By Stephen Louis On September 21, 2007, New York Governor Elliot Spitzer and Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner David ...

By Ili Pecullan Weighing in on land use decisions is one of the key responsibilities of a borough president in New York City, ...

By Mark Chiusano Being mayor of New York City comes with a lot of advantages, from the media-capital bully pulpit of the Big ...

Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams celebrated the completion of the YP Senior Residence, a 117-unit affordable development in Morris Heights.  The units are available to households aged 55 or ...

Ribbon-cutting of the new playground outside of the Kingsborough Houses in Brooklyn with the new Parks Commissioner, Iris ...

On May 12, 2025, the Department of Buildings celebrated the return of the annual No-Penalty Inspection Program. Now in its 20th year, the summer program offers free safety inspections for homeowners, ...

On May 13, 2025, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli spoke at the 198th CityLaw Breakfast on “Navigating Economic and Fiscal Uncertainty in New York.” Dean and President of New York Law School ...

The Appellate Division (Fourth Department) has a reversed a lower court ruling and determined that the state can move most local elections to even year voting (when federal and state candidates appear ...

On April 17, 2025, New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch spoke at the 197th CityLaw Breakfast. She spoke on “The Foundations of Public Safety in New York City.” Dean and President of ...

For part two of Cityland’s candidate questionnaire on public space, we asked how the top Democratic mayoral hopefuls would reform the way New York City makes many land use decisions. [Read part one: ...

With the 2025 New York City mayoral race in full swing, CityLand sent a brief, initial list of questions to major contenders for the Democratic nomination to get an idea of where the candidates stand ...

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 ...