The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection just announced that it will begin enforcing the NYC Automated Employment Decision Tools (“AEDT”) law on July 5, 2023, delaying enforcement of a law which was originally introduced in 2021. Along with this announcement, the Department also published its Final...
Earlier this month, New York federal district court Judge Laura Taylor Swain denied a motion to dismiss a case filed by Sketchworks Industrial Strength Comedy Inc. seeking to obtain the court’s preemptive declaration that its musical Vape, which it created as an alleged parody of the musical Grease, constitutes “fair...
Partner Ethan Krasnoo shared his knowledge of COVID-19 restrictions and allowances under New York City law with ABC News, which broadcast a segment of the interview to audiences on Friday, April 2 as local venues, including comedy clubs, began opening their doors again. After being required to close at the...
In late October, eight off-Broadway theaters, including The Actors Temple, Soho Playhouse, the Triad, and the New York Comedy Club, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan’s federal district court against Governor Andrew Cuomo, the New York Attorney General, and Mayor Bill de Blasio, seeking an order that would allow them to...
This article was originally featured by Law360 in its "Expert Analysis" section on March 23, 2020. Broadway supports over 87,000 jobs and draws millions of attendees each year. In 2019, 14.6 million ticket purchasers attended a Broadway show which generated $1.75 billion in direct revenue. But two weeks ago Andrew Cuomo,...
On January 3, 2019, Judge Paul Engelmeyer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a preliminary injunction staying enforcement of New York City Local Law 146 (the “Ordinance”), which was designed to address perceived problems arising from short-term rentals in residential buildings. Airbnb, Inc....
The latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. RPJ’s “front yard,” the luminous Madison Square Park, is commonly assumed to be named for James Madison, co-author of the Federalist Papers and the fourth President of the United States. The Virginian’s name is...