On September 30, 2025, Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa joined community members to celebrate the completed renovation of John Paul Jones Park in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.  The restoration project ...
Court of Appeals to Hear Newburgh VRA Challenge; Mt. Pleasant Opposes State Legislators Filing Amicus Brief in Mt. Pleasant VRA case. Were N.Y.C. Mail-In Ballots Misprinted?; November 14 Statewide ...
New York State’s redistricting process following the 2020 Census failed to live up to the reforms envisioned by voters who endorsed the 2014 constitutional changes. Instead, the redistricting process ...
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 ...
This morning, the Center for New York City and State Law will host a policy briefing with First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro ...
On August 11, 2017, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation, the first of its kind in the nation, which guarantees legal representation for low-income tenants who face eviction. The new ...
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 ...
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 ...
Rehman is the first Muslim-American to serve as OATH Commissioner. On March 29, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced Asim Rehman had been selected as the next Commissioner and Chief Administrative Law ...
Licensed plumber violated numerous rules when completing plumbing work. William Harvey held a master plumber license and a master fire suppression license. The Following an investigation the ...
On the same day last month that heavily armed federal agents gathered for a widely-publicized immigration raid in the Bronx, the New York City Hospitality Alliance sent out an email with the subject ...
When municipalities are sued in tort, two of the most powerful bars to recovery are the public duty principle and the governmental function immunity defense. When these two principles are applicable, ...