Casino finalists face a blind bidding war over tax rates

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