Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce the promotion of six members to shareholder: Benjamin Bomrind, Patrick Carey, Sarah Krissoff, Jeffrey Monhait, Michael O’Donnell, and Tamar Wise. The election of these six new shareholders was voted on during the firm’s recent All Attorney Summit in Orlando, Florida.
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On October 9, the City Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises and Committee on Land Use voted to approve the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, the city’s largest neighborhood rezoning in more than two decades. The plan will enable nearly 12,000 new homes, including about 4,200 permanently affordable units, and create 7,000 jobs and over 2 million square feet of commercial and community facility space. The rezoning establishes New York City’s largest Mandatory Inclusionary Housing zone and includes $413 million in community investments for infrastructure, transportation, parks, health, and education. The City Planning Commission will now review the plan’s modifications before a final Council vote.
On October 9, the New York City Council held a Stated Meeting where it approved a package of legislation aimed at reforming the City’s contracting and payment processes, advancing pay equity, and addressing public health, housing, and infrastructure issues. To fix chronic delays in payments to nonprofit service providers, the Council passed a bill requiring human services agencies to submit annual reports and corrective action plans for contracts registered more than 90 days late, with citywide performance tracked by the Chief Procurement Officer. Two additional bills focused on wage transparency will require large private employers with more than 200 employees to submit annual pay data reports including demographic and occupational information, and mandate an annual pay equity study to identify and publish disparities in compensation based on gender and race. Other measures approved during the meeting included increasing the frequency of cooling tower testing in response to recent Legionnaires outbreaks, capping rent contributions for CityFHEPS voucher holders, improving radiator safety inspections, expanding broadband access, piloting cool pavement projects, and requiring greater transparency in the affordable housing application process, among other items.
On Thursday, New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted on federal charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution in connection with the purchase of a home in Norfolk, Virginia, in 2020. Prosecutors allege that James misrepresented the property as a second residence to secure more favorable loan terms before renting it out to tenants. The case was presented by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, a former Trump aide, following reports that President Trump had urged the Justice Department to pursue charges against several political opponents. In a statement, James called the charges baseless and said they represented a misuse of federal power. Her attorney, Abbe Lowell, said the case was driven by political motives and vowed to challenge it in court. James, who has served as attorney general since 2019, is scheduled to appear in federal court in Norfolk on October 24.
Co-Chair, New York Practice
Co-Chair, New York Practice
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