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>


Mayor and DOT Reveal Plans to Extend Life and Change BQE

The plan focuses on immediate monitoring and repairs to allow for more time to plan for the future. On August 4, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Hank Gutman announced a plan to extend the life of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) cantilever for at least 20 years with additional plans for the long-term. The plan is in four parts: preserving the structure; maintenance; expansion in monitoring; and developing a long-term … <Read More>


COMMENTARY: Joan Davidson and the J.M. Kaplan Foundation

If all the charitable foundations everywhere in the United States were lined up according to impact, the J.M. Kaplan Fund would be in the top ten. The J.M. Kaplan Fund was established in 1945 by Jacob M. Kaplan and was led for thirty years by J.M.’s daughter, Joan K. Davidson. Joan was a fixture in New York City’s political, charitable, and civic world, and she used her ideas and enthusiasms to make New York City … <Read More>