Bronx Times Morrisania tenants sue landlords of South Bronx residence, citing several open violations
Politics Migrant crisis | NYC will start assessing next month which single adult asylum seekers can stay in shelter after 30 days Posted on March 28, 2024
Politics Housing voucher lawsuit: Adams admin wants case tossed, saying it has authority to refuse expanding program Posted on March 27, 2024
News Under right-to-shelter settlement single adult migrants get just 30 days in shelter, unless they have extenuating circumstances Posted on March 15, 2024
Politics City Council moves to join Legal Aid’s suit against Adams admin over its refusal to enact housing voucher laws Posted on February 21, 2024
Politics Legal Aid sues to force Adams admin to enact housing voucher expansion laws Posted on February 14, 2024
Politics Federal judge approves settlement overhauling how NYPD handles protests Posted on February 7, 2024
Brooklyn Paper ‘I lost 14 years of my life’: Brooklyn DA moves to vacate 1996 manslaughter conviction based on mistaken identity
Politics City and state to enter mediation on right-to-shelter policy with Legal Aid Posted on October 19, 2023
Politics Migrant crisis | Amid criticism, Mayor Adams insists 60-day shelter limit won’t force kids to change schools Posted on October 17, 2023
Bronx Rikers Island secret lounge and supply stash built by Correction Department blasted by Legal Aid Society as ‘lawless’ Posted on October 16, 2023
Politics Adams admin to impose 60-day cap on shelter stays for migrant families: source Posted on October 13, 2023
Politics Right-to-shelter rollback: Coalition of NYC advocates, clergy and labor groups seek to stop Mayor Adams’ moves to end shelter mandate Posted on October 12, 2023
Politics Gov. Hochul’s admin formally backs Mayor’s latest request to suspend shelter mandate Posted on October 11, 2023
Migrant Crisis 60-day shelter limit for asylum seekers to take effect next month: Deputy Mayor Posted on August 30, 2023
News Governor Hochul urges President Biden to address migrant crisis in letter and rare address Posted on August 24, 2023
Brooklyn Feds give state, city greenlight to use Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field to shelter over 2,000 migrants: Hochul Posted on August 21, 2023
Housing Skyrocketing eviction rates in New York City prompt Legal Aid Society to again call for ‘Good Cause’ legislation Posted on August 12, 2023
Migrant Crisis Mayor Adams says there’s ‘no guarantee’ of new shelter placements for migrants booted under new 60-day limit Posted on July 24, 2023
Migrant Crisis City to start limiting homeless shelter stays for single adult migrants to 60 days: Mayor Posted on July 19, 2023
Housing Mayor Adams floats legal challenge if Council overrides his veto and passes housing voucher bills Posted on July 11, 2023
Politics Albany lawmakers pass Clean Slate Act to seal some criminal convictions Posted on June 11, 2023
Migrant Crisis Advocates pen letter blasting Mayor Adams’ legal motion to suspend right-to-shelter Posted on May 30, 2023
News NYC has ‘done its share,’ Mayor Adams insists while defending request to exempt city from right-to-shelter protections amid migrant crisis Posted on May 24, 2023
Politics Mayor Adams faces backlash after signing executive order halting parts of right-to-shelter law before expected migrant surge Posted on May 11, 2023
Business EXCLUSIVE | Legal Aid releases new video ad in making final push for Good Cause eviction bill in state budget Posted on March 30, 2023
Politics Migrant crisis | Advocates blast Adams after he appears to say ‘right to shelter’ doesn’t apply to newcomers Posted on January 25, 2023
Politics City Council eyes expanding CityFHEPS housing benefit program to help vulnerable New Yorkers find permanent housing Posted on January 18, 2023
Brooklyn Paper Utility outages at NYCHA complexes increased last year, leaving thousands without heat, hot water
Brooklyn Paper ‘Our clients deserve answers’: Legal Aid Society demands clarity after decades of police evidence destroyed in Red Hook fire
Courts Legal groups file second motion against DOC for failure to provide inmates with medical access Posted on December 20, 2022
Police & Fire Invasion of privacy? Legal Aid Society, NYPD in row over ShotSpotter sensor usage Posted on December 18, 2022
Politics Legal Aid Society rallies for voter rights for incarcerated people in jails Posted on November 1, 2022
Brooklyn Paper Rent-stabilized Sunset Park tenants long displaced by fire file suit against landlords, DOB for ‘legal loophole’
Bronx Latest Rikers Island inmate suicide fuels more outrage from activists who demand facility’s closure Posted on October 23, 2022
Harlem Legal Aid Society files lawsuit against city for wrongfully terminating Harlem building from housing program Posted on October 11, 2022
Police & Fire Legal Aid Society unveils new law enforcement misconduct database Posted on October 6, 2022
Politics Mayor Adams and DOC condemned by Legal Aid Society for two recent jail deaths Posted on September 27, 2022
PoliticsNY Council questions if migrants are causing uptick in city’s shelter system during oversight hearing
PoliticsNY BREAKING: City Council to hold hearing on Adams admins’ handling of asylum seekers in city homeless shelters
New York Legal Aid Society announces major settlement distribution for over 50,000 New Yorkers Posted on June 16, 2022
Politics Legal expert calls on Hochul for new legislation supporting minors in police custody Posted on May 16, 2022
Politics Legal Aid Society calls for freeze on rent stabilization adjustments ahead of preliminary vote by the Rent Guidelines Board Posted on May 5, 2022
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Bronx Times Sen. Rivera’s legislation sparks debate over government-funded long term care plans, dividing advocates
Brooklyn Paper Trauma Recovery Center opens in Coney Island, aims to support survivors of violent crime