By Stephen Louis When Zohran Mamdani ran for Mayor, one of his leading proposals was the creation of a new Department of ...

On, New York City First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan spoke at the 202nd CityLaw Breakfast. First Deputy Mayor Fuleihan spoke on ...

This morning, New York City First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan will speak at the 202nd CityLaw Breakfast. First Deputy Mayor Fuleihan will speak on “How to Build a Budget.” Dean Anthony W. Crowell and ...

This week- 11th Congressional District Remap Case Awaits U.S. Supreme Court or State Court Action; Newburgh VRA Case Settled; Change to N.Y.’s Presidential Primary Date Sought; VRA Preclearance; State ...

This week- 11th Congressional District Remap Case Awaits U.S. Supreme Court Action; Census Funding Sought in State Budget; State Elections Board Approves Crypto Currency Contributions; Assembly & ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The new year. A time for celebrations, for resolutions – and in Albany, for the launch of the State budget process. Far more than in most states, a year’s worth of policy making will get crammed into ...

When municipalities are sued in tort, two of the most powerful bars to recovery are the public duty principle and the governmental function immunity defense. When these two principles are applicable, ...