Here are 5 NYC bars and restaurants to try in 2026

CrainsNewYork.com (International) 1/1 12:03A Julianne Cuba

New York is known for its vast and eclectic variety of foods, from dollar slices to Neapolitan pies, and omakase to ramen. It seemingly has everything — except a certain rye bread from Austria. Austria's renowned Auer baking family is bringing...

Developer files plans for 10-story project at controversial Crown Heights site

CrainsNewYork.com (Biotech) 12/21 11:33P Julianne Cuba

A controversial Crown Heights development site that recently traded hands for more than $50 million is now slated for a mixed-use building. Yitzchok Schwartz, using the Williamsburg-based entity YS Developers, filed permits with the Department of...

TENNIS AND PICNIC HOUSES, PROSPECT PARK

Forgotten New York 12/20 3:59A Kevin Walsh

Forgotten New York - Facing the Long Meadow in Prospect Park are two historic buildings, unique in their design but diverging in their history with the Picnic House open to the public for events, Forgotten New York -

Op-ed: Why supporting our grocery stores is a matter of survival

CrainsNewYork.com (Health Care) 12/15 7:59A Kate MacKenzie , Molly Wasow Par

Walk down any block in New York City, from the Grand Concourse to the Grand Army Plaza, and you will find one of the true cornerstones of our community: the local grocery store. Whether a local bodega or an independently owned supermarket, these...

Lander announces congressional run against Goldman, with Mamdani’s support

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 12/10 2:31A Nick Garber

Outgoing Comptroller Brad Lander announced Wednesday that he will run for Congress against incumbent Dan Goldman — with an early endorsement from Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. In a three-minute launch video that depicts Lander walking around his...

Midwood house goes for $8 million, a big deal for Brooklyn

CrainsNewYork.com (International) 12/7 11:33P C. J. Hughes

Midwood — Brooklyn’s suburb-within-a-city — has scored another unusually large residential sale. Yosef Hakoun, a real estate investor, purchased a prewar home on East Eighth Street from Joseph Ben-Haim, a swimwear manufacturer, for $8 million,...

Huge crowd of more than 1,500 smokers gather in Washington Square Park for cigarette break

NYPost.com (Metro) 11/22 12:49A Chris Harris

Park Slope native and social media sensation Bob Terry is adamant current smokers need to at the very least cut back, and wants people who've never smoked to never start.

SoulCyle co-founder picks up Cobble Hill brownstone for $6M

CrainsNewYork.com (Advertising & Marketing) 11/17 11:33P C. J. Hughes

SoulCycle’s co-founder has snapped up a Cobble Hill brownstone. Fresh off the sale of her Colorado estate, Elizabeth Cutler has purchased a renovated 3,200-square-foot Clinton Street property for $5.7 million, according to a deed that appeared in...

Ostad family faces foreclosure at three Upper Manhattan rentals

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 11/12 11:33P C. J. Hughes

A lender has accused landlords and brothers Edward and Michael Ostad of defaulting on about $40 million in mortgages at three Upper Manhattan apartment buildings and is asking a judge to auction off the sites if the Ostads can’t pay their debts. ...

Leslie and 5 other bars and restaurants to try in November

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 11/6 11:33P Julianne Cuba

Miami chef and restaurateur Sebastian Fernandez is stepping into what he calls the "big leagues" with his first New York venture, opening this fall. With four food concepts already under his belt in South Florida — including critically acclaimed...

Brad Lander confirms he may challenge Goldman for Congress

CrainsNewYork.com (Technology) 11/6 9:14A Nick Garber

Outgoing City Comptroller Brad Lander is leaning toward running for Congress against incumbent Dan Goldman, Lander told Crain’s . The move would likely take him out of the running for a job in Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s administration. “I’m...

Massive Gowanus project inks three new retail leases

CrainsNewYork.com (Transportation) 11/2 11:33P Eddie Small

Continuing the dramatic transformation of the Brooklyn neighborhood, a trio of retailers are taking space at one of the many new projects that has come to Gowanus following its rezoning. Grocery store Union Market, Italian restaurant Corto and...

Vacant lot near Prospect Park eyed for 12-story mixed-use project

CrainsNewYork.com (Energy & Utilities) 10/28 6:46A Julianne Cuba

A vacant lot in Windsor Terrace could be rezoned to accommodate the construction of a 12-story mixed-use project. Eric Palatnik, an attorney in Manhattan, submitted the rezoning bid on behalf of Israel "Bobby" Dweck in order to develop a...

Manhattan developer parts with two Park Slope lots as it plans new projects nearby

CrainsNewYork.com (Politics) 10/27 7:10A Julianne Cuba

In an apparent pivot from its recent spate of acquisitions and new projects, Manhattan-based real estate firm Avdoo & Partners Development has parted with a pair of Park Slope lots. Shlomi Avdoo, founder and CEO of his namesake company, signed...

Park Slope development site slated for demolition

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 10/22 6:22A Eddie Small

A developer has filed demolition permits for an industrial development site in Park Slope, potentially clearing the way for what could become another new residential project in the upscale Brooklyn neighborhood. Developer Scott Domansky of New...