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    EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT – 161st CityLaw Breakfast: FIFTH ANNUAL CIVIC FAME AWARDS

    CityLaw Breakfast  •  New York Law School

    Dean Anthony W. Crowell and

     Professor Ross Sandler, Director 

    cordially invite you to the 161st  CityLaw Breakfast

     

     

    Featuring Speaker

    Stanley Brezenoff, Former First Deputy Mayor

     

    Speaking on:

    40 Years: The Evolution of New York City Government From Fiscal Crisis to Thriving City with Social Mission Intact

     

    Civic Fame Award Honorees: 

    Stanley Brezenoff

    Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) 40th Anniversary

    Date

    Friday, April 26, 2019 (read more…)

    Tags : 161st CityLaw Breakfast, CityLaw Breakfast, Civic Fame, Civic Fame Award, OATH, Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, Stanley Brezenoff
    Date:04/05/2019
    Category : Events
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    Construction Company Fined $1,600 for No Sidewalk Shed

    Sidewalk Sheds  •  Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    221 North 9th Street, Brooklyn. Image credit: GoogleMaps

    Construction company failed to erect sidewalk shed when construction reached planned sidewalk shed height. In 2015, the owner of 221 North 9th Street in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn obtained a construction work permit from Buildings to tear down a one-story structure that was previously occupied by the Sugarland Nightclub, a gay bar and nightclub. The owner contracted with King’s USA Group Inc. to replace the club with a four-story 70-foot-tall mixed-use building. (read more…)

    Tags : King's USA Group Inc., North 9th Street, Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, Sugarland Nightclub, Williamsburg
    Date:11/02/2017
    Category : Court Decisions
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    Owner Defeated Tenants’ Loft Claim

    Building Definition  •  Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    75 Stewart Avenue, Brooklyn. Image credit: CityLand

    Tenants sought loft law protection by claiming that two attached structures on one zoning lot were two separate buildings. A two-story building was constructed at 538 Johnson Avenue in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn in 1916 using timber and wood planking. A four-story building was constructed adjacent at 75 Stewart Avenue in 1919 using concrete columns, beams and slabs. The four-story structure abuts the eastern wall of the two-story structure, and the stairwell in the two-story building was extended to reach all four floors. Both buildings were owned by Goldberger Dolls for 50 years, and were used in the production of dolls. In 1997 Goldberger sold the buildings under a single deed to Brocho V’Hatzlocho Corporation. (read more…)

    Tags : Johnson Avenue, Loft Board, Loft Law, Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, Stewart Avenue, Williamsburg
    Date:11/01/2017
    Category : Court Decisions
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