At The Legal Aid Society our Civil, Criminal Defense, Juvenile Rights, and Pro Bono practices work tirelessly in and out of the courtroom to defend our clients and dismantle the hidden, systemic barriers that can prevent them from thriving in New York City. We seek to be a beacon of hope for those who feel neglected —regardless of who they are, where they come from, or how they identify. Our experienced teams provide comprehensive services, support, and advocacy that protect rights, keep families and communitiess together, and in many cases, changes lives. We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.

Documented NY: What’s Next After the Supreme Court’s TPS Ruling
Gothamist: Why Mamdani canceled a plan to expand the NYPD
The Real Deal: NYCHA paperwork failures spark eviction wave
Queens Chronicle: Mamdani gets budget deal with rental voucher funds
Bloomberg: NY Home Health Paymaster, