Editorial: New York needs a fairer property tax system. Maybe a rent freeze can nudge us there

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 8/8 12:48A https://www.crainsnewyork.com/ed

New York City’s property tax system has been broken for decades, and nearly everyone knows it. What’s new — and potentially a silver lining — is that a leading mayoral candidate may have both the motivation and the political cover to finally fix...

Prep schools build real estate empires in quest to grow enrollment

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 8/7 12:33A C. J. Hughes, Julianne Cuba

The city’s most elite schools are branching out from reading, writing and arithmetic and into real estate. In a quest to attract more students, prestigious private schools in Manhattan and Brooklyn, including Spence, Browning and Berkeley...

Prospect Park's LeFrak Center Reopens with New Management and Exciting Upgrades

Mommy Poppins 8/5 6:00A Kristy Etheridge

Two little New Yorkers gripped their own pairs of golden scissors to help cut the ribbon at the reopening of one of Brooklyn’s most popular attractions. The young Brooklynites joined local officials...

New York’s property tax system is broken. Could Zohran Mamdani fix it?

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 8/4 12:48A Nick Garber

When Zohran Mamdani met last month with the city’s top businesspeople, he was pressed by Rob Speyer, CEO of real estate giant Tishman Speyer, to explain a glaring gap in his agenda: How would he ensure that his vow to freeze rents for New York’s...

NoMad-based startup fetches $55M as boutique vet model gains ground

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 8/1 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

A wave of boutique veterinary clinics is reshaping how pet care is delivered, and paid for in the city. One player is Small Door Veterinary, a NoMad-based startup that offers care through a membership model. The company raised $55 million in...

Billionaire developer buys $7M Midwood residence across the street from his home

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 7/24 6:34A C. J. Hughes

Megadeveloper Jeff Sutton has gone small-scale with his most recent real estate purchase. The Wharton Properties founder, who in late 2023 inked nearly $2 billion in retail site sales on Fifth Avenue, has picked up a home in Midwood, Brooklyn, for...

Sprinkler Day, Open Streets, and More Fun Things To Do this Weekend in NYC with Kids

Mommy Poppins 7/23 5:17A Drew Kristofik

Looking for the best things to do in New York City this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list. The Thunderbird Midsummer Powwow returns to the Queens County...

Alleged straw donor to Mayor Adams planning Park Slope resi project

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 7/22 12:33A Julianne Cuba, Nick Garber

A Brooklyn developer named last year as one of Mayor Eric Adams' alleged straw donors is planning a 99-unit building in Park Slope, records show. Tolib Mansurov, founder and CEO at United Elite Group, owns the property at 67 4th Ave., where plans...

Extell aims to boost 655 Madison project to 74 stories

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 7/10 5:17A Eddie Small

Extell Development's ambitions for 655 Madison Ave. appear to be getting much bigger. The Gary Barnett-led developer had filed plans for a 37-story mixed-use tower to replace the office building currently there late last year but now hopes to...

Berkeley Carroll prep school picks up Park Slope townhouse for $6M

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 7/10 12:33A C. J. Hughes

Top Brooklyn private school Berkeley Carroll is the latest of its ilk to make a purchase. The Park Slope-based institution has bought the bay-fronted townhouse at 545 Third St. for $6.1 million, according to a deed that appeared in the city...

Carlyle Group cashes in on outer-borough residential buying spree

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 7/9 12:33A C. J. Hughes

Who owns the block? Well, if that block is in Park Slope, Cobble Hill or Crown Heights, and especially across swaths of Bushwick, there’s a good chance the landlord is the Carlyle Group. To an extent not widely publicized, the global private...

Races to watch: mayoral suspense, costly council contests

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 6/23 10:57A Nick Garber

Tuesday’s Democratic primary could effectively anoint New York City’s next crop of leaders for the next four years. Besides the headline-dominating mayor’s race, the ballot features closely watched elections for comptroller, public advocate and a...

25 Best Things To Do in Prospect Park with Kids

Mommy Poppins 6/19 4:47A Mariko Zapf

Prospect Park, a 585-acre oasis adjacent to Park Slope in Brooklyn, is home to the borough’s only forest, plus bird life galore, roller skating, biking, picnicking, sledding...You name it, Prospect...

NYC teen opens popular taco joint in Park Slope — all before high school graduation

NYPost.com (Living) 6/16 5:35A Ben Cost

The teen insists that [school is] still the "number one thing at the end of the day," declaring, "obviously business is business. But I gotta graduate."

City parks could get more water fountains under Council bill

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 6/16 12:33A Caroline Spivack

New Yorkers may have an easier time finding public drinking fountains on steamy summer days thanks to a bill passed by the City Council last week that will require the Parks Department to add 50 new drinking fountains near park entrances by 2035....