NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 04/06/26

April 6, 2026

This week- How $30 Million Can Protect $186 Billion: The Case for Investing in the Census; Trump’s Election Executive Order Challenged; N.Y.C. Rallies for Census 2030; VRA Preclearance; Blakemen Denied State Funding; Mail-In Voting Challenge Impact on New York; Flateau Voting Data Base Law Goes Into Effect; Assembly Election Law Committee Advances Legislation; Around the Nation from @RedistrictNet

CENSUS FUNDING

$30 Million to Protect $186 Billion: The Case for Investing in Census Accuracy in New … <Read More>

Update: A New City Agency is (Sort-Of) Born: The Office of Community Safety

April 1, 2026

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>

COMPLETE VIDEO: The Making of a Housing Crisis, Part I – What’s the Trouble with Housing?

March 31, 2026

On March 31, 2026, the Center for New York City and State Law at New York Law School hosted the first of three events in our new series “The Making of a Housing Crisis.” The first event, “What’s the Trouble with Housing?” featured 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 … <Read More>

Here Come the Driverless Cars: Key Questions About the Autonomous Vehicle Future

March 31, 2026

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.

NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 03/30/26

March 30, 2026

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

COMPLETE VIDEO: The Road to Driverless Cars: Debating a Safe and Fair Autonomous Vehicle Future in NYC

March 25, 2026

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>