Sylvia O Hinds Radix

April 29, 2024 | New York Law Journal

New York City's Law Department has launched a new program in collaboration with New York Law School allowing staffers to keep their jobs with the agency while they retake the bar exam.

By Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix

4 minute read

July 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Whether it is counseling agency partners on plans for important infrastructure or affordable housing developments, conducting the legal transactions necessary to close major economic development deals, or defending against challenges to key climate resiliency initiatives, the hard work of generations of Law Department staff is evident.

By Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix

6 minute read

April 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The fight against further climate change is the fight of our lifetime, and the dedicated professionals of the Law Department endeavor every day to help the city meet this critical challenge, New York City's Corporation Counsel writes.

By Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix

5 minute read

January 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal

This past year, we delivered significant litigation victories, some of which saved taxpayers over a billion dollars, and we also helped the city navigate a number of challenges, writes Sylvia O. Hinds Radix, New York City's corporation counsel.

By Sylvia O. Hinds Radix

6 minute read

November 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Thomas A. Dickerson and Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix, associate justices of the Appellate Division, Second Department, discuss legislation addressing advertising for multiple dwelling units and the response of apartment-sharing service Airbnb. Airbnb, as it has in San Francisco and Santa Monica, Calif., filed a lawsuit in New York federal court, challenging the act.

By Thomas A. Dickerson and Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix

12 minute read

April 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Thomas A. Dickerson and Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix write that as Airbnb, Lyft and Uber have become nearly accepted transportation and short-term rental institutions, so too have the number and scope of lawsuits brought against them.

By Thomas A. Dickerson and Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix

26 minute read

August 12, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Thomas A. Dickerson and Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix discuss Airbnb, Uber and Lyft; tax issues presented by such "digital clearinghouses"; and recent actions by the New York State Attorney General to control the onslaught of these Internet-based companies.

By Thomas A. Dickerson and Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix

12 minute read