Dan Garodnick to leave city government after big City Planning tenure

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/8 6:12A 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...

Steve Cohen signs casino deal with city despite surprise court ruling

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 11/17 8:03A Nick Garber

Steve Cohen has signed a deal with the city to build his potential casino on public land next to Citi Field, the Mets owner’s representatives said Monday — despite an unexpected court ruling last week that seemed to throw a wrench into the...

Outgoing FIT president sells Upper West Side co-op for about $3M

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 11/4 11:33P C. J. Hughes

Dr. Joyce Brown, who will step down from the presidency of the Fashion Institute of Technology next month after a 27-year tenure, has already unloaded an Upper West Side property. Brown and her husband, onetime Democratic gubernatorial candidate...

New York-Presbyterian plans $24M cancer treatment center in Flushing

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 10/31 8:36A Amanda D Ambrosio

New York-Presbyterian filed plans Thursday to construct a new oncology infusion suite at its Queens hospital, becoming the latest health system to build out services for cancer patients. The Flushing hospital, which has 535 beds, is seeking...

Jamaica practice plans $92M revamp into full-scale ambulatory medical center

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 10/27 11:33P Ethan Geringer-Sameth

A Jamaica health clinic serving predominantly low-income patients has filed plans for a $92.6 million expansion that would expand its footprint and add an ambulatory surgery center to the neighborhood. The new Hillside Polymedic Diagnostic and...

Autism nonprofit inks major office lease in Jamaica

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 10/19 11:33P 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...

Casino finalists face a blind bidding war over tax rates

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 10/13 8:21A 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) 10/2 11:33P 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...