Five men, including a Great Neck resident, who all worked in New York City’s Diamond District, have been charged with illegally processing more than $600 million through unlicensed money ...

A 17th-century industry in a 21st-century city From the mid-19th century until the 1920s, New York’s diamond epicenter was Maiden Lane, four blocks north of Wall Street. When wealthier banks ...

The Diamond District continued to grow through the 1930s and ’40s, as Jewish diamond merchants fleeing the Nazis set up shop on West 47th Street. By the end of the war, the Diamond District was ...

He faces a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment as well as restitution of approximately $2,5 million and forfeiture ...

As news director of JCK, a 151-year-old jewelry trade publication based in New York — where he works with me, the editor in chief — Mr. Bates is familiar with the district and its people.

Drab older office buildings and retail spaces a cut below nearby Class A space make New York's Diamond District a rough gem in gleaming Midtown. That may change if a proposed 30-story tower gets ...

New York’s diamond trade migrated uptown to 47th Street starting in the 1920s. But it really picked up following the Jewish exodus from Europe during and after World War II. (The district and industry ...

A Mogul’s 33-Story Luxury Hotel Faces Battle Over 18 Inches Extell founder Gary Barnett has big plans to develop swank lodging in the Diamond District, but his neighbor claims ownership of a ...

The Diamond District, on 47th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues in Manhattan, is one of the driving forces behind New York City's economy. This single block of more than 4,000 businesses brings ...

A 12-story Diamond District office building traded hands Monday for the first time in more than four decades. A mystery international buyer paid $101 million. The building’s family-run owner ...

When I arrived in New York City 20 years ago and started my first job working in the Diamond District on 47th Street, I discovered a strange world that was bustling with energy, hustle and mystery.