Deals of the Day: May 7

CrainsNewYork.com (International) 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 ...

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

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 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...

Met Gala road closures on the Upper East Side: What to know for Monday evening commute

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 5/5 8:34A NBC New York Staff

Many eyes in New York will be on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Monday night for the Met Gala. With the Met Gala comes a large carpet, a tent and road closures. Here’s what you need to know if you’re traveling through the Upper East...

At a Glance: May 5

CrainsNewYork.com (International) 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 (International) 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...

Deals of the Day: May 1

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 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...

1 in 4 NY hospitals earn top patient safety grades, report shows

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 5/1 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

A quarter of hospitals in New York earned high scores for preventing patient infections, reducing falls and increasing staffing at their facilities, a report out today from the Leapfrog Group shows. Thirty-six of the 144 hospitals graded across...

High-spending East Side City Council race will put new lawmaker in prominent seat

CrainsNewYork.com (Transportation) 4/28 7:17A Nick Garber

A competitive and costly race for City Council is unfolding on Manhattan’s East Side, where six candidates are vying to represent a well-heeled district that contains some of New York’s most important real estate. District 4 covers a sliver of...

Costly and competitive Council race will put a new face in prominent seat

CrainsNewYork.com (Biotech) 4/28 7:17A Nick Garber

A competitive and costly race for City Council is unfolding on Manhattan’s East Side, where six candidates are vying to represent a well-heeled district that contains some of New York’s most important real estate. District 4 covers a sliver of...

New hospital opens on site of former St. Vincent’s Medical Center

CrainsNewYork.com (Biotech) 4/28 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

A newly equipped hospital is opening on the site of the former St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Greenwich Village. What was once an extension clinic of the Upper East Side’s Lenox Hill Hospital, known as Lenox Health Greenwich Village, will now be...

Three teens charged in ruthless attack on retired NYPD lieutenant after parents turn them in

NYPost.com (Metro) 4/26 6:39A Tina Moore, Georgia Worrell

A trio of teenage ruffians who attacked a retired NYPD lieutenant on the Upper East Side this week were turned in by their parents after cops released their photos, police said.

Former U.S. ambassador buys Park Avenue pad for $8.4 million

CrainsNewYork.com (Telecom) 4/25 12:03A Lilah Burke

A former U.S. ambassador has found his latest post: the Upper East Side. Paul Leandro Cejas, a businessman and former U.S. ambassador to Belgium, is the new owner of a distinctive co-op apartment at the corner of Park Avenue and East 75th Street....

Whole Foods bodega-style shop coming to Williamsburg

CrainsNewYork.com (Advertising & Marketing) 4/23 11:44A Julianne Cuba

One of Whole Foods Market's new bodegalike concepts will open in Williamsburg later this year, the building's landlords confirmed to Crain's Wednesday. The Amazon-owned supermarket chain debuted what it's calling a daily shop on the Upper East...

City to end trash-hauling free-for-all in 2027

CrainsNewYork.com (Health Care) 4/23 12:48A Nick Garber

All of New York City’s businesses will have their trash picked up by city-assigned private haulers by the end of 2027, according to a Sanitation Department plan shared with Crain’s . The timeline means it will take the city a full eight years to...

Historic UES townhouse hits the market for $28 million

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 4/22 9:47A Lilah Burke

A distinctive Upper East Side townhouse built at the turn of the last century has hit the market. Thomas Kempner Jr. has listed his seven-bedroom townhouse on East 73rd Street for $28 million, according to an ad that appeared Monday.  Kempner, an...