Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley gives address on April 21, 2021. Image Credit: CityLaw
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, NYC Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley gave an address. The address was hosted by New York Law School through the Impact Center for Public Interest Law’s Impact Conversations series and as part of a series of discussions New York Law School is holding with Mayoral candidates. (read more…)
Maya Wiley, Counselor to the Mayor of the City of New York.
On February 18, 2014, Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Maya Wiley, a civil rights attorney and co-founder of the Center for Social Inclusion, as counsel to the mayor. In addition to serving in the traditional role of the counsel, Wiley will also focus on investing in the City’s technology infrastructure and expanding broadband access across the City.
Maya Wiley was born in Syracuse, New York, and raised in Washington, D.C. Her parents, active in the civil rights movement, had a profound impact on Wiley. Her father, an organic chemistry professor, later founded the National Welfare Rights Organization and was arrested multiple times in non-violent protests advocating for women on welfare. This exposed Wiley to the legal system at a young age. Wiley remembers a particular incident where her father was arrested along with other protesters and charged with a misdemeanor, but instead of being released right away, the judge held the protesters for hours, humiliating them in open court into the night. From these early experiences, Wiley learned that she wanted to commit to helping people. (read more…)
