On May 1, 2025, the Center for New York City and State Law and New York Law School celebrated Law Day with a special briefing featuring Department of Investigation Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber for a discussion on Courage, Independence, & Government Integrity. Commissioner Strauber spoke with Ben Max, Executive Editor and Program Director of the Center for New York City and State Law. Dean and President of New York Law School Anthony W. Crowell provided opening … <Read More>
On April 25, 2025, the New York City Comptroller’s office released a new report, Streets for People, which provides steps the City should take to further the Open Streets program.
On April 16, 2025, New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced the installation of new bike lane traffic signals on Third Avenue in Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
On April 17, 2025, New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch spoke at the 197th CityLaw Breakfast. She spoke on “The Foundations of Public Safety in New York City.” 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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On March 31, 2025, New York City Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue and other critical stakeholders announced the City has amended a rule to increase penalties for unlawful dumping on Parks properties. An amendment to Section 1-07 of NYC Parks rules, effective March 31, raises the prior $1,000 penalty for a first-time illegal dumping offense to $5,000. There is also a $10,000 fine for each subsequent illegal dumping violation occurring within twelve months of the initial … <Read More>
By Elizabeth Fine & Pei Pei Cheng de Castro
New York State needs a strong ethics system to guide state government officials and hold them accountable. Yet, for the past 100 years, this goal has proven elusive. The State has tried more than 12 different ethics board formulations. None survived the test of time.
It seemed that the State had found a winning formula with the 2022 Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG), … <Read More>