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    Subway Trains, Injuries, Tort Claims and Defenses

      •  Ross Sandler

    Early tort law was heavily weighted towards injuries that involved train accidents.  Here in the New York City metropolitan region with its huge dependence on rail transport, the older typical nineteenth century tort claims and defenses continue for injuries caused by subways, commuter lines and train equipment.

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    Tags : CityLaw, injuries, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, subways, Torts, trespass
    Date:01/13/2020
    Category : CityLaw
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    MTA Faces Adverse Possession Claim

    Adverse possession  •  Stapleton, Staten Island

    701 Bay Street, owned by Mazzei and the contested lot next door featuring MTA signage. Image Credit: Google Maps

    Business owner claimed adverse possession of land sought by the MTA for substation. The MTA ordered Staten Island business owner Ettore Mazzei to vacate an undeveloped lot adjacent to the Staten Island Railway transit line. Mazzei claimed ownership by adverse possession of the 5,000-square-foot lot next to his 701 Bay Street building. Mazzei sued the MTA, Staten Island Railway, and the City to establish title to the lot he has used as a parking lot for over 30 years. The MTA and Staten Island Railway, with the City’s support, moved to dismiss the complaint. (read more…)

    Tags : adverse possession, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA
    Date:06/04/2019
    Category : CityLaw
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    Court Vacates BSA Denial of Advertising Sign Registration

    Zoning Resolution  •  Citywide

    Court ruled the signs were not under City jurisdiction.  On March 26, 2012 the Department of Buildings issued Notice of Sign Registration Rejection letters denying registration for twenty-one advertising signs owned by CBS Outdoor Inc.  The Department based its rejection on the signs being too close to an arterial highway, in violation of the City Zoning Resolution.  On January 29, 2013 the Board of Standards and Appeals upheld the rejection.  CBS Outdoor, joined by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, filed suit to vacate the decision.

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    Tags : CBS Outdoor Inc., CSX Transportation, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
    Date:11/17/2015
    Category : Court Decisions
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    Center for New York City Law Breakfast: Thomas Prendergast

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    The Center for New York City Law cordially invites you to a City Law Breakfast

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    Thomas Prendergast

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    Chairman and CEO, Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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    Tags : CityLaw Breakfast, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Thomas Prendergast
    Date:10/24/2014
    Category : New York City Law Breakfast
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    Council Subcommittee Hears Proposal for SoHo Six-Story Commercial Building [Update: Committee approves with modifications]

    Zoning Map/Text Amendment  •  SoHo, Manhattan
    A rendering of the proposed building at 19 East Houston Street.  Image credit:  Perkins Eastman

    A rendering of the proposed building at 19 East Houston Street. Image credit: Perkins Eastman

    (READ UPDATE FROM 9/30/2014 BELOW)

    Developers seek permission for three floors of retail over community objections.  On September 16, 2014, the New York City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises held a public hearing on a proposed six-story commercial building at 19 East Houston Street in the SoHo Cast Iron Historic District of Manhattan, between Broadway and Crosby Street.  The lot was incorporated into the Historic District after the Landmarks Preservation Commission expanded the district in 2010. (See previous CityLand coverage here.) (read more…)

    Tags : City Council, Council Member Margaret Chin, Madison Capital, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Manhattan Community Board 2, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District
    Date:09/30/2014
    Category : City Council
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    Richard Ravitch: “So Much to Do” (Public Affairs 2014)

    Ross Sandler
    Ross Sandler

    Ross Sandler

    Richard Ravitch in his book So Much to Do states two “stubborn facts” about public transportation: public transit costs more than what private markets can provide, and “public” in public transit means politics. Ravitch ‘s readable book tells how for 50 years he has successfully helped political leaders bridge these stubborn facts of public promises and public revenues. (read more…)

    Tags : Andrew Cuomo, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Richard Ravitch
    Date:06/11/2014
    Category : Commentary
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