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
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Reservations are appreciated.
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Contact
T 212.431.2115
F 212.941.4735
nycitylaw@nyls.edu
www.citylaw.org
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Patrick J. Foye delivering his speech at the November 21st City Law Breakfast. Photo Credit: Libi Adler.
On Thursday, November 20, 2013 the Center for New York City Law at New York Law School hosted a City Law Breakfast, featuring Patrick J. Foye, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, as the guest speaker. Mr. Foye’s talk was entitled, “Infrastructure and Public/Private Partnerships: ‘Bridging’ the Gap.”
Mr. Foye was introduced by Ross Sandler, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for NYC Law, and Anthony Crowell, Dean and President of New York Law School. Mr. Foye spoke on the benefits of public and private partnerships, as well as the need to streamline the process for projects that are environmentally friendly to promote economic growth and job creation. (more…)
Ross Sandler
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 the Market sponsor. The essays first appeared in the New York Law Journal, Christian Science Monitor, the Wall Street Journal and other publications. The essays are charmingly told, unforgettable in detail, and perfect as tales of New York City. Readers will fall in love with Dean’s City, both its beauty and its troubles.
Dean could only live in New York City. Dean owns a bike, but not a car. He knows precisely the number of steps (30) he descends daily to the subway. He never owned land, but owns the terrain of Central Park. He buys his breakfast from a street vendor and consumes it while sitting on a City bench. He worries about the pilot light in his stove. He installs and removes his air conditioner with the seasons. He has been stuck in an elevator. (more…)
Michael Gruen, President of the City Club of New York
Juan Rivero, City Club Governing Committee
A disarmingly simple plan for rezoning Manhattan’s office district running from Grand Central Terminal north to about 58th Street has been approved by the Planning Commission and will come to a Council vote around the time of the November election.
It has three key components: 1) The City almost doubles the allowable floor area for new buildings on large sites along the major thoroughfares; 2) it sells to the landowner the right to build the increased space at the estimated market value of development rights (a base price of $250 per square foot); and 3) it applies the proceeds to unspecified transportation and pedestrian circulation improvement projects likely, when selected, to be located at Grand Central. (more…)
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