Ambrosio

After months of community uproar over the state’s proposal to close SUNY Downstate’s University Hospital, policymakers have paused plans to shutter the medical center. Lawmakers have reached an agreement with Gov. Kathy Hochul to halt the closure...

SUNY Downstate closure off the table, for now

CrainsNewYork.com (International) 4/19 4:39A Amanda D Ambrosio

After months of community uproar over the state’s proposal to close SUNY Downstate’s University Hospital, policymakers have paused plans to shutter the medical center. Lawmakers have reached an agreement with Gov. Kathy Hochul to halt the closure...

Columbia University Arrests Student Pro-Palestinian Protesters

NYTimes.com (Times Wire) 4/19 4:38A Reuters and Storyful

The police arrested more than 100 students demonstrators at a tent encampment set up on the campus of Columbia University in New York City.

Medical costs stall two-thirds of New Yorkers from buying a home, saving for retirement

CrainsNewYork.com (Telecom) 4/19 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

Most New Yorkers contend with high medical costs. But those costs are getting in the way of people seeking to buy a home or put money in a retirement account. Sixty-two percent of New York City residents are concerned that their medical bills...

Tech workers are flocking to New York City

CrainsNewYork.com (Economy) 4/18 10:35A Jack Grieve

There is a lot of noise surrounding the fate of New York's tech sector. While venture capital investment remains slow, IPOs are starting to return . On Wall Street, the artificial-intelligence craze jolted equities to all-time highs, but money...

Walter Noel, who ran biggest feeder fund into Madoff, dies at 93

CrainsNewYork.com (Telecom) 4/18 10:17A Katherine Burton, Bloomberg

Walter Noel, who ran the the largest fund to invest with Bernie Madoff and made more than $1 billion in resulting client fees for his firm, has died. He was 93.  He died on Dec. 15 at Yemanja, his family’s property on Mustique, a private...

NYC getting the power to close illegal smoke shops

Queens Chronicle (South Queens News) 4/18 9:55A by Kristen Guglielmo, Associate

New York City and all local municipalities will now have the power to shut down illegal pot shops, according to a press release from Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven).

New Tesla showroom to launch soon in Gowanus

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 4/18 8:01A Julianne Cuba

No hitting the brakes here. Electric automotive company Tesla is opening up its second showroom in Brooklyn and third in the city, amid layoffs at the Austin-based enterprise elsewhere across the globe, Crain's has learned. The maker of the...

New Tesla showroom to launch soon in Brooklyn at the Roulston House

CrainsNewYork.com (Small Business News) 4/18 8:01A Julianne Cuba

No hitting the brakes here. Electric automotive company Tesla is opening up its second showroom in Brooklyn and third in the city, amid layoffs at the Austin-based enterprise elsewhere across the globe, Crain's has learned. The maker of the...

New York's first electric skyscraper promises luxury with lower emissions

CrainsNewYork.com (Small Business News) 4/18 7:14A Kendra Pierre-Louis, Bloomberg

In a city that often feels stitched together by scaffolding, the development known as the Alloy Block — on a bustling street in downtown Brooklyn, across from the red-and-silver sign of the Brooklyn Academy of Music — long seemed like just...

Former NYPD Officer Admits Selling Heroin, Fentanyl In Westchester

The Eastchester Daily Voice 4/18 6:00A Ben Crnic

A former New York City Police officer has admitted to selling packages containing heroin and fentanyl in Westchester, federal officials announced. Bronx resident Grace Rosa Baez, age 38, pleaded guilty to drug distribution charges on Tuesday,...

Council approves NYCFC stadium

Queens Chronicle (North/Northeast Queens News) 4/18 4:30A by Sophie Krichevsky, Associate

The City Council last Thursday voted 47-1 to approve Phase II of the Willets Point Redevelopment Project, which includes a 25,000-seat stadium for the New York City Football Club, 1,400 units of affordable housing and a 250-key hotel.Councilman...