Brooklyn real estate developers are in hot water with New York prosecutors after they apparently sought to defraud the New York State tax exemption for affordable housing program. Joel Kohn, Michael Ambrosino, Alen Paknoush, Mendel Gold, Ioan Sita and Gheorghe Sita, and their real estate corporations, were charged[…]

The new New York pay transparency law may result in demands for pay raises across the country. In November employers must list the minimum and maximum salary for every job posting. The law is designed to help job seekers avoid gender and racial pay gaps but experts fear[…]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Congressional candidates Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) and Max Rose took to the stage for a debate hosted by the Iron Hills Civic Association on Wednesday evening. https://www.silive.com/politics/2022/10/crime-immigration-abortion-were-hot-topics-at-malliotakisrose-congressional-debate.html

Kathy Hocul and Eric Adams announce a new life sciences hub on a nearly 5-acre site on Manhattan’s East Side — the largest economic development project of the mayor to date. The hub will be anchored by several academic institutions, including CUNY’s nursing school. It will also include space for[…]

Hundreds of new migrants to New York attended a resource fair in Brooklyn this week. “We must value this country and the people who have opened the doors for us,” Barrios said. “I feel happy to help motivate other people to come and participate in this immigrant fair.”[…]

New York City’s Districting Commission voted against revised maps that were to be submitted to the City Council. The initial review of the maps showed that the commissioners had managed to address some community concerns. The process of redistricting was triggered by the decennial census count. The districting[…]

The Bureau of Labor Law recoups unpaid wages for workers irregardless of immigration status. The office states that there are 1300 workers that are still owed $3 million in wages with companies that worked on city funded projects. Under recent and past settlements, 1,300 workers are owed a[…]

Chipotle has paid a $20 million settlement to NYC after violating the ‘Fair Workweek Law’ and is continuing to have officials and employees puzzled how they are applying the law in their business practices. The Fair Workweek law, in effect since 2017, mandates that management at fast-food restaurants[…]

When your in-laws buy the apartment next to you do you worry about boundaries being crossed and turning real estate law into family law? Well, that is what this family navigated.

Hundreds of migrants were sent to live at the Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens office in Brooklyn Heights. When they started to trickle in a the Center thought they were seeking free legal assistance but as the numbers swelled they realized they were there to stay. The migrants[…]