New York Law School
and Professor Ross Sandler, Director
cordially invite you to the 188th CityLaw Breakfast
Featuring Speaker
Ken Feinberg, Special Master of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
Speaking on:
What is Life Worth?
Date: Monday, September 11, 2023
Time: 8:45 AM – Speaker begins 9 AM
Place: Events Center, New York Law School
185 West Broadway, New York, New York 10013
After three years of virtual breakfasts, we are delighted to welcome you back to New York Law School for this in-person event. The breakfast will also be recorded and livestreamed on CityLand. (more…)
New York Law School
and Professor Ross Sandler, Director
cordially invite you to the 187th CityLaw Breakfast
Featuring Speaker
Eric Adams, Mayor of New York City
Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Time: 8:15 AM – 9:30 AM (Speaker starts at 8:30)
Place: Events Center, New York Law School
185 West Broadway, New York, New York 10013
After three years of virtual breakfasts, we are delighted to welcome you back to New York Law School for this in-person event. The breakfast will also be recorded and livestreamed on CityLand. (more…)
Image Credit: NYCHA.
On August 1, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams and Office of Technology and Innovation Commissioner Matthew Fraser announced the expansion of “Big Apple Connect” to 17 new public housing developments across Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx. The Big Apple Connect program provides NYCHA residents with a free bundle of high-speed internet, including equipment, basic cable TV service, and common area Wi-Fi hotspots. The program aims to enhance digital equity by enabling New Yorkers to have access to participate in a growing digital society and economy. (more…)
Rendering of the new senior housing development Weeksvillage. Image Credit: HPD.
On June 22, 2023, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) announced plans to develop 200 affordable senior homes in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The project, called Weeksvillage, will be developed by CAMBA Housing Ventures (CHV) on underutilized NYCHA land within the Kingsborough Houses campus. (more…)
On July 26, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams announced the appointment of Lisa Zornberg as the new City Hall chief counsel. Zornberg will serve as chief counsel to both Mayor Adams and City Hall, and will oversee the following agencies: he Mayor’s Office of Contract Services, the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, the Mayor’s Office of Labor Relations, the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, the Mayor’s Office of Risk Management and Compliance, the New York City Business Integrity Commission, the New York City Commission On Human Rights, the New York City Department of Records and Information Services, the Office of the Administrative Justice Coordinator, and the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings. (more…)
