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    Toppling Christopher Columbus; Public Statues and Monuments

    Monuments  •  Nationwide

    Ross Sandler, Director of the Center for New York City Law.

    Christopher Columbus is in trouble. Political pressure to remove Columbus monuments most recently dates from 1992 during the preparations for the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s first voyage. The movement to remove the monuments accelerated in the summer of 2020 following the murder of George Floyd. (read more…)

    Tags : CityLaw, Columbus Circle, monuments
    Date:01/04/2023
    Category : CityLaw
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    Pre-K Provider Loses Contract Extension

    Contacts  •  East Flatbush, Brooklyn

    4718 Farragut Road, Brooklyn. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    The Department of Education refused to renew a Universal P-K contract due to health and safety violations. The New York City Department of Education contracted with the Modern Organization & Human Development Center to provide Universal Pre-K services at 4718 Farragut Road, in Brooklyn. (read more…)

    Date:01/03/2023
    Category : CityLaw
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    City not liable for tree root injury

    Torts  •  Astoria, Queens

    23-21 33rd Road, Astoria. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    Man tripped on a sidewalk that was raised because of growing tree roots. On March 5, 2017, Konstantinos Gallis tripped and fell on a raised part of a sidewalk adjacent to 23-21 33rd Road, Queens. Tree roots had raised the sidewalk and allegedly caused the trip. (read more…)

    Date:01/02/2023
    Category : CityLaw
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    Bathtub accommodation denied

    Accommodations  •  Astoria, Queens

    31-14 42nd Street, Astoria. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    Elderly tenant sought lower tub or walk-in shower. Raquel Nuredin is an 87-year-old tenant of a rent-controlled apartment building located at 31-14 42nd Street in Astoria, Queens owned by Koufa Reality. Nuredin has a claw foot tub in her apartment and is unable to use her tub because she cannot safely enter or exit due to her advanced age. (read more…)

    Date:12/30/2022
    Category : CityLaw
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    $20k fine for crane wind violation

    Construction Safety  •  Midtown, Manhattan

    Crane over 608 W 40th Street. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    Crane engineer failed to follow procedure for securing cranes during high winds. Matheau Chaudanson was a supervising engineer at a construction site located at 608 West 40th Street, Manhattan. One of Chaudanson’s responsibilities was to monitor wind speeds and direct the out-of-service configuration of crawler cranes in order to ensure safety.  Chaudanson, in anticipation of wind speeds of 60 miles per hour, participated in a meeting to discuss crawler crane configurations on February 25, 2019. (read more…)

    Date:12/29/2022
    Category : CityLaw
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