New York tenants facing eviction get a 24-hour lifeline from Legal Aid’s emergency team
Tenants in New York dealing with completed evictions or the immediate threat of one have access to a…
New York’s top judge to hold hearing scrutinizing state’s gaps in civil legal services
New York Chief Judge Rowan Wilson will assess the state’s unmet civil legal needs at a statewide hearing…
NYC moves to ease overcrowding in youth detention centers
NYC will invest in programs to keep kids out of jail and renovate youth detention centers as part…
NYPD misconduct lawsuits cost NYC nearly $54 million this year
NYC taxpayers paid nearly $54 million to settle NYPD misconduct claims as Mayor Zohran Mamdani has “yet to…
NYC supportive housing provider reaches settlement to provide nonpaying tenants with financial options
A large supportive housing provider will have to help its tenants pursue alternative financial remedies before it pursues…
Guggenheim museum workers, public defenders in New York City vote to authorize strike action
The interior of the Guggenheim museum in Manhattan. Staff at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan, members…
Harlem public defenders threaten strike
Over 100 public defenders, social workers, administrative professionals, attorneys, and advocates with Neighborhood Defender Service are threatening to…
Tenants rally outside Bronx Housing Court, demand repairs from notorious landlord David Kleiner – Bronx Times
Rent-stabilized tenants from 337–341 E. 146th St. and 705 Gerard Ave. rallied outside Bronx Housing Court to demand…
Judge keeps city plan to open East Village homeless intake center on ice in ‘uncommon’ move to push hearing
A Manhattan judge pushed back a hearing this week that would have provided at least a temporary answer…
Murder charges dismissed after 17-year prosecution
BROOKLYN – MURDER CHARGES AGAINST a man convicted of a 2008 Brooklyn shooting have been dismissed, after work…
Back in their arms: How parents of NYC high school student worked with team of advocates to win his freedom from ICE custody
A high school student brutally arrested by ICE during a routine court hearing last week was released back…
‘True hunger crisis’ in the making as 1.8 million NYC residents face SNAP funding freeze next month
Nearly 1.8 million New York City residents could lose access to food assistance this week as the U.S.…