On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, the Center for New York City and State Law hosted its 200th CityLaw Breakfast. Janno Lieber, MTA Chair and CEO spoke on the state of the MTA and the importance of pro-transit leadership in both Albany and City Hall. Professor Ross Sandler, Founding Director of the Center for New York City and State Law, provided opening remarks. The breakfast was sponsored by Con Edison, Verizon, and Greenburg Traurig LLP.
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NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 10/13/25
This week- Court of Appeals to Hear Newburgh VRA Challenge; Mt. Pleasant Opposes State Legislators Filing Amicus Brief in Mt. Pleasant VRA case. Were N.Y.C. Mail-In Ballots Misprinted?; November 14 Statewide census Organizing Conference; VRA Preclearance; A Review of State VRA Preclearance at One Year; Around the Nation: Louisiana Before SCOTUS Tomorroe, Section 2 VRA Case & Private Rights of Action; Census Lawsuit Could Upend 2020 Census Apportionment & Redistricting; New Data Shows Tax Flight … <Read More>
Questions Remain as Mayor Adams Advances Partial Plan for ‘Department of Sustainable Delivery’
By Mark Chiusano
The post-Independence Day missive from Mayor Eric Adams had notes of grandeur: the city was announcing a new “Department of Sustainable Delivery.” Funding was on the way. Once again, New York was taking the reins to regulate the nascent gig economy — a timely move, since the field has shaped how New Yorkers shop and experience the city, as companies turned streetscapes into workplaces for tens of thousands of bikers and drivers, … <Read More>
City Celebrates Restoration of Four Sparrow Marsh in Brooklyn
On July 31, 2025, the New York City Department of environmental protection joined the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Design and Construction to announce the completion of a $7 million restoration project for almost three acres of wetlands in Four Sparrow Marsh, in Mill Basin, Brooklyn.
NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 07/21/25
This week- Can New York Redraw Its Congressional Map?, U.S. DOJ Sends Questions to State Board of Elections, N.Y.C. To Keep Closed Primaries, N.Y. Not Likely to See Musk’s Third Party on Ballot Anytime Soon, Voting Rights Act Preclearance, Census Preclearance, Around the Nation, Upcoming Events
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Can New York Redraw Its Congressional Districts?
As the Texas Legislature begins to meet this week to take up a partisan effort to redraw the state’s congressional map, … <Read More>
Manhattan Borough President Candidates Debate Land Use Issues
By Ili Pecullan
Weighing in on land use decisions is one of the key responsibilities of a borough president in New York City, and several land use themes came up in a recent debate among the three Democrats running this year to become the next Manhattan Borough President.
The debate among Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Keith Powers, and Calvin Sun was hosted June 3 at New York Law School by its Center for New York City and … <Read More>