Alleged straw donor to Mayor Adams planning Park Slope resi project

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 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...

Carlyle Group cashes in on outer-borough residential buying spree

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

City parks could get more water fountains under Council bill

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 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....

City unveils $8.9M restoration of Grand Army Plaza arch

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 6/5 10:41A Caroline Spivack

The city’s parks department on Thursday unveiled a $8.9 million restoration of the famed arch at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza that’s been in the works for seven years — the first major rehabilitation of the Civil War monument in nearly 50 years....

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....

Real estate money pours into two Brooklyn council races

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 5/13 12:48A Nick Garber

Deep-pocketed donors are pouring money into two unusually competitive City Council primary races in Brooklyn, in hopes of unseating progressive incumbents in next-door districts. Real estate developers and financiers are funding outside PACs that...