City officials say revamped housing tax break is working, contradicting doubters

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 10/23 10:45A Nick Garber

The controversial 485-x tax break for housing construction is working well, city officials asserted Thursday — contradicting widespread criticism that the program has faced from developers and even other members of Mayor Eric Adams’...

$200+ million, 425-unit mixed-use affordable housing development heading to Jamaica

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 10/23 12:35A Eddie Small

Jamaica is poised to get a rare new condominium project as part of a more than $200 million, 425-unit mixed-use affordable housing development, further transforming the bustling Queens neighborhood as it awaits a rezoning meant to turbocharge its...

Autism nonprofit inks major office lease in Jamaica

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 10/20 12:33A Eddie Small

A storied New York nonprofit focused on supporting children and adults with autism is opening a new center in Jamaica . Quality Services for the Autism Community has inked a lease for roughly 42,000 square feet at 222-25 Jamaica Ave. in the...

Council takes fight against housing ballot questions straight to voters

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 10/15 12:33A Nick Garber

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams has taken lately to calling her branch of government “the most pro-housing council in a generation.” But in their crusade against the ballot questions that would strip them of some power over land use, council...

Jamaica to receive nearly $100M to expand health care in city’s rezoning plan

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 10/14 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

The Jamaica neighborhood of Queens is slated to get nearly $100 million to expand health care infrastructure as part of a sweeping rezoning plan that advanced in the City Council last week. A key council committee approved the Jamaica...

Casino finalists face a blind bidding war over tax rates

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 10/13 9:21A Nick Garber

The four surviving bidders for a New York City-area casino face a crucial decision this week: deciding how much they're willing to pay in taxes without knowing what their rivals are offering, a blind bidding war that could push rates far above...

Government shutdown removes report on elder abuse at St. Albans VA facility

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 10/3 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

A now-removed report from the Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General documented the government’s failure to protect elderly patients from abuse at St. Albans VA Medical Center in Jamaica. The report, which was removed when the federal...

Resorts World, Empire City casino bids sail through crucial committee votes

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 9/25 5:47A Nick Garber

Resorts World’s Queens casino bid sailed through a crucial committee vote on Thursday, becoming the first proposal from within the five boroughs to make it to the last stage of the state’s casino sweepstakes. A community advisory committee voted...

Booming South Bronx neighborhood could get new 304-unit residential project

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 9/24 7:29A Eddie Small

Plans for a Mott Haven development site that traded hands late last year are coming into focus. Midtown-based developer Shorewood Real Estate Group intends to construct a mixed-use building with 304 residential units and a grocery store at 350...

Coney Island casino appears dead, continuing string of rejections

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 9/22 7:44A Nick Garber

Thor Equities’ Coney Island casino proposal appeared dead on Monday after three people with the power to sink the bid announced that they plan to oppose it — continuing a week of bad news for New York City’s would-be casino builders. City...

Freedom Plaza casino rejected by committee, ending last Manhattan bid

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 9/22 5:13A Nick Garber

A neighborhood panel rejected the Soloviev Group’s $11 billion East Side casino proposal Freedom Plaza in a vote on Monday, leaving zero remaining Manhattan bids in the running for the state’s three casino licenses. The enormous project would...

City built, preserved more than 33K affordable housing units in FY2025

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 9/17 6:30A Eddie Small

The Adams administration built and preserved more than 33,000 affordable housing units during fiscal year 2025, up 15% year over year, according to the mayor's annual management report, to be released later today. Of those, roughly 13,400 were...

An LIRR strike is looming. Here’s what to know

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 9/12 12:33A Caroline Spivack

A standoff on contract terms between some of the Long Island Rail Road’s unionized workers and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority could spur the railway’s first strike in nearly 30 years, threatening to upend the commutes of nearly 300,000...

Long Island City rezoning heads to Council for make-or-break housing negotiations

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 9/8 7:42A Caroline Spivack, Nick Garber

A city plan to boost housing in fast-growing Long Island City is entering its most pivotal stage of negotiations as it heads to the City Council following the City Planning Commission’s approval last week. The effort would be the largest city...

Op-ed: Flash-flooding is the new normal in NYC. Here's how we can live with it

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 9/3 6:03A Tyler Taba

It could be murky puddles at the 7th Avenue B/Q-train station in Park Slope or a geyser at the 28th Street 1-train station in Chelsea. Local businesses and restaurants incur $20,000 in damages in Bayside or expect to lose five business days per...