Early Voting Law Challenge Proceeds in Federal Court; Plurality of Voters Say Redistricting Amendment is Bad for New York; Congressman Suozzi Hosts Veteran N.Y. Special Masters & Mapper in Meeting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On December 31, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams, on his last day in office, appointed a new Charter Revision Commission (CRC), a body that reviews the New York City Charter and recommends changes to the voters ...

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 ...

Recently the City got some good news about Rikers Island, a change from the bad news of recent years. On August 2, 2016, Mayor Bill de Blasio, together with Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte, ...

Early Voting Law Challenge Proceeds in Federal Court; State Redistricting Commission Meets to Approve Budget; Chairs Comment on New Redistricting Amendment; Wice on New Redistricting Amendment (NY ...

On February 2, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced three new appointments of his administration connected to social services. The three appointments are: Gary Jenkins as Commissioner of the Department of ...

This month the Mayor releases his Preliminary Budget, marking the start of the City’s annual budget process for the 2026 fiscal year that begins July 1, 2025. The City Charter, in Chapter 10, requires ...

On February 8, 2024, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced the initial results of the latest New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (NYCHVS). The survey is the official ...

The new year. A time for celebrations, for resolutions – and in Albany, for the launch of the State budget process. Far more than in most states, a year’s worth of policy making will get crammed into ...