JUN 04 — Sports
Knicks Reach First NBA Finals Since 1999 Under Mike Brown
New York reached its first NBA Finals in 27 years, then stole Game 1 in San Antonio 105-95 behind 30 points from Jalen Brunson on a 12-game playoff win…
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JUN 04 — Transit
Mamdani Restarts 34th Street Busway Paused Under Trump Pressure
Mayor Mamdani and DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn revived the 34th Street busway, a car-restricted corridor between Ninth and Third Avenues serving 28,000 daily…
JUN 02 — Real Estate
520 Fifth Avenue Tops Out as Tallest Mixed-Use Tower on the Avenue
Rabina's 1,002-foot 520 Fifth Avenue has topped out at 88 stories, the tallest mixed-use building on Fifth Avenue, with sales of its 100 condos roughly 70%…
MAY 29 — Culture
Mamdani Budget Locks In $31.7M for City's Three Library Systems
Mayor Mamdani's FY2027 executive budget permanently baselines $31.7 million for the city's three library systems, ending the annual 'budget dance' but…
MAY 28 — Business
NYC Economy in 2026: Jobs at a Record, Unemployment at 5.6%
NYS Labor data shows NYC private-sector jobs at a record 4.21 million in April with a 5.6% jobless rate, while NYC Tourism projects 66.3 million visitors in…
MAY 28 — Culture
Broadway Sets a Record Again
The Broadway League said the 2025–26 season grossed $1.91 billion with 14.6 million in attendance — a new annual record, narrowly topping last season's mark.
MAY 28 — Culture
Tribeca Festival Turns 25 With 118 Features and an Earth
The 25th Tribeca Festival runs June 3–14 downtown with 118 features, 103 world premieres and an opening-night Questlove documentary on Earth, Wind & Fire.
MAY 27 — Business
NYC's OpenRouter Raises $113M, Doubling Valuation to $1.3B
New York-based AI infrastructure startup OpenRouter raised a $113 million Series B led by Alphabet's CapitalG, more than doubling its valuation to about $1.3…
MAY 26 — Business
NYC's Modal Labs Raises $355M Series C at $4.65B Valuation
New York-based AI infrastructure startup Modal Labs closed a $355 million Series C led by General Catalyst and Redpoint, valuing the serverless compute…
MAY 26 — Culture
Tiler Peck Premiere, Megan Fairchild Farewell Cap NYCB Spring 2026
New York City Ballet's spring season featured a Tiler Peck world premiere with violinist Hilary Hahn, and ended May 24 with Megan Fairchild's farewell after…
MAY 26 — Food
Shaver Hall Food Hall Opens in the Former Lord & Taylor Building
Shaver Hall, a 35,000-square-foot food hall with 11 chef-curated eateries and a Michelin-pedigree omakase, opened June 26 at 424 Fifth Avenue, Amazon's NYC…
MAY 21 — Culture
Pollock Hammers at $181M as N.Y. Spring Auctions Top $1.8 Billion
Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips combined for roughly $1.8 billion in May's New York sales, led by a $181.2M Jackson Pollock and a white-glove Mnuchin…
MAY 21 — Food
Katz's Reopens Its Ludlow Room, a Dining Space Sealed Since 1949
Katz's Delicatessen reopened the Ludlow Room, a 68-seat dining space closed to the public since 1949 — when it was converted into the deli's giant walk-in…
MAY 18 — Business
Wall Street Dealmaking Rebounds: Banking Fees Jump 27% in Q1 2026
Investment-banking fees rose an average 27% across six major U.S. banks in Q1 2026, with industry M&A revenue at a record $11.3 billion and JPMorgan topping…
MAY 14 — Culture
Frieze New York Returns to The Shed With 68 Galleries for 2026 Fair
Frieze New York's 15th edition runs May 13–17 at The Shed in Hudson Yards, with 68 galleries from more than 25 countries and a Focus section curated by Lumi…
MAY 13 — Real Estate
Manhattan Luxury Holds Firm as Pied-à-Terre Tax Looms
Olshan Realty's weekly luxury report shows 133 Manhattan contracts signed at $4 million and up over four weeks through May 10, 2026 — slightly ahead of last…
MAY 12 — Culture
The Met's 'Costume Art' Opens New Condé Nast Galleries With 400 Objects
The Costume Institute's spring show opened May 10, inaugurating the new Condé M. Nast Galleries and pairing nearly 400 garments and artworks across the human…
MAY 06 — Culture
'The Lost Boys' and 'Schmigadoon!' Lead 2026 Tonys With 12 Nods Each
The 79th Tony Award nominations, announced May 5, put 'The Lost Boys' and 'Schmigadoon!' atop the field with 12 each; the 'Ragtime' revival took 11.
