By Stephen Louis
On March 19, Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed Executive Order No. 15, establishing a new Office of Community Safety within the Mayor’s Office, and at the same time appointed Renita Francois as Deputy Mayor for Community Safety.
As previously described in CityLaw, there are a number of paths to move forward on Mayor Mamdani’s campaign pledge to establish a Department of Community Safety, which would create and expand mental health, crisis … <Read More>
Today, the Center for New York City and State Law at New York Law School will host the first of three events in our new series “The Making of a Housing Crisis.” The first event, “What’s the Trouble with Housing?” will feature Rachel Fee, Executive Director, New York Housing Conference; Dina Levy, Commissioner, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development; Pierina Sanchez, Chair, New York City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings; … <Read More>
By Mark Chiusano
Driverless cars have seemed to be just around the corner in New York City for about a hundred years, ever since the American Wonder radio car coasted and crashed in Manhattan in 1925.
This week- New York’s Population Remains Stable; U.S. House Committee Requests 2020 Census Information; State Senate Elections Committee to Meet; Census Funding on the Budget Table, Attorney General VRA Pre-clearance Activity; Around the Nation from @RedistrictNet
On MArch 25, 2026, the Center for New York City and State Law at New York Law hosted “The Road to Driverless Cars: Debating a Safe and Fair Autonomous Vehicle Future in NYC.” The panel featured Mark Chiusano, NYLS Senior Fellow and author of the forthcoming book Gigging Alone; Sara Lind, Co-Executive Director at Open Plans; Sam Schwartz, Founder of the Transportation Research Program at Roosevelt House at Hunter College; and … <Read More>
This week- Congressional Map Challenge Ends, the SAVE Act & New York. Funding for Census 2030 Advances in Albany; Attorney General Preclearance Activity; Elections- Campaign Laws Flouted by Non-Profits; Blakeman May Lose Qualifying Funds; Around the Nation; Employment