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CBJC Concludes Small Business Cannabis Presentation Series
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CBJC Holds a Successful Annual Veterans Day Breakfast
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CBJC Celebrates its 2022 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Awardees
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CBJC & Covenant House Launch the NYC Migrant Youth Initiative
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CBJC Releases its 2022 Impact Report
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Cancer Advocacy and Elderlaw Projects: Alison G. Greenberg
On October 25, 2022, the City Bar Justice Center commemorated the tremendous support of eleven volunteers, who were awarded with a 2022 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award, for their remarkable commitment to our clients and for championing our team’s mission to advance access to justice. Congratulations!
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January 26, 2023
Cannabis Equity in NYC: NELP Concludes Successful New Initiative for Future Small Businesses
Our Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project successfully launched an initiative to advise micro-entrepreneurs on New York’s new cannabis licensing regulations and incentives to participate in this new industry on the part of individuals disproportionately impacted by cannabis prohibition laws. The six-part Small Business Cannabis Presentation Series was held in collaboration with the Brooklyn Public Library’s Business … Continue reading Cannabis Equity in NYC: NELP Concludes Successful New Initiative for Future Small Businesses
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November 14, 2022
The City Bar Justice Center Holds Its 7th Annual Veterans Day Breakfast and Ethics CLE
On November 11, 2022, the City Bar Justice Center hosted its 7th Annual Veterans Day Breakfast and Ethics CLE to support the work of the Veterans Assistance Project (VAP), which also happens to be celebrating its 15th year of operations. In addition, the program honors the VAP community – our dedicated staff, volunteers who contribute … Continue reading The City Bar Justice Center Holds Its 7th Annual Veterans Day Breakfast and Ethics CLE
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February 23, 2021
Coqui the Chef: How a Puerto-Rican Entrepreneur Learned to Adapt and Thrive During the Pandemic
Written by Deborah Pantaleon, Project Coordinator of the Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project. Small business owners face an array of endless challenges ranging from money management to customer retention – issues that have heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tania Lopez, a NYC-based microentrepreneur, is no stranger to the difficulties of operating a small business. In 2013, … Continue reading Coqui the Chef: How a Puerto-Rican Entrepreneur Learned to Adapt and Thrive During the Pandemic
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August 19, 2020
#WiFi4Homeless: A Virtual Existence with Virtually No Internet
Sam H. speaks to me from his shelter today, where there has been a complete Wi-Fi outage all day. Sam firmly believes there should be “client accessible Wi-Fi (not weak and intermittent) in every shelter, laptop bans should be prohibited by DHS (Department of Homeless Services), and all shelters should have computer labs”. Specifically, Sam would like to be able to access important email communications or his LinkedIn account to network.
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