MAY 04 — Business
Manhattan Office Availability Falls to 15.1% as Class A Space Tightens
CBRE's Q1 2026 figures show Manhattan office availability down to 15.1%, leasing 14% above the five-year average, and prime Midtown vacancy at just 2.9%.
APR 30 — Crime & Courts
SDNY Charges Sinaloa Governor in Cartel Drug Conspiracy
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton unsealed an indictment charging the sitting governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state and nine other officials with conspiring…
APR 30 — Transit
Gateway Awards $1.29B Contract to Bore the Hudson Tunnel
The Gateway Development Commission awarded a $1.29 billion contract to bore the under-river section of the new Hudson rail tunnel, the project's last major…
APR 29 — Culture
A 27-Foot Buddha of Melted Artillery Shells Rises on the High Line
Tuan Andrew Nguyen's 'The Light That Shines Through the Universe,' a 27-foot brass homage to the destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas, is the fifth High Line Plinth…
APR 29 — Politics
Carl Wilson Wins Council District 3 Special Election
Carl Wilson won the April 28, 2026 special election for Manhattan's West Side Council District 3 with about 43% of first-choice votes, defeating Mayor…
APR 22 — Business
American Express Posts Best Spending Growth in Three Years in Q1 2026
Lower Manhattan-based American Express reported Q1 2026 revenue of $18.9 billion, up 11%, with Card Member spending up 10% — its strongest quarterly growth…
APR 22 — Food
Marcel Opens Inside the Breuer Building, Sotheby's New Home
Chef Marie-Aude Rose's French restaurant Marcel opened in spring 2026 on the lower level of the Marcel Breuer building at 945 Madison, now Sotheby's…
APR 20 — Real Estate
SL Green Posts Q1 Loss but Signs Biggest First-Quarter Leasing Ever
SL Green reported an $84.4M Q1 2026 net loss but signed 929,264 square feet of Manhattan office leases — what CEO Marc Holliday called the biggest first…
APR 20 — Sports
Rangers Miss Playoffs Again, Finishing 34-39-9 in Sullivan's First Year
The Rangers finished 34-39-9, last in the Eastern Conference, missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a second straight season in Mike Sullivan's debut behind…
APR 16 — Business
JPMorgan Posts Record $16.5B Quarterly Profit as Dimon Warns on Risks
Manhattan-based JPMorgan Chase reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $16.5 billion, up 13%, on record trading and stronger dealmaking — even as CEO Jamie…
APR 15 — Business
Morgan Stanley Posts Record $20.6B Quarter on Trading
Midtown-based Morgan Stanley reported record first-quarter 2026 net revenues of $20.6 billion and EPS of $3.43, powered by record equities trading and $118…
APR 15 — Culture
MoMA's Duchamp Retrospective, First in the U.S. Since 1973, Opens
'Marcel Duchamp' opened at MoMA on April 12, the first North American retrospective of the artist in more than 50 years, running through August 22.
