This is the latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. On a hot New York City Sunday in July 1854, a 24-year-old African-American woman named Elizabeth Jennings was trying to get to church. She boarded a horse-drawn streetcar at the corner of...
This is the latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. President Chester A. Arthur is a familiar figure here at RPJ as his bronze statue stands steps from our office entrance. (A prior “RPJ’s New York” discussed Arthur’s tumultuous relationship with his...
This is the latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. On opposite ends of Madison Square Park, three blocks apart, stand two imposing bronze statues facing each other along the Park’s eastern pathway. The figures are of Chester A. Arthur, the 21st...
This is the latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. On February 1, 2019, the Madison Square Park Conservancy will sponsor the creation of an ice sculpture in the image of one of New York City’s most recognizable figures, who is now...
This is the latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. Visitors to RPJ's offices often remark on our dramatic close-up view of the dazzling gold roof on the neighboring New York Life Building. One of the Manhattan skyline's iconic landmarks, the pyramidal...
This is the latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. Looking down from the east-facing offices of RPJ, one can see the distinctively arched roof of one of our more interesting neighbors: the 69th Regiment Armory. A home for the "Fighting 69th"...
The latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. Approaching the offices of Reavis Page Jump LLP through the north east corner of Madison Square Park, one walks by the statues of Admiral David Farragut and President Chester A. Arthur. Nestled across from...
This is the second in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. For some of us at Reavis Page Jump LLP, the Starbucks near the corner of 23rd Street and 5th Avenue is an important part of our morning commute. Unless they take time...