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    City Announces Lawsuits Against Two Landlords and One Settlement for Building Code Violations, Dangerous Conditions


    Mayor  •  Tenants' Rights  •  Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens

    Mayor Eric Adams. Photo Credit: facebook.com/NYCMayor

    On January 6, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams and Corporation Counsel Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix announced the filing of two lawsuits against Alma Realty Corp. and Empire Management America Corp. for the failure to fix thousands of code violations which created dangerous living conditions for tenants. Additionally, the city announced a settlement with Sentinel Real Estate Corporation to establish a timeline for repairs.

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    Date: 01/11/2023
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    Parks and DDC Reveal Design for New Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush


    Department of Parks & Recreation  •  Recreation Centers  •  East Flatbush, Brooklyn

    Rendering of the new Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center. Image Credit: NYC Parks Dept.

    On December 22, 2022, the Parks Department and the Department of Design and Construction revealed the schematic design for the new Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. The new center will be located in Nostrand Playground on Nostrand Avenue between Foster Avenue and Farragut Place. 

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    Date: 01/10/2023
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    NYCHA, Mayor, Governor Announce Start of Planning for Elevator Upgrades at 20 NYCHA Developments


    New York City Housing Authority  •  Elevators  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: NYCHA.

    On January 6, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams, Governor Kathy Hochul and interim New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt announced the start of planning for work to replace 335 elevators at 20 NYCHA developments citywide. 

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    Date: 01/09/2023
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    CLE ANNOUNCEMENT: New York City Property Tax CLE, 1/12/23 (Revised)


    Events  •  CLE  •  New York Law School

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    WHEN

    Thursday, January 12, 2023, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:55 p.m.

    WHERE

    New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013

    CREDIT

    3 Transitional and Nontransitional CLE Credits: 2.5 in Professional Practice and 0.5 in Ethics and Professionalism

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    $250 registration fee, $100 NYC Agency Attorneys

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    Tags : CLE, CLE Event, New York City Property Tax
    Date: 01/06/2023
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    DOB Launches Winter Construction Safety Campaign


    Department Of Buildings  •  Construction Safety  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: NYC DOB.

    The campaign follows four tragic fatalities on construction sites between November and December 2022. On December 28, 2022, Department of Buildings Acting Commissioner Kazimir Vilenchik announced the launch of a new winter construction safety campaign. The safety campaign aims to highlight potential dangers for serious injuries and fatalities on work sites. The campaign follows a series of four tragic instances of worker fatalities on sites in November and December.

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    Date: 01/05/2023
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    Toppling Christopher Columbus; Public Statues and Monuments


    CityLaw  •  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.

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    Tags : CityLaw, Columbus Circle, monuments
    Date: 01/04/2023
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