Real Estate professionals and insiders are analyzing data and crunching numbers and monitoring upcoming projects – especially in commercial/office space – and the information all points to a big bounce back for NYC real estate market. https://nypost.com/2021/09/09/big-real-estate-moves-show-nyc-will-bounce-back-from-covid/

The New York Bar Association assembled a task force to examine the way Covid has altered how the business of law was and will be conducted. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/ny-state-bar-tackles-future-legal-profession-upended-by-covid-19-2021-09-08/

As post-Covid (still in Covid?) world begins to open up more and more the Supreme Court is no longer calling it in and is returning to the bench. https://apnews.com/article/health-courts-coronavirus-pandemic-3d8f33e6db3d31e09ff102b7d6ccf285?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP

The greening of New York may not include infrastructure improvements to help parts of Brooklyn defend it self against the next storm like Ida – which dumped historic rainwater on much of the Northeast. https://bklyner.com/city-expands-green-infrastructure-in-brooklyn-but-many-flood-prone-areas-remain/

Citizens who are undocumented may be putting all their hopes on one person: Chuck Schumer. https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/schumer-immigration-reform/2021/09/04/6dde4bd2-fab7-11eb-943a-c5cf30d50e6a_story.html

Many states are examining and improving their laws on the minimum age to be married – to protect children – but New York has been a leader in this area for some time. New York is one of six states (along with New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Delaware[…]

New building projects, more space, and adding 230,000 new residents in last 10 years has led to a real estate surge in the country’s favorite borough – Brooklyn. https://therealdeal.com/2021/09/02/brooklyn-real-estate-poised-to-gain-from-pandemic/

At least in terms of real estate and ease of working from home. This story contends Brooklyn has blossomed with private sector jobs whereas Manhattan has diminished in terms of residents who previously lived in borough and commuted into city for work. Now, even Manhattanites are finding new Homelife[…]

When is it time to bring in a family law expert? The sooner the better. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e7f92b51-c588-47c1-904f-af54c312f951

The bill argues that those paying taxes should be able to vote for their leaders. It is not without precedent in numerous capacities. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/noncitizen-voting-could-become-legal-in-new-york-city.html