$12B casino in NY’s Hudson Yards rejected by community board

B casino in NY’s Hudson Yards rejected by community board

A key community board rejected a bid to build a glittering $12 billion casino complex in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards — a potential death blow for the project. Community Board 4 — which represents the Hudson Yards neighborhood — voted unanimously Monday night against approving a zoning change to allow the project by Related Companies and Wynn … Read more

Refortified Vessel reopens after suicide leaps shut NYC landmark for 3 years

Refortified Vessel reopens after suicide leaps shut NYC landmark for 3 years

Welcome back, Vessel! At long last, the iconic vertical sculpture and sightseeing platform at Hudson Yards will become a hive of activity again on Monday, reopening to the public after more than three years. The gently tweaked, 16-story architectural folly is now safe for everyone and was worth the wait. Hudson Yards developer Related Companies closed … Read more

Complete guide to who’s game for NYC area’s next casinos

Complete guide to who’s game for NYC area’s next casinos

Gaming giants and real-estate honchos are putting all their chips on the table to win one of three coveted licenses to operate a casino in or around New York City. “There’s still a large market for land-based casinos in this country and the New York City metropolitan market in particular,” said Albany Law School Professor … Read more

Simkhai’s Spring 2025 Ready-to-Wear Collection Uses NYC as Backdrop for his American Sportswear

Simkhai’s Spring 2025 Ready-to-Wear Collection Uses NYC as Backdrop for his American Sportswear

Jonathan Simkhai is back on the runway in a very New York way. The spring collection, inspired by a white lace silk flower keepsake from his mother’s wedding gown, was shown against the backdrop of New York City, 100 stories up at The Edge at Hudson Yards. It may have been a rainy morning but … Read more

Shopping App Vêtir, WME Fashion and Hudson Yards Partner for Fashion Shows and More

Shopping App Vêtir, WME Fashion and Hudson Yards Partner for Fashion Shows and More

Vêtir, the shopping app, digital closet and styling platform founded by industry vet Kate Davidson Hudson, is teaming up with Hudson Yards and WME Fashion for a shopping and fashion experience in real life. On Thursday, Vêtir will open a brick-and-mortar store on the first floor of The Shops at Hudson Yards. The 3,000-square-foot store … Read more

West Side pols oppose Hudson Yards casino they fear would ‘alter’ the High Line ‘experience’

West Side pols oppose Hudson Yards casino they fear would ‘alter’ the High Line ‘experience’

Two state legislators representing Manhattan’s West Side are opposing Related Companies/Wynn’s plan to erect a glittering casino in Hudson Yards near the High Line. “I’ve been clear: I’m philosophically opposed to a casino on the west side of Manhattan. The community has been against it, and unless that changes, I’m a no,” said Assemblyman Tony … Read more

Related’s Hudson Yards inks 2 major deals in Covington & Burling, Susquehanna International Group

Related’s Hudson Yards inks 2 major deals in Covington & Burling, Susquehanna International Group

Two just-signed, major, new deals demonstrate the sustained appeal of Related’s Hudson Yards complex — and the preference for newer buildings over highly-regarded older ones.   Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), the largest tenant at 2.6 million square-foot 30 Hudson Yards, has been consolidating operations since AT&T’s Warner Media merged with Discovery in 2022. The resulting space shakeout freed … Read more

Manhattan West adds American favorite PJ Clarke’s to thriving roster

Manhattan West adds American favorite PJ Clarke’s to thriving roster

Brookfield’s thriving Manhattan West complex already had Italian, Middle Eastern, Spanish and Japanese restaurants. Soon, it will add home-town American favorite P.J. Clarke’s to the mix. The eatery, officially known as P.J. Clarke’s Oyster Bar & Grille, signed a lease for 7,500 square feet at 424 W. 34th St., aka 4 Manhattan West —  a … Read more

Hudson Yards $12B casino hits major roadblock as NYC civic leaders push back over housing getting slashed

Hudson Yards B casino hits major roadblock as NYC civic leaders push back over housing getting slashed

Civic leaders say the city is making a losing bet with a planned $12 billion casino for Hudson Yards – sacrificing promised housing for a flashy gaming complex. Manhattan’s Community Board 4 sent a scathing letter to Related Companies/Wynn Resorts over the planned facility, saying the developer hasn’t fulfilled a 2009 pledge to build apartment’s … Read more