Local Laws on noise nuisance

Local Law 2022/160 Commercial establishments: 7 dB(A) from 10:00 pm to 7:00 am. Local Law 2022/161 Speakers and Motor Vehicle penalties increased: $100-$225 first violation; $150-$400 second violations; $200-$575 third+ violations. Local Law 2022/164 Personal audio device or inside motor vehicle penalties increased Local Law 2022/398 Sound Level Meters required when responding to noise complaints…

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Housing and Affordability: Mayor’s plan is not to fix laws and courts against supply and owners!

Mayor Eric Adams got it all wrong! His 100,000 new unit proposal will require new rules, City Council approval, and years of planning and construction. Why not fix the 70,000 eviction case backlog, which would free up those units within months? If laws are changed to favor landlords removing bad tenants, more than 100,000 units…

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Supreme Court Decision 53: Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College

Docket 20-1199 issued June 29, 2023. “(Harvard) failed to operate their race-based admissions programs in a manner that is “sufficiently measurable to permit judicial [review]… failed to articulate a meaningful connection between the means they employ and the goals they pursue… failed to comply with the Equal Protection Clause’s twin commands that race may never…

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