This week- Mid-Decade Redistricting, Trump Asks For New Census, VRA PreClearance, Around The Nation: Past Texas re-redistricting, re-redistricting elsewhere REDISTRICTING “I can’t believe I’m writing ...

By Mark Chiusano The post-Independence Day missive from Mayor Eric Adams had notes of grandeur: the city was announcing a new ...

Image credit: New York City Council. The 2018 New York City Charter Revision Commission, appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, recommended three proposals, all of which were approved by the voters in the ...

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 ...

Today, after many developments in the law, there are significant liability risks to the City for injuries caused by trees.

Mayor Eric Adams. Image Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. By Pei Pei Cheng de Castro & Jennifer Hopkins On November 6, 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reportedly executed a ...

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 ...

Ross Sandler, Director of the Center for New York City Law. Christopher Columbus is in trouble. Political pressure to remove Columbus monuments most recently dates from 1992 during the preparations ...

Last year’s Dominican Day Parade Breakfast hosted by U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat. Image Credit: Benny Polatseck/Mayoral Photography Office. By Mark Chiusano On the same day last month that heavily ...

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Then Mayor Michael Bloomberg reviews the Fiscal Year 2010 budget. Image Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. By Jim Caras This month the Mayor releases his Preliminary Budget, marking the start ...

This week- U.S. Senate Bill Limits Congressional Reapportionment Base to Citizens, N.Y.C. Charter Revision Election Recommendations, Dropping Out of an Election, Around the Nation, Upcoming Events ...