On Tuesday, June 24 2024, New Yorkers will return to the polls to vote in the city’s primary elections. There will be citywide elections for Mayor, Public Advocate and Comptroller this year, as well as borough presidents and all City Council districts.
New York is a closed primary state, so voters must register with a political party participating in the primary to vote. The deadline to register to vote, update your address or request … <Read More>
On May 20, 2025, the New York City Departments of Environmental Protection, Design and Construction, and Transportation celebrated the completion of an $84 million infrastructure project in New Dorp Beach, Staten Island. The area, which had been hit hard during Superstorm Sandy in 2012, received new infrastructure to help fight against future flooding.
By Stephen Louis
On September 21, 2007, New York Governor Elliot Spitzer and Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner David Swarts announced administrative changes that would allow applications for driver licenses without regard to immigration status. After a long and winding road, undocumented immigrants began to legally obtain driver’s licenses in New York in 2019, after the “Green Light Law” was passed by the State Legislature and signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo. But it now faces … <Read More>
On June 3, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams celebrated the completion of the YP Senior Residence, a 117-unit affordable development in Morris Heights.
On June 1, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams appointed Iris Rodriguez-Rosa as the new Parks Commissioner. She is the first Latina to hold this position, and her appointment follows a long career in public service.
On May 13, 2025, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli spoke at the 198th CityLaw Breakfast on “Navigating Economic and Fiscal Uncertainty in New York.” Dean and President of New York Law School Anthony W. Crowell and Ben Max, Executive Editor and Program Director of the Center for New York City and State Law provided opening remarks. This breakfast was sponsored by Con Edison, Verizon, and Greenburg Traurig LLP.
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