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    Judge Kaye’s Vision for Consolidation and Simplification of the Trial Courts

    By Ross Sandler

    Ross Sandler

    Ross Sandler

    Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, who passed away at age 77 on January 6, 2016, left us some unfinished business to do: court reform. In 1998 Judge Kaye lobbied for a constitutional amendment that would have consolidated and simplified the New York trial court system. She hoped to get the legislative approval for a constitutional amendment and the required referendum during the 1998 and 1999 legislative sessions, followed by a vote on the referendum at the 2000 election.

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    Tags : Court Reform, Judge Judith S. Kaye
    Date: 02/12/2016
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    The Queens Midtown Tunnel is 75 years old!

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    Ross Sandler

    Ross Sandler

    November 15, 2015 marked the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Queens Midtown Tunnel. The tunnel is an indispensable link between Manhattan and Queens, the Long Island Expressway, and JFK and LaGuardia airports. Its four lanes carry 80,000 vehicles a day. Few drivers in these 80,000 vehicles, however, were likely among those breaking open champagne bottles in celebration. Drivers are more concerned with getting in the tunnel, creeping through the tunnel, and getting out at the other end, at a toll of $8 per trip.

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    Date: 12/11/2015
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    Community Boards: For Affordable Housing But Against Administration’s Solutions – What’s Going On?

    By Carol E. Rosenthal & Theodore D. Clement

    Carol E. Rosenthal, Real Estate Partner. Image credit: Fried Frank

    Carol E. Rosenthal, Real Estate Partner. Image credit: Fried Frank

    The results are in, and two of the de Blasio administration’s key land use initiatives, Zoning for Quality and Affordability and Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, are not receiving a welcome reception at community boards and borough boards.

    In fact, as of this writing, according to CityLand’s vote tracker of the city’s 59 community boards, 45 have voted to oppose Zoning for Quality and Affordability and 38 have voted to oppose Mandatory Inclusionary Housing. Four of the five borough boards have voted to oppose these proposals, with the remaining borough board, Staten Island’s, to vote on December 10. Many borough presidents have issued statements critical of the proposals as well. Such strong opposition is striking as the proposals were thoughtfully crafted and aim to generate more affordable housing, something that everyone seems to want. What’s going on?

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    Tags : affordable housing, Brooklyn Community Board 10, Carol E. Rosenthal, Fried Frank, Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, Manhattan Community Board 3, Theodore Clement, Zoning for Quality and Affordability
    Date: 12/10/2015
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    Commissioner Vicki Been on the de Blasio Administration’s Comprehensive Plan for Affordable Housing

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    Mark Ginsberg

    Mark Ginsberg

    At the CityLaw Breakfast on November 13, 2015 Commissioner Vicki Been outlined the de Blasio Administration’s recent actions and efforts to advance a coherent and far reaching housing policy for New York City, one that provides more affordable housing for low-income and working-class New Yorkers, strengthens neighborhoods, and at the same time protects those residents who are already benefiting from and have a continued need for affordable housing.

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    Tags : Curtis + Ginsberg Architects, Housing New York, Housing Preservation and Development, Mark Ginsberg, Vicki Been
    Date: 12/03/2015
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    A Pastor’s Plea Against Landmarking His Church

    By Rev. Joseph Upole

    Reverend Joseph Upole

    Reverend Joseph Upole

    I presently serve as pastor, of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. The church, formerly St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church, 7558 Amboy Road in Tottenville, Staten Island, has been in existence for 156 years and has seen so many changes over the years that, to my mind, it truly does not meet the criteria of “historic landmark.” But the larger issue isn’t really about St. Paul’s UMC specifically, but about the nature of the church and the nature of landmarking.

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    Tags : Landmarks Preservation Commission, St. Paul's United Methodist Church
    Date: 11/02/2015
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    Weisbrod Discusses the de Blasio Administration’s Affordable Housing Program, Now in Its “Toddler” Stage

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    Image credit: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

    Image credit: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

    At the CityLaw breakfast on August 28, 2015, Carl Weisbrod provided an update on the de Blasio Administration’s housing plan, which Weisbrod described as now in its “toddler” stage. The de Blasio program is the most ambitious of its kind in the country, and the biggest in New York since the Koch Administration.  Today, the City is managing the problems of success: continued growth and a shortage of housing.  Conversely, in the Koch era, the City was planning for shrinkage, had abundant vacant land, and much abandoned housing.

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    Tags : affordable housing, Carl Weisbrod, City Planning Commission, CityLaw Breakfast, John Egnatios-Beene, mandatory inclusionary zoning, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Ross Moskowitz, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, Theodore Clement
    Date: 09/14/2015
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