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 ...

Early tort law was heavily weighted towards injuries that involved train accidents. Here in the New York City metropolitan region with its huge dependence on rail transport, the older typical ...

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 November 2018 general election. The ...

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

New York State in 2021 must redraw the State’s senate, assembly and congressional districts. The process will be different from the process used to draw legislative and congressional district lines in ...

On June 3, 2025, the Center for New York City and State Law hosted a debate for the candidates running for Manhattan Borough ...

Christopher Columbus is in trouble. Political pressure to remove Columbus monuments most recently dates from 1992 during the preparations for the 500 th anniversary of Columbus’s first voyage. The ...

Trees under the common law were considered natural conditions with the result that possessors of land were not liable for injuries caused trees. Professor William Prosser wrote in the first edition of ...

Zoning is under attack in New York City. Not here or there, in this location or that, but the concept itself. This has been the long game of the city’s real estate interests, and after a decade of ...

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 ...