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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tweed Courthouse. Image credit: CityLaw New York City has a long and rich history of scandal and corruption. Here are three examples from favorite books that visit past scandals in complete and ...

A long-standing feature of American tax policy is the exemption granted to nonprofit organizations, the largest of which is the exemption from local property taxes. The exemption, with origins back to ...

By Mark Chiusano 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 ...