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

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 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...

At a Glance: May 29

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 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...

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

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 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...

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

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 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 (Sports) 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 (Sports) 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 (Sports) 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...

Northwell gets support for $2B Lenox Hill project with new mental health clinic

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 5/15 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

Northwell’s Lenox Hill Hospital has committed to building a new mental health facility on the Upper East Side so it can win key political endorsement for its controversial $2 billion expansion. Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine reached a...

At a Glance: May 15

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 5/15 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio, Ethan Geringe

SYRINGE BUYBACK PILOT: A city-run pilot program to clean up used syringes from public parks and streets has removed 20,000 needles since it launched last month, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Wednesday. The program, mandated by...

Rockefeller University Hospital to convert to outpatient research facility

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 5/15 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

Rockefeller University Hospital, a small treatment and research facility on the Upper East Side, is decertifying its beds after years of declining admissions. The soon-to-be-former hospital filed plans with the state to close all 40 of its acute...

MTA wants rezoning for 684 apartments atop Second Avenue subway extension

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 5/13 8:16A Nick Garber

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants to rezone an East Harlem block to allow for a large new residential building atop the future terminus of the Second Avenue Subway extension. The project, which would help steer money toward the MTA,...

New York's rich parents, nervous about Trump, are being lured by elite U.K. schools

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 5/13 7:38A Erin Hudson, Bloomberg

On a cool evening in early May, emissaries for 11 of Europe’s finest prep schools mingled with the Upper East Side set at the Pratt Mansions, a classic, Beaux-Arts edifice erected across the street from Central Park. Officials from Milton Abbey...

Deals of the Day: May 7

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 5/7 5:50A Lilah Burke, Julianne Cuba, C. J

Leases Private early education center expands into the Upper East Side Address: 307 E 63rd St., Manhattan  Landlord: Albert Kalimian  Tenant: The Goddard School Lease size: 15,461 square feet Lease length: 15 years  Asset type: Mixed use ...

At a Glance: May 5

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 5/5 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio, Ethan Geringe

RACCOON SEASON: The city Health Department is undertaking a new vaccination campaign among raccoons living Brooklyn and Queens. The rapscallions are being inoculated for rabies ahead of schedule to try to curb a growing outbreak in previously hit...

Five restaurants to try in May

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 5/2 12:33A Lilah Burke

At DubuHaus, a new Korean restaurant on East 32nd Street, tofu is the star of the show. Though the soybean-based staple has long been embraced by American vegetarians, DubuHaus’ owners hope to help omnivorous diners see tofu, called dubu in...