The court found issues of fact and reversed previous summary judgment for the tenant. In 2000, John G. and Yunia C. Rwambuya permanently vacated their apartment at 10 Waterside Plaza in the Kips Bay area of Manhattan. The apartment complex was regulated under the Mitchell-Lama program and later converted to market-rate housing. A settlement agreement signed by the Rwambuyas granted them a limited right to transfer their apartment to their son, Joseph Rwambuya as a … <Read More>
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Commissioner Vicki Been on the de Blasio Administration’s Comprehensive Plan for Affordable Housing
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.
Breakfast Archive: U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara
On Monday, November 30, 2015, former Speaker of the New York State Assembly Sheldon Silver was convicted on seven charges of corruption in Federal court. Two days after announcing the charges this past January, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara spoke at the Center for New York City Law’s CityLaw Breakfast. The video of the speech is available in full after the jump.
Appellate Division Upholds Homeless Shelter Siting
Court agreed DHS met their burden under the Fair Share Criteria. In 2012 the Department of Homeless Services opened Freedom House, a 200-family homeless shelter at 316-330 West 95th Street in Manhattan’s Upper West Side on an emergency contract. When the emergency contract expired, then-Comptroller John C. Liu declined to register the permanent contract. A community group, Neighborhood In The Nineties, filed an Article 78 petition to enjoin the Comptroller from registering the … <Read More>
2015 Center For New York City Law Accomplishments
In this season of Thanksgiving, the Center for New York City Law has so many things to be thankful for. As 2015 winds down, our events and publications are enjoying record breaking successes this year.
Without the kind and generous support of our donors-individuals like you-the Center for New York City Law would not be what it is today. For this we thank you.
During this time for giving, we ask you to support our … <Read More>
Commission Requests Revisions to Plan to Replace 19th-Century Corner Building
Applicant had previously planned to restore existing building, but engineers had determined it to be structurally unsound. On November 10 2015 the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a hearing on the proposed demolition of an existing structure, and the erection of a new building at 327 Bleecker Street, in the Greenwich Village Historic District, at the corner of Christopher Street. Landmarks previously approved a plan for the alteration of the existing structure in 2012.