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

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 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...

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

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 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 (Nonprofits) 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 (Banking) 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 (Nonprofits) 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 (Biotech) 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...

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

CrainsNewYork.com (Economy) 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 (Nonprofits) 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 (Transportation) 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...

Clogged housing pipeline led developer to bribe Adams’ top aide, prosecutors say

CrainsNewYork.com (Transportation) 8/26 10:05A Nick Garber

Developers across New York who seek city funding for their projects are all too familiar with a severe backlog that forces them to wait months, or even years, to start construction. But one well-connected developer is now accused of going to...

NYPD Detective Corey Fisher leaves hospital three days after being injured in a case of friendly...

NYPost.com (Metro) 8/25 7:35A David Propper

The NYPD detective accidentally shot by another cop while helping to take down a would-be carjacker in Queens last week received a round of applause as he left Jamaica Hospital on Monday morning. Wounded officer Corey Fisher was surrounded by...

City real estate chief resigns following bribery indictment

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 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...

​Mayor's chief adviser indicted for accepting $75,000 in bribes for city contracts

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 8/21 10:28A Aaron Elstein, Nick Garber

In early 2023, Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said the city would fall short of a mandate to install 50 miles of new bike lanes per year. He blamed  staff shortages and told the City Council to butt out of his agency’s decisions on...

Rising apartment inventory not bringing down rent prices in some neighborhoods

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 8/14 9:33A https://www.crainsnewyork.com/re

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...

City lowers mental health clubhouse enrollment goals

CrainsNewYork.com (Health Care) 8/14 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

The city is projecting that fewer New Yorkers than previously anticipated will be enrolled in mental health clubhouses under an expansion of the program. On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams announced that all 13 of the city’s clubhouses are now taking...