The Center for New York City Law, Dean Anthony W. Crowell, and Professor Ross Sandler
Cordially invite you to a City Law Breakfast
Honoring New York City’s Five Borough Presidents
Panel discussion on
Borough Priorities
Moderated by
Errol Louis of NY1
Date
Friday, February 7, 2014
Time
8:15 a.m.
Place
New York Law School
185 West Broadway
(between Worth and Franklin Streets)
Second Floor Events Center
New York, NY 10013
Cost
No Charge
RSVP
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William J. Dean, lawyer, New Yorker, pickup basketball player and volunteer for the homeless, recounts his life in 83 wonderful essays now available in his book, My New York: A Life in the City (2013) (available on Amazon). I purchased my copy directly from the author, a friend for 30 years, who sold his book from a booth in the Union Square Farmer’s Market, a dispensation granted for Dean’s years of service as lawyer to … <Read More>
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