Charter school network buys prime South Bronx site for more than $25M

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/26 8:32A Julian Nazar

A prominent New York charter school network has purchased a prime development site in Mott Haven for more than $25 million. Located at 261 Walton Ave., the parcel spans about 25,000 square feet and can accommodate a roughly 181,000-square-foot...

Developer flips Queens industrial building for $92M, nearly triple what he paid last year

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/20 12:16A Julianne Cuba

A sprawling industrial distribution building in Queens has sold for nearly three times what it traded for just one year ago. Adam Gordon, managing partner at the Chelsea-based development firm Wildflower Ltd., offloaded the 313,496-square-foot...

Medicare call center operator laying off 44-member FiDi staff

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 2/10 8:29A C. J. Hughes

A federal contractor that operates state call centers for Medicare and Medicaid recipients appears to be calling it quits in the Financial District. Maximus will lay off all 44 workers in its offices at 30 Broad St. by March 31, according to a...

On Politics: Hochul might be NYC transit's best ally in a century

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 1/20 9:12A Ross Barkan

Kathy Hochul’s tenure as governor has not always been smooth. Her approval ratings, at times, have been middling, and she barely survived a re-election challenge from a Trump Republican. Yet it’s becoming clear, more than four years after she...

Hochul advances subway extension along 125th Street; Jamaica Station revamp

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 1/13 12:03A Nick Garber

Gov. Kathy Hochul will announce Tuesday that she is advancing two major transit projects in the city: a westward extension of the future Second Avenue Subway along 125th Street, and a revamp of Jamaica Station in Queens, to improve connections...

Dan Garodnick to leave city government after big City Planning tenure

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 1/8 7:12A Nick Garber

Dan Garodnick is leaving city government under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, he said Thursday, concluding a significant four-year run leading the Department of City Planning in which he spearheaded the City of Yes housing plan and five major neighborhood...