NYLI’s Ghosts of Research Past (& present AND FUTURE!)

ByEmily Moog

Like Scrooge in Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” The New York Law Institute is being haunted by ghosts this Holiday season…. Spirits from the Research Past, Present, and even Future have made their presence known at our 9th floor location at 120 Broadway….

NYLI’s “Equitable” doorknob, historical & seasonally decorated –but not ghost-proof!

Ghost of Research Past came in the form of an Elf, who wandered NYLI’s extensive superseded and historic collections and began to communicate with the O’Conor Bust….

Ghost Elf popped up in NYLI’s superseded McKinney’s statutes (a collection that dates back to the 1900s)
Caught on survelliance film, the atmosphere glowed green while Elf talked in picture format to NYLI benefactor Charles O’Conor..

“Scrooge” (1970)– The Ghost of Christmas Present is a reveling spirit….. (this is my favorite version!!)

And Just like in the Dickens tale, The Ghost of Research Present brought with him the spirit of abundance –

FB Cutting came alive in haze of blue smoke, singing of NYLI’s 2025 highlights —

Ghosts of Research Future…. invisible in a yellow haze…. puzzling us as to what the future will bring….

And what of the Ghost of Research Future? Although we couldn’t see the Ghost, the spirits moaned out AAAA IIIII over & over…. and that led us to NYLI’s AI webinars that bring the future into the present ……

And for all of NYLI’s webinars — on AI and all NYLI matters… click here….

The entire NYLI staff gained kinetic energy from these ghostly visits, and look forward to providing even greater research services to our members in 2026. From all of us at NYLI (past, present, ghost or otherwise) –Sincere Best wishes for a Happy Hanukah, Merry Christmas, Joyous Kwanzaa and a healthy and prosperous New Year !!

Current NYLI staff members pictured– Lucy, Brooke, Peter, Ellyssa, Eileen, Emily & Carolyn… as well as recent retirees Martha & Pheobe…
And let’s not forget the two retired Ralphs… represented here as Research Gnomes….Ralph Caiazzo & Ralph Monaco!!

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