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Reminder: Registration Still Open for the Sixth Annual Conference on Trends in NYC Land Use & Real Estate Development

CITY-Land-Use-CLE JPGSeminar Topics:

— The Changing Face of Open Space: Legal Issues Associated with Open Space in New York City
— Parking Garages, Lots and Off-Street Parking: Proposed New Manhattan Core Parking Rules
— Accommodating Expansion of Undeveloped or Underused Urban Land

When: Thursday, April 25, from 1:45 to 6:00 p.m.
Where: 185 West Broadway (between Worth & Leonard Streets), Auditorium
Credit: 4 Professional Practice transitional & non-transitional CLE credits. Non-credit option also available.
Cost: $275 … <Read More>

NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 05/05/25


This week- NYC Charter Review Commission May Recommend Open Primaries, State Senate to Consider More Voting Reforms,Let NY Vote Lobbying Day in Albany, Attorney General Preclearance Updates, Upcoming Events

by Jeff Wice, Jarret Berg, and Alexis Marking

ELECTION LAW
NYC Charter Revision Commission May Recommend Open Primaries

A New York City Charter Revision Commission is recommending that the city change it’s primary election process by creating an open primary system where the top two candidates

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City Announces Largest Civil Rights Settlement for Housing Discrimination

On August 22, 2024, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Commission on Human Rights announced the largest civil rights settlement in New York City history. This $1 million housing discrimination settlement was imposed against Parkchester Preservation Management for discriminating against voucher holders. In addition to this historic event, the New York City Commission on Human Rights secured 850 apartment units, the most ever secured in a New York City Commission … <Read More>

Mayor Appoints Two Co-Executive Directors for Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City

Last year the Mayor’s Fund helped immigrant families access relief funds and provided healthcare workers with food and essential care products. On January 19, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Daniele Baierlein and JL Paniagua Valle as Co-Executive Directors of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City. The Mayor’s Fund is a non-profit organization that works with City agencies and hundreds of institutional funders to advance initiatives that improve equity across New York City.