VIRTUAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: 181st CityLaw Breakfast with Greg Russ, Chair and CEO of the New York City Housing Authority, Thurs 7/14 at 9 AM

Dean Anthony W. Crowell and

Professor Ross Sandler, Director

cordially invite you to the 181st CityLaw Breakfast

Featuring Speaker

Greg Russ, Chair and CEO of the New York City Housing Authority

Date: Thursday, July 14, 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 spring due to COVID-19, we will continue to present great guest speakers with an … <Read More>


Assault Rifles and The Impact of New York State’s SAFE Act (REPRINTED FROM 2018)

***THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY RAN FOUR YEARS AGO IN CITYLAW*** The SAFE Act, the acronym for the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act – New York State’s January, 2013 omnibus gun control law – provides an excellent opportunity to assess the potential impact of maximally politically feasible gun control, an exercise all the more relevant in the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas.  The SAFE Act did not have to be negotiated or compromised.  … <Read More>


City Planning Hears Application for Affordable Housing for Seniors and New Venue for Church in Soundview

The new building will enable the church to provide more services to the local community. On June 8, 2022, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing for an application for a mixed use residential and community facility building at 1810 Randall Avenue in the Soundview section of the Bronx. The building, Casa de la Fe, will also hold a church. The applicants are the church, the Second Pentecostal Church of God La Hermosa, and <Read More>


Changes to Open Meetings Law Enable Hybrid Meetings But Present Ongoing Challenges

Community boards often do not have the same resources as City agencies to have hybrid hearings. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many changes on how state and city governments conducted business, including public hearings. New York’s Open Meetings Law was originally designed to promote transparency, requiring hearings to be held in person and open to the public, with notice about how to participate. After meetings went virtual due to the pandemic, discussions began about <Read More>


VIRTUAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: 180th CityLaw Breakfast with Jacques Jiha, Director of the NYC Office of Management and Budget, 6/29 at 9 AM

Dean Anthony W. Crowell and

Professor Ross Sandler, Director

cordially invite you to the 180th CityLaw Breakfast

Featuring Speaker

Jacques Jiha, Ph.D., Director, NYC Office of Management and Budget 

Date: Wednesday, June 29, 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 spring due to COVID-19, we will continue to present great guest speakers with an opportunity … <Read More>