AWARD WINNING CENTER NEEDS HELP

TWO AWARDS, A DEFICIT, AND AN INVITATION

For a $1,000 contribution to the Center for New York City Law we will provide dinner at a Chelsea restaurant on July 13, 2009, following the Municipal Art Society award.

In June the American Planning Association New York Metro Chapter gave CityLand its 2009 Journalism Award. Coming up, on July 13, 2009, at The Chelsea Art Museum, the Municipal Art Society will give the Center its Certificate of Merit for revolutionizing access to New York City's arcane world of administrative agencies by publishing CityLaw and CityLand. Our elation at such recognition is moderated, however, by the reality provided by New York Law School's accountant. The Center, she reports, operated at a deficit this year.

This letter is being sent to everyone who has benefitted from the Center's broad, award-winning programs, either by attending City Law Breakfasts to hear prominent City leaders, participating in the Center's CLE programs, attending the Center's symposia, visiting the Center's website for research or information, reading the Center's newsletters for current reports of agency actions, using the Center's library, or relying on the Center's monographs and law review publications.

The Center for New York City Law urgently needs your financial support. Despite winning two prominent awards from professional and civic organizations and a renewed City Council grant of $25,000, this year has been a tough financial year. The Center for New York City Law needs your help now to insure that the Center can continue its important work as an open window on New York City government.

Please send a contribution in any amount today. For a $1,000 contribution to the Center for New York City Law we will provide a dinner at a Chelsea restaurant on July 13, 2009, with me and other Center supporters, following the Municipal Art Society award.

For fifteen years the Center for New York City Law uniquely has expanded New York Law School's resources to provide the civic and legal world with clear, current, unbiased information. This intense focus on New York City cannot be sustained without the financial help and support by civic-minded people who see the value in such an institution.

I hope that we can count on you to make a contribution to the continued success of the Center for New York City Law.

Ross Sandler
Professor of Law and Director, Center for New York City Law
June 25, 2009