On July 30, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams vetoed the City Council’s disapproval of the land use application for a bid to build a casino and entertainment complex at the current Bally’s Golf Links site at ...

Rosa, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, former Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, and local community members came together to celebrate the completion of an $8.5 million renovation of Rainey ...

This week- Can New York Redraw Its Congressional Map?, U.S. DOJ Sends Questions to State Board of Elections, N.Y.C. To Keep Closed Primaries, N.Y. Not Likely to See Musk’s Third Party on Ballot ...

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

On September 19, 2024, the Landmarks Preservation Commission celebrated the installation of three historic markers to commemorate the Old Croton Aqueduct Walk. The Old Croton Aqueduct Walk was ...

This week- U.S. Senate Bill Limits Congressional Reapportionment Base to Citizens, N.Y.C. Charter Revision Election Recommendations, Dropping Out of an Election, Around the Nation, Upcoming Events ...

Owner required additional permit to complete Plaza Hotel’s conversion plan. When El-Ad Properties bought the Plaza Hotel in October 2004, it proposed to convert the hotel’s 805 rooms into luxury ...

Part of the 2019 push for the Green Light Law (photo via New York Immigration Coalition), By Stephen Louis On September 21, 2007, New York Governor Elliot Spitzer and Department of Motor Vehicles ...

Weighing in on land use decisions is one of the key responsibilities of a borough president in New York City, and several land use themes came up in a recent debate among the three Democrats running ...

On June 3, 2025, the Center for New York City and State Law hosted a debate for the candidates running for Manhattan Borough President. Candidates Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Keith Powers, and Calvin Sun. The ...

Coney Island, along with the City’s other public beaches, opens for Memorial Day weekend. Image Credit: NYC Parks/ Malcolm Pinckney On Saturday, May 24, 2025, New York City beaches will open for ...

This week- Appellate Court Upholds Even Year Elections Law, Newburgh State VRA Case, NYC Mayoral Litigation, State Budget, Senate Acts on Legislation, VRA Preclearance Update, Alabama Redistricting.