VIRTUAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: 171st CityLaw Breakfast with Richard Ravitch, Former NYS Lieutenant Governor & Former MTA and Urban Development Corp Chair

 

Dean Anthony W. Crowell and

 Professor Ross Sandler, Director 

cordially invite you to the 171st CityLaw Breakfast

Featuring Speaker

Richard Ravitch, Former NYS Lieutenant Governor and Former Chair of the Urban Development Corporation and Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Speaking On:

The State and City Budget Crisis

Date: Friday, February 26, 2021

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