Half a dozen 99-unit buildings could rise in Jamaica, Queens

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 7/14 8:09A Julianne Cuba

A sextet of new residential buildings with no more than 99 dwelling units apiece is slated for Jamaica, Queens, records show. Local developer Ami Weinstock submitted plans to the Department of Buildings Monday for six new projects, each standing...

These 47 people will make or break NYC’s casino bids

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 7/8 7:45A Nick Garber

Forty-seven neighborhood activists, elected officials and city and state bureaucrats will decide this summer which of New York’s multibillion-dollar downstate casino proposals lives or dies. The state’s Gaming Commission on Monday announced the...

Bronx company Golden Krust grows by introducing Jamaican food to new audiences

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 6/16 12:33A Lilah Burke

About 200,000 Jamaican-born people live in New York City, according to the American Community Survey. But many more New Yorkers than that have tasted Jamaican food. And Golden Krust, a fast-casual restaurant chain that serves the Caribbean...

Two-alarm fire sparks at Grand Central, snarling LIRR service

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 6/10 7:55A Caroline Spivack

A Tuesday fire in a train tunnel has snarled Long Island Rail Road service at Grand Central Terminal, according to fire and transit officials. The FDNY responded to a track fire just after 8 a.m. that appeared to be sparked by an electrical...

Knicks’ chief orthopedist keeps the team ready for big games that go down to the wire

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 5/29 9:25A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

Dr. Answorth Allen’s career and love for New York sports fit together like a healthy knee joint. Allen is the associate surgeon-in-chief at Hospital for Special Surgery and the chief orthopedist for the NBA’s New York Knicks. A sports fan and...

Council to approve 4,600-home revamp of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 5/28 7:59A Nick Garber

The City Council on Wednesday will approve a major rezoning of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, which promises to transform a thoroughfare lined with warehouses and auto shops into a mixed-use neighborhood with some 4,600 new homes. The...

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center forges ahead on state-funded cancer center

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 5/27 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is mapping out construction of a new oncology hub in Queens as part of a state-funded effort to modernize struggling safety-net hospitals. The 408-bed facility, based in Richmond Hill, requested approval last week...

Crime is dropping in city’s business districts, Tisch tells city leaders

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 4/23 6:10A Nick Garber

Crime has dropped significantly in some key business districts in the first few months of 2025, mirroring an encouraging citywide trend, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a Crain’s New York event Wednesday morning. There were zero...

Adams’ neighborhood-reshaping rezonings could permit 40,000 homes in 2025

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 4/22 12:48A Nick Garber

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is making steady progress in its quest to rezone four neighborhoods by the end of 2025, an effort that could produce some 40,000 new homes and burnish Adams’ legacy if he leaves office after this year. The largest...