The Center for New York City Law rejoiced when, on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, New York Law School’s board chair Arthur Abbey and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced in coordinated press releases that Counselor to the Mayor Anthony W. Crowell would become the next Dean and President of New York Law School. Crowell had been an integral member of the Bloomberg administration since 2002. He has also has been an integral part of New York Law School and the Center for New York City Law.
Crowell has taught as an adjunct professor at New York Law School since 2003, teaching the New York City Seminar and Workshop, a four-credit course with a weekly seminar and an extern job placement in City government. The course originally was co-taught by me and Eric Lane, who had been the counsel to the 1988 and 1989 Charter Revision Commissions. In 2003 Anthony Crowell took over the course and it has since been one of the most popular courses in the local government curriculum. Students rave about the course in their evaluations. Many students associated with the Center for New York City Law have taken the course and have worked directly with Crowell. Some of the students have followed Crowell into City government. (more…)
Image Credit: 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. (more…)
Jeffrey Wice, Adjunct Professor and Senior Fellow.
According to a new report released on December 22, 2020 by Election Data Services, Inc. (EDS), New York State could lose up to two congressional districts after the official state population totals are announced in January. (more…)
Rendering of the proposed new office building at 5802-5806 16th Avenue, Brooklyn. Image Credit: NYC CPC
The building will house the company’s administrative functions. On December 2, 2020, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing for an application from Chartwell Pharmaceuticals to build a new office building at 5802 – 5806 16th Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn. The application would rezone a residential district to a commercial district to facilitate the construction of a five-story office building. There are currently three mixed-use buildings whose current tenants have already agreed to vacate. (more…)
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