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

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 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...

City real estate chief resigns following bribery indictment

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 8/22 6:50A Eddie Small

Jesse Hamilton has resigned from city government in the wake of his Thursday indictment on bribery and conspiracy charges. Hamilton had served as a deputy commissioner at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, where he oversaw the...

Midtown South’s 9,500-home rezoning approved by City Council

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 8/14 11:30A Nick Garber

The City Council on Thursday approved the sweeping plan by Mayor Eric Adams’ administration to allow housing on 42 industrial Midtown blocks, which supporters hope will transform the lagging area into a live-work neighborhood. It’s the city’s...

Rising apartment inventory not bringing down rent prices in some neighborhoods

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 8/14 9:33A C. J. Hughes

By the logic of the city’s pro-housing push, if more units are produced, rents will come down. But the reality might not be so simple, according to new data from listing service StreetEasy. In the past year, some of the neighborhoods with the...

Financial woes mount at Chetrit-owned apartment complex in Queens

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 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...

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

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 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 (Education) 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 (Education) 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 (Education) 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...