NYC Legionnaires' outbreak linked to two city-run buildings, including Harlem Hospital

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 8/31 5:43A Philip Marcelo | The Associated

A New York City hospital and another city-run building were sources for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Harlem that killed seven people.

NYC’s Central Park playground overrun by brazen rats who even raid baby carriages: parents

NYPost.com (Metro) 8/30 2:00A Georgia Worrell

New York City is losing the rat war in Central Park -- where the vermin are so brazen, they routinely raid baby strollers for snacks at a besieged playground for toddlers, The Post found.

City declares Harlem Legionnaires’ outbreak over, pledges tougher safety rules

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 8/29 10:46A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

The city Health Department has declared a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in central Harlem over, and pledged to tighten safety rules after identifying two publicly-owned sites as the source. At least seven people died and more than 100...

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is working to woo Black voters away from Adams and Cuomo

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 8/29 8:21A Jaylen Green | The Associated Pr

New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani is out courting Black voters, trying to do better with them in the general election than he did in the primary. Mamdani won the Democratic mayoral primary in June, but polls show he has plenty of room...

Inspectors for Con Edison face fraud charges after nine-year pipeline safety scheme

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 8/29 8:20A Caroline Spivack

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are accusing two inspectors of faking hundreds of safety checks for Con Edison natural gas pipelines in New York City and Westchester County meant to prevent gas leaks and explosions, according to the U.S....

NYC declares Harlem Legionnaires' outbreak over, after 7th death is announced

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 8/29 6:48A NBC New York Staff and The Assoc

New York City health officials on Friday declared the Harlem Legionnaires’ disease outbreak over, a day after revealing a seventh associated death as the patient count ticked up slightly. There have been no new cases among people who live and work...

NY hospitals urge feds to block Aetna's Medicare Advantage payment change

CrainsNewYork.com (Transportation) 8/29 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

New York’s hospital lobby is urging the federal government to stop insurance carrier Aetna from cutting payments for patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans following a federal crackdown that forced payers to increase reimbursements....

New York prepares for a record-breaking Labor Day travel weekend

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 8/28 10:23A Caroline Spivack

If you’re traveling for the Labor Day weekend, brace yourself for the crush of more than 6.6 million people expected to pass through the region’s airports, bridges and tunnels from Thursday through Tuesday.  Airport operator the Port Authority of...

Business lobby puts up money to boost pro-housing ballot measures

CrainsNewYork.com (Small Business News) 8/28 8:45A Nick Garber

Most city voters are probably unaware of the four questions that will appear on their November general election ballots that could reshape the way housing gets approved in New York. Business and pro-housing groups that want the ballot measures to...

Op-ed: New York can and should provide free child care for working families

CrainsNewYork.com (Health Care) 8/28 6:03A Grace Rauh

The results of New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor sent shockwaves across the five boroughs, the American Democratic establishment, and the world. Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old Democratic Socialist State Assemblymember ran away with...

Developers optimistic over new partnership opportunity to upgrade NYCHA’s portfolio

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 8/28 12:33A Eddie Small

When the city's public housing agency recently announced it would seek to partner with private developers on its latest effort to address New York's housing crisis, Matt Rooney had two main thoughts: Great idea, and how will it work? "It's just...

Penn Station rebuild to start in 2027, Trump officials say — but no price tag yet

CrainsNewYork.com (Health Care) 8/27 10:06A Nick Garber

The Trump administration plans to start its renovation of Penn Station by 2027, officials announced Wednesday — an ambitious timeline that left major questions unanswered about the cost and scope of the megaproject. U.S. Transportation Secretary...

Ailing hotel operator LuxUrban leaves long line of stiffed partners

CrainsNewYork.com (Transportation) 8/27 8:50A Aaron Elstein

In September 2022 developer Joseph Moinian hired LuxUrban Hotels to manage the Washington Hotel at 123 Washington St. in the Financial District. Things didn’t work out, however. LuxUrban defaulted on its lease and last year got sued by Moinian,...

RPA accepted at least $850K from Amtrak as part of its Hudson Tunnel advocacy

CrainsNewYork.com (Labor Unions) 8/27 12:48A Caroline Spivack

The well-respected policy think tank, the Regional Plan Association, has received at least $850,000 in grants from Amtrak over three years to support RPA’s advocacy for the railway's $16 billion project to link New York and New Jersey with a new...

Aetna's drug payment shift imperils New York infusion centers, expert says

CrainsNewYork.com (Labor Unions) 8/27 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

A new drug coverage policy implemented by insurance giant Aetna is threatening revenue losses to local infusion centers, industry experts say. Aetna, which is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut and provides coverage to roughly 1.8 million...