The Center for New York City and State Law is partnering with the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) to provide a monthly ...

Brooklyn Democrats’ Rules Change Goes Back to Court; Good Government Groups Affirm Commitment to Election Integrity; State Board of Elections Adopts Rules for Ballot Drop Boxes; N.Y.C. Campaign ...

This morning, NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels will speak at the 204th CityLaw Breakfast. Chancellor Samuels will speak ...

BFC Partners’ proposal calls for 160 co-op units. On February 13, 2008, the Planning Commission approved an application to construct a housing project in the Stapleton neighborhood of Staten Island.

On September 2, 2026, NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels spoke at the 204th CityLaw Breakfast. Chancellor Samuels spoke on “Building Safe, Academically Rigorous, and Truly Integrated Schools.” Dean ...

Opponents of mid-block rezoning expressed concerns about potential out-of-character commercial use. On January 6, 2010, the City Planning Commission heard testimony on DJL Family Limited Partnership’s ...

Trees under the common law were considered natural conditions with the result that possessors of land were not liable for injuries caused trees. Professor William Prosser wrote in the first edition of ...

New York City has a long and rich history of scandal and corruption. Here are three examples from favorite books that visit past scandals in complete and revealing detail. The James Marcus Scandal: ...

How small is too small when it comes to trip hazards on New York City sidewalks? New York courts, grappling with this issue for over 125 years, have declined to advance a standard based solely on the ...

Can New York Redraw Its Congressional Districts? As the Texas Legislature begins to meet this week to take up a partisan effort to redraw the state’s congressional map, California Governor Gavin ...

On February 8, 2024, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced the initial results of the latest New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (NYCHVS). The survey is the official ...

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), joined by 17 Republican colleagues, reintroduced the Equal Representation Act legislation to ensure that only legal citizens are factored into the count for ...