Gabriella Olivieri Publications Portfolio Annual Report - 2011 | Page 6

AGENC Y OVERVIE W IN THE NE WS The Law Department is frequently highlighted by major news outlets such as The New York Times, The Associated Press, and local and national television stations. In addition, it publishes a bimonthly column, “Municipal Affairs,” that is featured in the New York Law Journal. Work with the press is coordinated by the Law Department’s Media & Communications Of?ce. Below are some examples of headlines in 2011: SEPTEMBER MAY JANUARY “City’s Plan to Assign Conflict Cases to Institutional Providers Upheld” New York Law Journal, January 5 “New York Floats Rules for Cleaner Heating Oil” The New York Times (Green Blog), January 28 “City Cracks Down on Illegal Manhattan Hotels” DNAinfo, May 15 MARCH “New York City Settles Class Action Over Time Spent by Foster Care Youth in Psychiatric Hospitals” New York Law Journal, March 15 “Unicyclist’s Suit Falls Flat in Court as Judge Scoffs at Idea Constitutional Rights Were Violated” Daily News, May 19 JULY “Court Clears Way for Hospital Corporation Layoffs” The New York Times, July 8 “Appeals Panel Sides With City in Halting Yellow Bus Service” New York Law Journal, July 8 “Big Sunset Park Rezoning Gets Green Light: Court Rules in Favor of City’s 2009 Effort Covering 128 Blocks in the Neighborhood, Limits Building Heights on Side Streets, While Allowing Taller Structures on Avenues” Crain’s New York Business, September 9 “NYC Cracking Down on Counterfeit Merch to Protect Image, Money” amNewYork, September 26 NOVEMBER “Judge Rules For City In Evacuation Of Zuccotti Park, Says Tents Must Go; Appeal Likely” Daily News (Daily Politics Blog), November 15 “Corporation Counsel Announces Clerkship For Law Graduates” The Chief-Leader, November 28 FEBRUARY JUNE AUGUST OCTOBER DECEMBER “NYC Mayor Breaks Ground at Brownfield Cleanup Site” The Associated Press, April 18 “Appeals Court Clears Way for Upper East Side Transfer Station” Reuters, June 6 “City Subscribes to Nine More Years of Cable” The Wall Street Journal (Metropolis Blog), August 10 “In Queens, Neglected Sector Attracts Big Developers” The New York Times, October 19 “Bloomberg Signs Legislation Expanding Smoking Ban” NY1 News, February 22 3 APRIL “Ferries to Ply East River Far More Regularly Soon” The New York Times, February 2 “City in Settlement Over Use of ‘Tavern on the Green’ Name” The Wall Street Journal, April 29 “Bloomberg Builds Legacy With Appointments of ‘Highly Qualified’ Civil, Family Court Judges” New York Law Journal, December 12 “City Goes to Court Over Charter Schools” WNYC, June 21 “Judge Dismisses Claims Against Brooklyn Bike Lane” WNYC, August 17 “Queens Teenager Accused of Sexual Abuse to be Tried in Family Court” NY1 News, October 28 4