Pregnant woman punched in face on rush-hour NYC subway train, sources say

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 3/5 6:51A Marc Santia

A seven-months pregnant woman was punched in the face by a stranger as she used her phone on a subway in Queens last week, police and law enforcement sources say. The woman was on a southbound J train at the time of the rush hour attack on Feb. 25...

Northwell spends big on lobbyists as it seeks Upper East Side expansion

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 3/5 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

The state’s largest health care system was also one of the biggest spenders on lobbyists trying to influence city government last year. Northwell Health, a New Hyde Park-based provider network with 21 hospitals and over 800 clinics in the region,...

Cyber crooks busted in NYC for stealing, reselling nearly 1K tickets for $635K, including screwing...

NYPost.com (Metro) 3/3 8:56A Amanda Woods

Tyrone Rose, 20, of Kingston, Jamaica, and Shamara P. Simmons, 31, of Jamaica, Queens, were busted in connection to the scam that raked in $635,000 from June 2022 and July 2023, according to the Queens DA’s Office.

As Adams plots big housing moves, Hochul pulls back

CrainsNewYork.com (Transportation) 2/18 5:06A Eddie Small, Nick Garber

New York is still expensive, and housing is still one of the main reasons why, so it is unsurprising that the issue will continue commanding attention in 2025. But the housing agenda at the city level looks more ambitious than its Albany...

Deals of the Day: Feb. 5

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 2/5 7:28A Julianne Cuba, C. J. Hughes, Edd

Leases Stellar Management inks lease with community health center firm Address: 44 W. 28th St., Manhattan Landlord: Stellar Management Tenant: Community Healthcare Network Lease size: 12,083 square feet Asset type: Office Brokers: CBRE's Caroline...

Deals of the Day: Feb. 3

CrainsNewYork.com (Politics) 2/3 6:41A Eddie Small, C. J. Hughes, Julia

Leases BXP lands new tenant in GM Building Address: 767 Fifth Ave., Manhattan Landlord: BXP Tenant: GoldenTree Asset Management Lease size: 60,000 square feet Lease length: 15 years Asset type: Office Brokers: CBRE's Peter Turchin, Ben Friedland,...

Landlord using rental concessions to abuse 421-a benefits at Jamaica project, suit claims

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 1/24 8:48A Eddie Small

A landlord is abusing the state's polarizing 421-a affordable housing tax break at its recently completed residential project in Jamaica, a new lawsuit claims. Midtown-based developer Shorewood Real Estate Group has received millions of dollars...

89-unit mixed-use building planned for Jamaica

CrainsNewYork.com (Transportation) 1/24 1:03A Julianne Cuba

An almost-100 unit building is proposed for Downtown Jamaica, records show, just a few blocks from where hundreds of new apartments are slated to come online in the same Queens neighborhood. Records show that Ami Weinstock, whose affiliation with...

Flushing Hospital continues to increase psychiatric capacity with $8.5M project

CrainsNewYork.com (Technology) 1/23 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

Flushing Hospital Medical Center is adding to its array of psychiatric beds with the planned addition of an emergency unit for people in acute mental health crisis. The push complements a multi-year effort to restore longer-term beds that were...

Hochul announces cash infusion for safety-net hospital partnerships

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 1/21 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

Gov. Kathy Hochul has greenlit seven hospital partnerships across the state in an attempt to help struggling safety-nets turn around their finances. The initiative, first announced in last year’s state budget, is designed to incentivize...

Touro University continues to grow, snaps up a Harlem site for $42M

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 1/10 8:30A C. J. Hughes

The rapidly expanding Touro University has just gotten bigger. The private nonprofit institution, which held its first classes in 1971 in a donated ex-Ivy League club and now has a nearly $300 million real estate portfolio, has purchased 153 E....

Deals of the Day: Jan. 10

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 1/10 8:22A Julianne Cuba, C. J. Hughes, Edd

Leases Supermarket leases space at Mott Haven development Address: 425 Grand Concourse, Bronx Landlord: Trinity Financial and MBD Community Housing Corp. Tenant: CTown Lease size: 12,500 square feet Asset type: Retail Brokers: Igloo’s Adam Joly...

Flushing home care provider cut nurses’ health coverage amid contract negotiations, union alleges

CrainsNewYork.com (Energy & Utilities) 1/10 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

Home care nurses at a Flushing-based provider allege the company has illegally ended their health coverage amid an impasse in contract negotiations. Centerlight, a nonprofit that provides long-term care for people with chronic health needs, failed...

Op-ed: More transparency will help small businesses thrive

CrainsNewYork.com (Telecom) 1/8 7:03A Oswald Feliz, Justin Rodgers, Ra

New York City’s 220,000 small businesses are the heartbeat of our city, from vibrant bodegas in Brooklyn to entrepreneurs in Queens to family-run shops in the Bronx. These aren’t just places to grab a coffee or pick up groceries—they’re the...

At a Glance: Jan. 3

CrainsNewYork.com (Energy & Utilities) 1/3 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio, Ethan Geringe

HOSPITAL LEADER DIES: Dr. Thomas Q. Morris, former president and CEO of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, died on Dec. 28 at 91 years old, according to his obituary. Morris led the health system from 1985 to 1990, helping to grow New...