New York City Council. On June 14, 2025, the City Council passed multiple bills and two resolutions to support tenants ...

On June 27, 2025, the Landmarks Preservation Commission announced the release of new and updated resources, including changes to the permit guidebook, the Discover NYC Landmarks Map, and the new ...

Congressman Dan Goldman speaks at the 199th CityLaw Breakfast at NYLS on June 17th. Image Credit: CityLand. By Ili Pecullan ...

On July 1, 2025, the Department of Parks and Recreation joined elected officials and community members to celebrate the reopening of the Strong Street playground in the Kingsbridge Heights section 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 ...

Streets 2024 in Queens. The program opens city streets for live entertainment, programming, fitness classes and fun activities all around the city. Image Credit: NYC DOT. On July 1, 2025, Mayor Eric ...

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

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 ...

Illustration: Jeff Hopkins. When municipalities are sued in tort, two of the most powerful bars to recovery are the public duty principle and the governmental function immunity defense. When these two ...

Rendering of Proposed Mixed Use Tower, located at 217 West 57th Street, New York. Image Credit: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Art Students League’s members argued that the process by which ...

Anthony Wood Save our skyline. If not, tear down the Chrysler building and demolish the Empire State Building. If action isn’t taken these stars of the New York City skyline will be permanently ...

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 ...