Knicks’ chief orthopedist keeps the team ready for big games that go down to the wire

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/29 9:25A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

Dr. Answorth Allen’s career and love for New York sports fit together like a healthy knee joint. Allen is the associate surgeon-in-chief at Hospital for Special Surgery and the chief orthopedist for the NBA’s New York Knicks. A sports fan and...

FRIENDS Publication Award Celebrates “Rosario Candela and the New York Apartment 1927–1937”

Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts 5/29 8:59A Zeynep Turan

At the Annual Awards Ceremony on April 17, 2025, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side presented the Publication Award to the authors of Rosario Candela and the New York Apartment 1927–1937 . This...

At a Glance: May 29

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 5/29 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

CORRECTION: The number of emergency room visits at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn in the six months ending in February was approximately 48,000 and the number of admissions across both the health system's Brooklyn and Manhattan campuses, not just...

Billionaire Tisch family boosts Manhattan council candidate with a super PAC

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/28 11:27A Nick Garber

An already well-funded Manhattan City Council candidate is getting an extra boost from an outside super PAC funded by members of the billionaire Tisch family. Rachel Storch, one of six candidates running in the competitive District 4 Democratic...

Advocacy Alert: Write to state lawmakers about concerning provisions in Faith-Based bill

Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts 5/27 9:51A Friends Info

The left hand side of the graphic shows what could currently be built "as of right" either with no affordable housing (center) or with affordable housing (bottom). The tall tower on the right shows...

1060 Fifth Avenue

Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts 5/27 7:31A Zeynep Turan

Building Name 1060 Fifth Avenue (aka 1060-1065 Fifth Avenue; 1-9 East 87th Street) Architect J.E.R. Carpenter Year(s) Built 1927-8 Designation Expanded Carnegie Hill Historic District Project Information: A neo-Renaissance style apartment...

809 Madison Avenue

Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts 5/27 6:34A Zeynep Turan

Building Name 809 Madison Avenue Architect F.B. and A. Ware Year(s) Built 1924-25 Designation Upper East Side Historic District Project Information: A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by F.B. and A. Ware and built in 1924-25....

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center forges ahead on state-funded cancer center

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 5/27 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is mapping out construction of a new oncology hub in Queens as part of a state-funded effort to modernize struggling safety-net hospitals. The 408-bed facility, based in Richmond Hill, requested approval last week...

Office-to-residential developer lists Upper East Side rental building for $15M

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/23 8:59A C. J. Hughes

A developer eyeing a major office-to-rental conversion in Midtown is looking to part with a much-smaller multifamily site on the Upper East Side. Sal Smeke, a managing partner of CSC Real Estate, has listed 28 E. 72nd St., a five-apartment...

Next generation of high-end sushi restaurants comes at a lower price

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/23 12:33A Kat Odell, Bloomberg

New York City is a global capital for high-end sushi, home to some of the most sought-after omakase experiences outside of Japan. Those chef’s choice meals have also become extremely pricey—especially compared to similar experiences in Tokyo....

NYU Langone gets $60M gift to expand women’s health services in Midtown

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 5/21 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

NYU Langone is getting a $60 million gift to ramp up women’s health services in Midtown, it announced Wednesday. Billionaire philanthropists Allison and Roberto Mignone donated $50 million to the hospital system to expand and integrate primary...

Mount Sinai to assist in development of affiliated hospital in Grenada

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 5/20 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

Mount Sinai is eying its next chapter in the tropics. The Upper East Side-based health system signed a long-term agreement with the government of Grenada to advise the island nation on a new affiliated hospital. The project aims to expand access...

Annie Leibovitz snaps up West Village duplex penthouse for almost $17M

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 5/20 12:33A Julianne Cuba

Photographer Annie Leibovitz has traded the space she was using as a studio for a larger duplex in the same West Village condo building, records show. The prolific shutterbug, known for her portraits of the rich and famous, including  Bruce...

Hedge fund billionaire looks to sell Fifth Avenue pad for $40M

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 5/16 11:26A C. J. Hughes

John Griffin, the founder of former hedge fund Blue Ridge Capital, which had $9 billion in assets at its 2013 peak and $6 billion when it wound down four years later, is looking for a nice return on an Upper East Side home. Griffin has listed a...

The top 9 new places to eat, drink and party in the Hamptons this summer

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 5/16 12:33A Kat Odell, Bloomberg

Welcome to the unofficial start of the Hamptons summertime dining season. It will be as busy as ever out on the East End. There’s been brisk demand for houses among well-heeled buyers, according to a first-quarter report from Douglas Elliman....