APR 15 — Food
Mamdani Names La Marqueta as First Site for City-Run Grocery Stores
Mayor Mamdani named La Marqueta in East Harlem as the first site for his planned network of five city-owned grocery stores, one per borough, targeted to open…
APR 14 — Business
Goldman Sachs Posts $5.6B Profit on Record Trading and Dealmaking
Lower Manhattan-based Goldman Sachs reported first-quarter 2026 net earnings of $5.63 billion, its second-highest revenue quarter on record, as volatile…
APR 12 — Transit
Congestion Pricing After a Year
MTA data one year in shows vehicles entering the zone down about 11%, roughly $500 million in 2025 toll revenue backing $15 billion in capital bonds, and a…
APR 09 — Real Estate
Manhattan Q1 2026: Prices Up, Listings at a Five-Year Low
Manhattan's Q1 2026 quarterly reports show median sale prices up and inventory at a five-year first-quarter low, with apartments selling in about 110 days —…
APR 08 — Real Estate
RXR Leads $500M Recap of 55 Broad Office-to-Residential Conversion
Scott Rechler's RXR is leading a roughly $500 million recapitalization of 55 Broad Street, joining Silverstein Properties and Metro Loft on the FiDi…
APR 07 — Food
Edgar's Cafe to Close After 38 Years on the Upper West Side
Edgar's Cafe, a no-laptops European-style coffeehouse at 650 Amsterdam Avenue, will close April 30 after 38-plus years, with its owner citing unaffordable…
APR 02 — Culture
PEN America Awards $350K to Writers at Town Hall Ceremony
PEN America gave out nearly $350,000 in literary prizes at its 62nd awards March 31 at The Town Hall, with Cannupa Hanska Luger winning the $75,000 Jean…
APR 01 — Crime & Courts
SDNY Charges Maryland Man in $53M Uranium Finance Crypto Hack
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan say Jonathan Spalletta drained Uranium Finance of more than $50 million in 2021 and spent millions on rare collectibles.
MAR 26 — Sports
WNBA, Players Reach New CBA in Manhattan, Avoid Lockout
After marathon Manhattan bargaining sessions, the WNBA and its players union ratified a seven-year CBA on March 24, raising the cap to $7 million and…
MAR 26 — Transit
Feds Pick Master Developer for $7 Billion Penn Station Rebuild
Amtrak and the U.S. DOT named a Halmar-Skanska team to lead the $7 billion New York Penn Station overhaul, with construction targeted to begin by the end of…
MAR 24 — Culture
New Museum Reopens With OMA-Designed Building and 'New Humans' Show
The New Museum reopened March 21 with an OMA-designed addition that doubles its footprint, and an inaugural show of 732 objects by more than 200 contributors.
MAR 23 — Business
Meta Opens Five-Story 'Meta Lab' Flagship on Fifth Avenue
Meta opened its first Manhattan flagship, a 15,000-square-foot Meta Lab store at 697 Fifth Avenue, on a 10-year lease with Vornado Realty Trust to showcase…
MAR 23 — Real Estate
Isaacs Houses Tenants Vote to Stay in Traditional Public Housing
Residents of Manhattan's Stanley Isaacs Houses voted to remain in traditional Section 9 public housing rather than join NYCHA's Preservation Trust or the…
MAR 20 — Business
NYC Eyes 66.3M Visitors in 2026 as Hotel Rates Hit $334 a Night
New York City projects 66.3 million visitors in 2026 after tourism generated $84.7 billion in economic impact in 2025, with hotel occupancy and room rates…
MAR 12 — Culture
Whitney Biennial 2026 Opens With No Theme and a Question
The 82nd Whitney Biennial opened March 8 with 56 artists, duos and collectives, curated by Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer. It runs through August 23.
