New York Paralegal Blog

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, NYC & Company CEO George Fertitta, Armory Show Founder and Vice President Paul Morris and President of the Art Dealers Association of America Lucy Mitchell-Innes today kicked off a week of arts-related activities and events taking place in New York City from March 2 to March 7. Shows and art fairs throughout the five boroughs, including The Armory Show and The Art Show, are expected to draw more than 60,000 attendees and generate more than $40 million in economic activity in New York City. Other art shows and fairs taking place include: Volta NY, Pulse, Scope New York, Verge, Red Dot, Moving Image, Independent and Fountain. Last year, a record 48.7 million people visited New York City, and more than 20 million of them participated in a cultural activity during their stay. Joining the Mayor at the announcement, which took place at the opening of The Armory Show at Piers 92 & 94 in Manhattan, were Cultural Affairs Deputy Commissioner Margaret Morton, A...

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today appointed Art Chang to the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB). An independent and non-partisan agency, the Campaign Finance Board monitors City candidates' campaign contributions and expenditures, enforces the City's campaign finance law, and provides public funding to candidates who choose to participate in the City's public financing system. The Board also makes public disclosure of candidates' campaign finances, publishes a non-partisan Voter Guide for each regularly scheduled City election, and administers a mandatory debate program for candidates for citywide office who seek public funding for their campaigns. "Art Chang's political independence and entrepreneurial experience will be a real asset to the Campaign Finance Board," said Mayor Bloomberg. "As someone who is beholden to no party or special interest, he will help the Board administer the law in a fair and nonpartisan fashion. His diverse public ...

President Obama’s signature on Congress’ aggressive bill to limit the number of Americans who smoke means the battle to save millions of American lives has been joined by a newly engaged federal government. “New York City has been on the front lines of this battle for years. The City’s initially controversial smoking ban became a model for cities, states and countries across the globe. And today the federal government has adopted the truth-telling tactics we have used in anti-smoking advertisements, in which the public is shown the severe costs that smoking imposes on a person’s health and appearance. New York’s anti-smoking strategy has yielded real results. We have reduced the number of adult smokers by 300,000, prevented 100,000 premature deaths, cut teen smoking by more than half and prevented at least 24,000 additional teens from smoking. “After years of inaction and subservience to powerful lobbyists, our leaders in Washington sent a clear message: the tobacco industry no lon...