Luxury firm Legion strikes again with an $87 million purchase in West Chelsea

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 4/18 7:33A C. J. Hughes

Legion Investment Group has landed another one. The luxury developer that splashed onto the Manhattan scene during the pandemic with the hit condo 109 E. 79th St. has picked up a huge parcel in West Chelsea amid a flurry of activity for the firm....

Luxury firm Legion strikes again with an $87 million purchase in West Chelsea

CrainsNewYork.com (Small Business News) 4/18 7:33A C. J. Hughes

Legion Investment Group has landed another one. The luxury developer that splashed onto the Manhattan scene during the pandemic with the hit condo 109 E. 79th St. has picked up a huge parcel in West Chelsea amid a flurry of activity for the firm....

New York outperforms most states in health equity, but gaps remain dismal

CrainsNewYork.com (Small Business News) 4/18 12:33A Jacqueline Neber

New York fares better than other states when it comes to addressing racial disparities in health care, but large gaps still exist within minority groups, according to a new health care equity report released by the Commonwealth Fund today. The...

Brownstone Restoration and Deck Contractor | Jewel Construction Company - Brooklyn, NY

Upper East Side BubbleLife iReporter 4/17 9:12A jewelincq_m503129

For over 30 years, Jewel Construction Co has been a trusted name in decking, roofing, and brownstone facade restoration in Brooklyn, NY. Our experience and expertise allow us to provide the highest quality workmanship and customer service. We...

Beloved UES market expanding to Long Island City this winter

CrainsNewYork.com (Telecom) 4/16 9:55A Julianne Cuba

An owner behind the Upper East Side's popular Butterfield Market teased the Manhattan mainstay's arrival to a new luxury mixed-use building in Queens at a breakfast hosted by the Long Island Partnership on Tuesday morning. "This is our first move...

Beloved UES market expanding to Long Island City this winter

CrainsNewYork.com (Transportation) 4/16 9:55A Julianne Cuba

An owner behind the Upper East Side's popular Butterfield Market teased the Manhattan mainstay's arrival to a new luxury mixed-use building in Queens at a breakfast hosted by the Long Island Partnership on Tuesday morning. "This is our first move...

Start-up synagogue pays $35M for former health services site on Upper East Side

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 4/16 8:58A C. J. Hughes

An upstart synagogue is poised to take over a former health services site on the Upper East Side for its first permanent home. The three-year-old Altneu congregation has purchased 107 E. 70th St. for $34.5 million, according to a deed that...

Rising chemo treatments, surgeries drive revenue growth at Memorial Sloan Kettering

CrainsNewYork.com (Transportation) 4/16 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center posted more than $164 million in operating income last quarter, marking a recovery from last year’s losses due to increases in revenues from outpatient treatments, chemotherapy and surgeries. The Upper East...

Northwell forks over $1M to settle Covid test scam allegations

CrainsNewYork.com (Small Business News) 4/15 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

Northwell Health has agreed to hand over $1 million to resolve claims that it deceived New Yorkers into overpaying for Covid-19 tests at the height of the pandemic. The settlement, announced by Attorney General Letitia James on Friday, resolves...

Upper East Side Papaya King could become housing

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 4/12 10:18A Julianne Cuba

A Long Island-based developer plans to transform the longstanding but now shuttered Papaya King site on the Upper East Side into a 17-story, mixed-use building, according to recent filings with the Department of Buildings.   ZD Jasper Realty,...

Fizzled flip at UES luxury condo a sign of residential market's challenges

CrainsNewYork.com (Telecom) 4/12 8:26A C. J. Hughes

An attempt for a quick and profitable flip at a fancy Upper East Side condo appears to have fallen victim to the current interest-rate environment. A seller at the Benson, a 15-unit development at 1045 Madison Ave. that surprised many with its...

Deals of the Day: April 12

CrainsNewYork.com (Small Business News) 4/12 7:28A Julianne Cuba, C. J. Hughes, Edd

Leases Largest office landlord nabs more Midtown leases Address: 461 Fifth Ave., Manhattan Landlord: SL Green Realty Corp. Tenant: Certified Moving & Storage Co. Lease size: 11,232 square feet Lease length: 15 years Asset type: Office Brokers:...

Billionaire shampoo honcho cleans up with $20M sale of Upper East Side townhouse

CrainsNewYork.com (Small Business News) 4/11 8:45A C. J. Hughes

The billionaire head of a soap and shampoo company appears to have cleaned up with the sale of his uptown townhouse. Glenn Nussdorf, chief executive officer of Long Island’s Quality King Distributors, has found a taker for 14 E. 81st St., a...

NYC start-up founder Sophia D’Antoine, 30, dies after being mowed down crossing UES street

NYPost.com (Metro) 4/11 3:31A Isabel Keane

A young Upper East Side woman who was struck by a speeding SUV during last week's rain showers succumbed to her injuries after spending days following the crash in critical condition.

ICE picks up four migrants charged in NYC Target robbery that left cop injured

NYPost.com (Metro) 4/10 11:59A Steve Janoski

Four out of the five members of the migrant crew were released without bail by a Manhattan judge after cops arrested them for robbing an Upper East Side Target on April 2.