For 80 years Yellow Cabs have been uniquely successful in New York City, that is until Uber, Lyft and the other app-based networks undermined the industry. This is a huge loss. A street-hail cab system that offers prompt transportation in safe, inspected, insured cabs with a meter and fixed fee is a huge public service. This is especially true in the dense business districts and transportation terminals like the airports. App-based services have no advantage … <Read More>
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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: The 25th Annual Citywide Seminar on Ethics in City Government: Tradition and Change – 5/23 & 5/29
This year marks the Silver Anniversary of this successful collaboration between the Conflicts of Interest Board and the Center for New York City Law at New York Law School. It also marks a time of tremendous change at the Conflicts of Interest Board, including several new legal mandates and a significant number of new Board rules. Accordingly, this year’s conference is devoted
… <Read More> COMPLETE VIDEO: 161st CityLaw Breakfast – Fifth Annual Civic Fame Awards featuring Stanley Brezenoff
At this morning’s 161st CityLaw Breakfast and Fifth Annual Civic Fame Award Presentation, we honored Stanley Brezenoff and OATH. The Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings and Brezenoff have played a large role in the City and are both celebrating 40 years of service to the City this year. The Breakfast began with introductory remarks from New York Law School Dean Anthony Crowell, with awards presented by Professor Ross Sandler, Director of the Center for … <Read More>
Panel Created to Evaluate BQE Reconstruction Ideas
The independent, interdisciplinary panel will submit recommendations to be considered in the BQE reconstruction process. On April 3, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the formation of a new expert panel to evaluate reconstruction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) from the Atlantic Avenue interchange and Sands Street. This section of the BQE spans 1.5 miles and is among the most complex highway structures in the country. It is part of Interstate 278, an inter-state and … <Read More>
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT – 161st CityLaw Breakfast: FIFTH ANNUAL CIVIC FAME AWARDS
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
COMPLETE VIDEO: 160th CityLaw Breakfast with Jeremy Travis of Arnold Ventures
Jeremy Travis, Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice at Arnold Ventures and Former President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice spoke at this morning’s 160th CityLaw Breakfast at New York Law School. Travis was introduced by Professor Ross Sandler, Director of the Center for New York City Law, with remarks by Dean Anthony W. Crowell. Travis spoke on “Crime and Justice Trends: the New York City story 1981-2018.”