VIRTUAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: 183rd CityLaw Breakfast with DOE Chancellor David C. Banks on 12/16 at 9 AM

The Center for New York City Law and

Professor Ross Sandler, Director

cordially invite you to the 183rd CityLaw Breakfast

Featuring Speaker

David C. Banks, Chancellor of the NYC Department of Education

Date: Friday, December 16, 2022

Even though the Center for New York City Law is unable to host our CityLaw Breakfast series in person at New York Law School this fall due to COVID-19, we will continue to present great guest speakers with … <Read More>


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