When: Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Time: 2:00PM to 5:00PM
Check In: 1:30PM to 2:00PM
Where: New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, New York, New York 10013
Credits: 3.0 Transitional and Nontransitional CLE credits – 2.5 in Professional Practice and .5 in Ethics and Professionalism
Jason Adolfo Otaño, the General Counsel for the New York City Council, was born to Puerto Rican parents and grew up in the Sheepshead Bay area of Brooklyn. Otaño’s father was a City firefighter for 28 years, his mother a paraprofessional for the Department of Education, and his uncle a captain for the Department of Corrections.
Peaceful protests, protected by the First Amendment, are fundamental to our constitutional system and to democracy. Peaceful protest marches and rallies have been instrumental in bringing about significant change in racial, gender, LGBTQ and economic equality; reproductive rights; climate policy; capital punishment; housing; criminal justice, and voting rights. Yet in recent years appropriate venues have been unavailable for large peaceful protests, raising the question of whether City practices inappropriately limit the exercise of First Amendment … <Read More>
New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson spoke at this morning’s 155th CityLaw Breakfast at New York Law School. Council Speaker Johnson was introduced by Professor Ross Sandler, Director of the Center for New York City Law, with remarks by Dean Anthony W. Crowell.
Dean Anthony W. Crowell and Professor Ross Sandler, Director
cordially invite you to the 155th CityLaw Breakfast.
Corey Johnson
Speaker, New York City Council
Speaking on
“Moving Transit into the Future: Congestion Pricing, Our Subways and a new New York City”
Friday, September 7, 2018
Preservation of Section 8 properties will prevent conversion to market-rate housing. On August 15, 2018, the Housing Preservation and Development, the Housing Development Corporation, and the LIHC Investment Group announced the preservation of 669 units of project-based Section 8 housing in high-cost City neighborhoods where similar buildings have been converted to market-rate housing.