MAR 10 — Business
Saks Global Closes 15 More Stores in Bankruptcy Restructuring
New York-headquartered Saks Global will shut 12 more Saks Fifth Avenue stores and 3 Neiman Marcus locations as it works through a Chapter 11 filing driven by…
MAR 09 — Food
Gabriel Kreuther Opens Wood-Fired Brasserie Saverne in Hudson Yards
Two-Michelin-star chef Gabriel Kreuther opened Saverne, an Alsatian-inflected, live-fire brasserie, on March 2 at 531 West 34th Street, at the base of the…
MAR 02 — Real Estate
Worldwide Plaza Foreclosure Fight Pits Barnett Against SL Green
Senior CMBS lenders filed to foreclose on SL Green and RXR's Worldwide Plaza in February 2026 as Extell's Gary Barnett pressed a separate mezzanine…
FEB 20 — Culture
Met Opera's 2026–27 Season Opens With 'Macbeth
The Metropolitan Opera unveiled a 2026–27 season with five new productions, opening on Verdi's 'Macbeth' and premiering Missy Mazzoli's 'Lincoln in the…
FEB 12 — Real Estate
Vornado Leans on Penn District as Manhattan Office Leasing Rebounds
Vornado said 2025 was its busiest Manhattan office-leasing year in over a decade, with the Penn District driving demand, as the landlord projected flat 2026…
JAN 21 — Real Estate
5 Times Square Begins 1,250-Unit Office-to-Residential Conversion
RXR, SL Green and Apollo have started converting the vacant 5 Times Square tower into 1,250 apartments, with 313 permanently affordable — one of the first…
JAN 20 — Culture
Met Museum Staff Vote to Unionize With UAW by 76% Margin
Metropolitan Museum of Art staff voted 542–172 to join UAW Local 2110 in a January NLRB election, organizing conservators, curators, librarians and other…
DEC 01 — Business
Omnicom Closes $13B Interpublic Deal
New York-based Omnicom completed its acquisition of crosstown rival Interpublic Group on November 26, 2025, creating the world's largest…
NOV 22 — Food
Sushi Sho Earns Three Michelin Stars as Masa Falls to Two
The 2025 Michelin Guide to New York promoted Sushi Sho to three stars and stripped Masa of one, keeping the city's three-star count at four.
NOV 20 — Food
Ess-a-Bagel to Move to the Buchanan in Midtown East
The 1976-vintage bagel institution Ess-a-Bagel will leave 831 Third Avenue and open a new flagship at the Buchanan, 160 East 48th Street, in the fourth…
NOV 20 — Food
Michelin 2025: Bridges, Huso and Yamada Among New York's New One-Star Picks
Beyond Sushi Sho's leap to three stars, the 2025 Michelin Guide for New York handed first stars to a Chinatown bistro, a Tribeca caviar room and a kaiseki…
NOV 03 — Food
Basta Pasta, Flatiron's Japanese-Italian Mainstay
Basta Pasta, the Flatiron restaurant famous for parmesan tossed tableside in a wheel of cheese, served its last meal at 37 West 17th Street on October 30…
NOV 03 — Sports
Obiri Smashes Course Record as NYC Marathon Becomes World's Largest
Hellen Obiri broke a 22-year course record to win the women's race and Benson Kipruto took the men's title by 0.03 seconds as the 2025 NYC Marathon drew a…
OCT 13 — Transit
Best Manhattan Car Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for Manhattan car service in 2026 by dispatch density in the core, flat-rate transparency through the…
OCT 10 — Food
Four NYC Bars Make World's 50 Best 2025
At the World's 50 Best Bars 2025 ceremony in Hong Kong, four New York bars made the global top 50, led by Superbueno at No.
SEP 29 — Food
Time Out Market Opens in Union Square as the Tin Building Collapses
Time Out Market's smaller-format food hall opened at 124 East 14th Street on September 26, 2025; months later the Tin Building shut after reportedly losing…
AUG 19 — Food
Elephant & Castle Closes After 52 Years in the West Village
The West Village brunch institution Elephant & Castle served its last meal on August 17, 2025, ending a 52-year run at 68 Greenwich Avenue.
AUG 18 — Transit
Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Awards $1.97B Tunnel Contract
The MTA awarded a $1.97 billion tunneling contract to extend the Q train into East Harlem, the biggest step yet toward the long-promised Phase 2.
JUL 25 — Transit
LIRR Shatters Post-Pandemic Ridership Record as Grand Central Madison Surges
The Long Island Rail Road carried 298,419 riders on July 23, 2025 — its highest single-day total since the pandemic — as Grand Central Madison drives record…
JUL 07 — Real Estate
Council Clears Financing for Hudson Yards' Western Railyards
The City Council approved the financing that lets Related build the second half of Hudson Yards over the West Side rail yards — about 4,000 homes, 625 of…
JUN 18 — Food
New York Sweeps Top James Beard Awards
At the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards in Chicago, Jungsik Yim won Outstanding Chef and Atomix took Outstanding Hospitality, among several New…
JUN 02 — Transit
Ground Breaks on the $10B Port Authority Bus Terminal Replacement
Governors Hochul and Murphy broke ground May 29 on the first stage of a new Midtown bus terminal, backed by a $1.9B federal loan.