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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
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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
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