Queens landlord faces second state lawsuit over allegedly overcharging tenants

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 8/7 10:43A Eddie Small

A Queens-based real estate firm allegedly has been forcing its stabilized tenants to pay illegally high rents for years, according to a lawsuit filed by the state attorney general's office and the Department of Homes and Community Renewal. The...

Financial woes mount at Chetrit-owned apartment complex in Queens

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 8/4 8:34A Aaron Elstein

Financial problems are mounting at a 540-unit market-rate apartment complex in Jamaica, Queens, as developer Meyer Chetrit falls further behind on his bills. Parkhill City, which is almost fully occupied with amenities including 24-hour doorman...

Two more 99-unit buildings heading to Brooklyn

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 7/28 7:28A Eddie Small

A developer is planning a pair of new 99-unit residential buildings for Brooklyn, the latest indication that many in the city's real estate industry are determined to avoid paying the higher wage requirement that kicks in once a project hits 100...

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...