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Notes on New York law and Brooklyn civic life from Michael L. Walker, with links to the original reporting.

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Mar 10, 2022Family & Divorce

Kyra’s Law Set To Reform New York State Divorce & Family Law

Kyra’s Law – named for a child killed in a murder-suicide by her father – is close to passing in New York State. The law would reform Divorce and Family…

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Mar 09, 2022Real Estate

Brooklyn Pol Goes Door To Door To Help Tenants

Brooklyn Council member Lincoln Restler joined the Greenbrook Tenants Councilin alerting community of what they deemed as unfair business practices from a…

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Mar 08, 2022Brooklyn

New York Governor Seeks To Legalize ‘To-Go’ Drinks

In efforts to continue to help small businesses recover from Covid-19 pandemic, acting New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposed to permanently legalize “to…

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Mar 07, 2022Immigration

Undocumented Underwhelmed By Build Back Better

Undocumented Immigrants are believing less and less in the words and promises of Joe Biden and the White House. More and more undocumented immigrants are…

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Mar 04, 2022Real Estate

Real Estate Spotlight: As Good As It Gets In Brooklyn

While we practice real estate law at our firm it is only once in awhile where we will spotlight or comment on real estate offerings. This is an exception.…

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Mar 03, 2022Brooklyn

Red Hook: Port Of Brooklyn

This New York Times piece profiles one of the true iconic Brooklyn neighborhoods…Red Hook. Where else can you find trendy hidden eateries, the best key…

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