At a Glance: May 29

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 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 (Education) 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 (Education) 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 (Education) 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 (Education) 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...

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

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 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 (Education) 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....

Browning Celebrates Opening of New Upper School Campus

The Browning School 5/15 1:00A Jeremy Katz

On May 14, The Browning School officially opened its new Upper School campus at 337 East 64th Street with a celebratory ribbon cutting. The event marked a major milestone in the School’s history, as...

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

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 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 (Education) 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 (Education) 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...

Shopping center developer picks up Fifth Avenue penthouse linked to late billionaire for about $11M

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/14 8:17A C. J. Hughes

An Upper East Side penthouse co-op that belonged to a billionaire owner of office buildings is now in the hands of a developer of shopping centers. The late Sam Zell’s three-bedroom apartment has been sold to Urban Edge Properties CEO Jeffrey...

Electric truck investor finds a taker for UES apartment in steady week for luxury sales

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/5 8:38A Lilah Burke

An embattled electric truck company investor has found a buyer for his Upper East Side apartment in a solid week for luxury residential real estate. David Hamamoto has sold his apartment on East 70th Street on the Upper East Side after listing it...

At a Glance: May 5

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 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...

Deals of the Day: May 1

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/1 8:16A Lilah Burke, Julianne Cuba, C. J

Leases California-based lifestyle brand signs new lease in Midtown Address: 209 W. 38th St., Manhattan Landlord: GFP Real Estate Tenant: Rylee + Cru Lease size: 1,900 square feet Asset type: Office Broker: GFP Real Estate’s Matthew Mandell...