New York public housing tenants sue, say free internet plan handed NYPD camera access
A program meant to help New York City public housing residents get online became a tool that police…
Bronx Defenders union walks off the job, joining ongoing strike of attorneys who represent court clients that can’t afford to pay
Yet another union representing public defenders representing clients who cannot afford attorneys in the city’s justice system has…
NYC public defenders, social workers end strike with tentative agreement
Editor’s note: The video above aired in a previous newscast. BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Hundreds of lawyers who…
Brooklyn Defender Services ends strike with tentative agreement
Members of the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys rallied at City Hall Park in June. Photo by…
Public defense workers picket in Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Hundreds of Brooklyn Defender Services workers picketed across Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights on Monday,…
Brooklyn Dems’ forum spotlights four judicial candidates
BOROUGHWIDE — The Brooklyn Democratic Party recently hosted a Judicial Candidate Community Forum for the fourth, sixth and…
Brooklyn and Queens public defenders, social workers go on strike
BROOKLYN/QUEENS — PUBLIC DEFENDERS, SOCIAL WORKERS and staff affiliated with Brooklyn Defenders Services walked off the job Thursday…
Brooklyn and Queens public defender union strikes over wage demands
The public defender union representing hundreds of attorneys and staff across Brooklyn and Queens walked off the job…
NYC public defenders, social workers vote to go on strike
Editor’s note: The above video aired in a previous newscast. NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Hundreds of public…
Brooklyn Defender Services may strike if deal fails
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN (PIX11) – People who rely on Brooklyn Defender Services may have their non-essential court dates postponed,…
Public defender union representing nearly 300 attorneys in Brooklyn and Queens authorizes strike
The members of Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS) say that months of negotiations had come to a standstill prior…
Joint amicus brief seeks to bar challenge to NYC’s Sanctuary Laws
CITYWIDE — BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES, the Legal Aid Society and several other immigrant advocacy groups have filed a…