Hochul vetoes hospital closure reform bill for the second year in a row

CrainsNewYork.com (Politics) 12/22 11:33P Amanda D Ambrosio

Gov. Kathy Hochul for the second time vetoed a bill to give communities more warning before hospitals close, blocking a measure that health advocates say is critical as federal funding cuts threaten to push financially struggling hospitals toward...

Flatiron medical transit company raises $15M for its provider-based ride platform

CrainsNewYork.com (Politics) 12/22 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

Flatiron District-based medical transit management company Ride Health raised $15 million from investors to advance its tailored ride-sharing platform, according to a federal filing. The company connects passengers to transportation to and from...

George Conway to run as a Democrat for Nadler’s Manhattan seat

CrainsNewYork.com (Transportation) 12/22 8:03A Caitlin Reilly, Bloomberg

George Conway, a prominent critic of President Donald Trump, filed to run for the House of Representatives to replace retiring Representative Jerry Nadler in a New York City district that spans much of Manhattan.  Conway — a former Republican —...

Cuomo campaign probed over interactions with business-funded PAC

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 12/22 5:57A Nick Garber

New York City’s Campaign Finance Board is investigating whether Andrew Cuomo improperly coordinated with a group of business people who spent millions of dollars boosting his failed mayoral campaign through an unusual middle-man political action...

On Politics: Elise Stefanik’s final indignity

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 12/22 4:49A Ross Barkan

Elise Stefanik’s shock announcement that she would not only leave the governor’s race but Congress entirely demonstrates to a remarkable degree how disillusioned with electoral politics she had become — and also how her inability to secure the...

Northwell Health expands into Pennsylvania with health center in Dingmans Ferry

CrainsNewYork.com (Biotech) 12/21 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

The region’s largest health system is moving west. Northwell Health is expanding into Pennsylvania with a new primary and immediate care center in Dingmans Ferry. The 2,800 square foot facility is the first of two primary care offices opening in...

Economic development chief Andrew Kimball to leave when Mamdani takes office

CrainsNewYork.com (Biotech) 12/19 7:33A Nick Garber

Andrew Kimball, who led major infrastructure and transportation projects in four years under Mayor Eric Adams, plans to leave his economic development role before Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani takes office, Kimball announced Friday. Kimball,...

Economic development chief Andrew Kimball to leave before Mamdani takes office

CrainsNewYork.com (Advertising & Marketing) 12/19 7:33A Nick Garber

Andrew Kimball, who led major infrastructure and transportation projects in four years under Mayor Eric Adams, plans to leave his economic development role before Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani takes office, Kimball announced Friday. Kimball,...

New York pounded by winds, rain ahead of holiday weekend

CrainsNewYork.com (Transportation) 12/19 5:38A Will Wade (Bloomberg)

Strong winds and drenching rain have descended on New York City, raising the risk of power outages and coastal flooding as the biggest U.S. city prepares for the holiday weekend.  The National Weather Service is  warning  of wind gusts reaching...

Prosecutors want Supreme Court to restore murder conviction in 1979 case of missing Etan Patz

NYPost.com (Metro) 12/19 1:30A Associated Press

New York City prosecutors asked the Supreme Court to reinstate the murder conviction of Pedro Hernandez, 64, in the disappearance and killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz.

Mamdani gets 74,000 resumes in sign of New York City’s job-market misery

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 12/17 7:56A Georgia Hall, Bloomberg

More than 74,000 people, with an average age of 28, have applied for roles in Zohran Mamdani’s new administration.  Those figures are both a measure of enthusiasm for New York City’s incoming mayor and a sign of how tough the job market is for...

Letter: Loosen Airbnb rules to provide an economic lifeline

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 12/17 3:03A Gia Sharp

Recent coverage of the pending short-term rental legislation has focused on the large corporations battling for market share, overshadowing the everyday New Yorkers that Councilmember Narcisse’s bill, Intro 948, is meant to help [" Editorial:...

Ultra-luxury hotel planned for Madison Avenue in rare post-pandemic development

CrainsNewYork.com (Biotech) 12/16 11:33P Julianne Cuba

The owners of Manhattan's upscale Lowell Hotel are moving ahead with plans to convert a 21-story Madison Avenue office building into an even ritzier property—one of the first new hotel developments in the city since the pandemic upended the...

Op-ed: Closing NYC’s digital divide must be a mandate

CrainsNewYork.com (Transportation) 12/16 5:03A Ana Rua

Next year, as Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani takes office, New York City has a rare chance to finally close its digital divide -- not with slogans, but with structure. I’ve spent my career in telecommunications, helping extend broadband networks...

NYC expands job training as new SNAP work requirements loom

CrainsNewYork.com (Technology) 12/15 11:33P Amanda D Ambrosio

As new federal work requirements loom for SNAP benefits, New York City is expanding job training and education programs to help thousands of affected recipients comply. The Trump administration's upcoming rule change, which takes effect in March,...