New York Note

Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives Mayor Adams has appointed Ana Almanzar as Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives. In her new role, Almanzar will be...

Adams Requests Relief from City’s Right-to-Shelter Law Mayor Adams has requested permission to relief NYC of its right-to-shelter law. Currently, the city provides shelter...

Gov. Hochul Event on 5/31 Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies will be hosting Governor Kathy Hochul at our New York City office on Wednesday, May...

NYC Council Passes and Introduces Legislation Last Thursday, the NYC Council convened a Stated meeting, where they passed and introduced multiple pieces of legislation....

Mayor Adams Plan to Shelter Asylum Seekers Outside NYC Last Friday, Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan to provide asylum seekers and option to...

State Budget “Conceptual Agreement” Governor Hochul has announced a “conceptual agreement” on the state budget at an expected $229 billion. State Sen. Majority Leader...

Rowan Wilson Confirmed as Chief Judge Judge Rowan Wilson was confirmed as Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals last Tuesday....

NYC Council Passes and Introduces Legislation Last Tuesday, the NYC Council convened a Stated meeting, where they passed and introduced multiple pieces of legislation....

City Council Releases Preliminary Budget Response City Council has released their FY24 preliminary budget response. The response outlines $1.3B in investments in housing, workforce...