DOB ordered a stop‑work at 222 Broadway after contractors reported cracked concrete beams on an upper floor, pausing the Financial District conversion to hundreds of apartments.

Weill Cornell pledged $30M and new safeguards after a federal probe into patient sexual abuse.

Korman bought BlackRock's stake in a Midtown AKA hotels portfolio for about $220M. The move consolidates control of 322 keys across several Manhattan properties.

The federal fraud case against Derek Wachob just moved from accusation to admission. The Oklahoma steel executive now faces sentencing in Manhattan.

A new subterranean cocktail lounge, Bar Bas, has opened beneath Marseille in Hell's Kitchen — the room repurposes a massive old film vault into a clubby French bar.

East Harlem just got a rare MTA victory lap. The Park Avenue Viaduct rebuild wrapped early, under budget and without Metro-North chaos.

New York has banned most employer credit checks in hiring, pay and promotions as of April 18, 2026. Employers must update screening, vendor contracts and HR training.

An internal Guggenheim complaint set off a federal probe that now touches insurers and private‑credit deals tied to Mark Walter; companies say they’re cooperating.

The stage adaptation of Prince’s Purple Rain will begin previews at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre March 12, 2027, with an opening on April 12 after a Minneapolis run.

Neiberhud Coffee has opened at 139 Reade in Tribeca, replacing Jack’s Stir Brew with a date-forward pickup window and a short coffee menu.

The City Council approved a law to require wellness checks for older New Yorkers during extreme heat and cold alerts. The measure now goes to the mayor.

Genius AI nearly doubled its Union Square footprint with a roughly 14,000‑square‑foot expansion at 838 Broadway as it rebrands and raises fresh funding.

A federal appeals court affirmed an arbitrator’s roughly $275,000 award to NewYork‑Presbyterian nurses for chronic understaffing in a cardiac ICU.