New Congressional Map Challenge; Board of Elections litigation, Stefanik Poll Challenged by Democrats; Register Now for the November 14 Statewide Census Organizing Conference; VRA Preclearance; ...
Court of Appeals Hears Newburgh VRA Challenge; Even Year Voting Law Upheld; Register Now for the November 14 Statewide Census Organizing Conference; VRA Preclearance; A Closer Look at Even Year Voting ...
Recently the City got some good news about Rikers Island, a change from the bad news of recent years. On August 2, 2016, Mayor Bill de Blasio, together with Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte, ...
New York State’s redistricting process following the 2020 Census failed to live up to the reforms envisioned by voters who endorsed the 2014 constitutional changes. Instead, the redistricting process ...
NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission heard a proposal to substantially renovate and convert Angel Guardian Home, an individual landmark, into a Yeshiva. On August 2, 2022, the NYC Landmarks ...
Trees under the common law were considered natural conditions with the result that possessors of land were not liable for injuries caused trees. Professor William Prosser wrote in the first edition of ...
On the same day last month that heavily armed federal agents gathered for a widely-publicized immigration raid in the Bronx, the New York City Hospitality Alliance sent out an email with the subject ...
Christopher Columbus is in trouble. Political pressure to remove Columbus monuments most recently dates from 1992 during the preparations for the 500 th anniversary of Columbus’s first voyage. The ...
New York City has a long and rich history of scandal and corruption. Here are three examples from favorite books that visit past scandals in complete and revealing detail. The James Marcus Scandal: ...
How small is too small when it comes to trip hazards on New York City sidewalks? New York courts, grappling with this issue for over 125 years, have declined to advance a standard based solely on the ...
The National Black Theater is developing new performance space, retail space, and 240 residential units, including 72 affordable units, in East Harlem. On October 18, 2017, the City Planning ...
On November 6, 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reportedly executed a search warrant for New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ electronic devices. 1 Mayor Adams was allegedly carrying two ...