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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: 193rd CityLaw Breakfast with Anne Williams-Isom, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services – 9/12

 

The Center for New York City Law and Professor Ross Sandler, Director

cordially invite you to the 193rd CityLaw Breakfast

   Featuring Speaker

Anne Williams-Isom, NYC Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services

Speaking on:

The Adams Administration Response to a Humanitarian Crisis 

Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024

Time: 8:15 AM – Speaker begins 8:30 AM

Place: Auditorium, New York Law School