NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 07/15/24

 

By Jeff Wice and Alexis Marking

VOTING RIGHTS

Mt. Pleasant: Town Board Challengers Ask For Court Conference

Attorneys for the voters challenging Westchester County’s town board over vote dilution issues under the state’s voting rights act have asked Judge David Everett of Westchester County State Supreme Court to schedule a conference to resolve a dispute between the challengers and the town’s Industrial Development Agency. The challengers argue that the agency needs to provide more … <Read More>


NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 07/08/24

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Jeff Wice and Alexis Marking

VOTING RIGHTS

Attorney General To Intervene in Cheektowaga Voting Rights Act Challenge

New York State Attorney General Letitia James has informed the Erie County State Supreme Court that her office will intervene in the state voting rights act challenge filed against the Town of Cheektowaga over town board vote dilution. In that case, the town is challenging the constitutionality of the New York … <Read More>



HPD, HDC, HCR Celebrate Groundbreaking for Stevenson Square Project to Bring 1000 Affordable Units to the Bronx

On March 1, 2024, the New York City Department of Housing Prevention and Development (HPD), New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC), and the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (HCR) celebrated the groundbreaking for Stevenson Square in the Soundview section of The Bronx. The $1 billion construction project, in conjunction with Camber Property Group, will build affordable homes in furtherance of the ‘Housing Our Neighbors Blueprint’ initiative.


Updated: “How Doomed is the Loop?”: Discussion on Remote Work Impact on City’s Financial Health

How “doomed” is New York City due to the prevalence of remote work and its impact on commercial real estate values? Experts discussed the city’s fiscal outlook during a recent panel discussion, “How Doomed is the Loop?,” hosted by the Center for New York City Law at New York Law School. The January 25th panel was moderated by Mark Willis, Senior Policy Fellow at the NYU Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy and <Read More>


Reminder – NYC Property Tax CLE – 1/25

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER (Registration Closes 1/24)

New York City Property Tax CLE 2024
Presented by New York City Tax Commission, Center for New York City Law, and Center for Real Estate Studies at New York Law School

WHEN

Thursday, January 25, 2023 from 1:30 PM to 4:55 PM

WHERE

New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013

CREDIT
3 Transitional and Nontransitional CLE Credits: 2.5 in Professional Practice and 0.5 in … <Read More>