VIRTUAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: 174th CityLaw Breakfast with Hank Gutman, Commissioner of the Department of Transportation

Dean Anthony W. Crowell and

 Professor Ross Sandler, Director 

cordially invite you to the 174th CityLaw Breakfast

Featuring Speaker

Hank Gutman, Commissioner of the Department of Transportation

Speaking On:

“Reimagining How Freight Moves in New York City” 

Date: Friday, October 29, 2021


Commentary: Annette Gordon-Reed: On Juneteenth

Annette Gordon-Reed, our friend and colleague for 17 years at New York Law School, has just published On Juneteenth (Liveright 2021), a personal and readable story of her growing up in Texas in the 1970’s.  Gordon-Reed grew up in Conroe, Texas where her family regularly celebrated Juneteenth. Gordon-Reed was the first Black child to integrate a White elementary school in her city. Through her personal story Gordon-Reed annotates and re-calibrates the conventional story of slavery … <Read More>



COMPLETE VIDEO: 173rd CityLaw Breakfast with Michael Arad, Lead Designer of the 9/11 Memorial

Today, September 10, 2021, Michael Arad, the Lead Designer of the 9/11 Memorial, spoke at the 173rd CityLaw Breakfast. Mr. Arad spoke on “the Design and Construction of the National 9/11 Memorial: Absence and Loss in the Life of New York City.” Professor Ross Sandler, Director of the Center for New York City Law, provided opening remarks, and Dean Anthony W. Crowell participated in a discussion with Mr. Arad after his talk. This Breakfast was <Read More>


Conflicts Board Adopts New Rules on Post-Employment Restrictions and Gifts

On October 8, 2020, the Conflicts of Interest Board adopted new and important changes to its post-employment rules that restrict former City employees from contacting their former City agencies. The Board, in addition, on May 21, 2021, adopted rules relating to the acceptance of gifts by City employees in certain recurring situations. This article examines these new rules.


VIRTUAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: 173rd CityLaw Breakfast with Michael Arad, Lead Designer of the 9/11 Memorial

Dean Anthony W. Crowell and

 Professor Ross Sandler, Director 

cordially invite you to the 173nd CityLaw Breakfast

Featuring Speaker

Michael Arad, Lead Designer of the 9/11 Memorial

Speaking On:

“The Design and Construction of the National 9/11 Memorial; Absence and Loss in the Life of New York City” 

Date: Friday, September 10, 2021

Even though the Center for New York City Law is unable to host our CityLaw Breakfast series in person at New York … <Read More>