Century-old NYC office building signs two deals to buck trend toward newer towers
While some older buildings are declining, others are thriving: Two new deals totaling 104,000 square feet have brought occupancy at George Comfort & Sons’ 960,000-square-foot 498 Seventh Ave. to 95 percent. Publicly traded technology company Pubmatic signed a direct lease for 60,000 square feet. The subtenant plans to nearly double its space in the first […]
NYC hotels launching $20 million blitz against ‘nuclear bomb’ council bill that could boost room costs
Big Apple hoteliers plan to raise $20 million and launch a new lobbying group to fight a City Council bill they say would devastate the local lodging industry. Organizers told The Post that the New York Hotel Owners Association plans to maintain its $15 million annual budget to continue lobbying and education efforts. “This job-killing […]
Texas halts migrants buses to NYC for now, but migrants still coming
Buses from Texas have stopped coming for now, but migrants continue to arrive in New York City, attracted by bright lights and sanctuary city laws. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has not sent migrant buses to New York for months because strict measures to stop illegal border crossings have nearly dried up the flow of migrants […]
Dem Brad Lander faces problem with Jewish voters in NYC mayoral race against Eric Adams: experts
New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander is already facing his first hurdle: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As the city comptroller and the highest-ranking Jewish member of New York City politics, he has attempted to walk a political tightrope since the Oct. 7 attacks, condemning Hamas while also cozying up to the far-left wing of the […]
Republican can win NYC mayor’s race if Dems move further left: ex-Gov. Pataki
Former Governor George Pataki says if New York Democrats move any further left, a Republican could win next year’s New York City mayoral election. Pataki, who was the last Republican to hold statewide office when he left Albany in 2007, suggested Sunday that Republicans’ chances of victory would be significantly improved if a left-leaning progressive […]
NYC fire engulfs seven homes; 11 firefighters injured: FDNY
A massive fire broke out in Queens on Saturday afternoon, injuring 14 people, including 11 firefighters, damaging multiple buildings and forcing dozens of residents to evacuate, according to authorities. The fire broke out just after 4 p.m. in a two-story home at 88-21 Francis Lewis Boulevard in Queens Village and quickly escalated to a five-alarm […]
2 injured after gunman shoots SUV driver in chaotic NYC shooting: NYPD
A gunman shot an SUV driver on a Queens street Saturday morning, and a second man was wounded by bullets believed to have been fired by responding officers, police said. Police said the chaotic incident happened around 3:15 a.m. at 89th Avenue and Roosevelt Street in Jackson Heights when an armed man opened fire on […]
NYC man stabbed after ‘catcalling incident gone wrong’ near Manhattan bar: sources
A man was stabbed multiple times after a “heckling incident went awry” near a busy Manhattan bar on Saturday afternoon, police and officials said. Police say the violent incident happened around 12:30 p.m. at 502 West 51st Street in Hell’s Kitchen, when the victim was stabbed in the abdomen, shoulder and fingers with an “unidentified […]
NYC Uber driver says passenger pepper sprayed him over skin color: ‘Hate crime’
A young woman who allegedly attacked an Uber driver with pepper spray in Midtown this week did so because of the color of his skin, the driver claimed to The Post on Saturday. “Her friend was yelling, ‘Jen, Jen, what are you doing? What’s going on?’” the driver, Shoher Mahmoud, recounted Wednesday’s incident. “Her friends […]
My luxe NYC pad with East River views exposed me to cancer: Lawsuit
Her fatalistic views may lead to her own death. The Murray Hill actress and skin cancer survivor claims that excessive exposure to UV rays from the enormous floor-to-ceiling windows in her $6.2 million luxury apartment overlooking the East River caused lesions on her face. “For several years I have found myself in the surreal situation […]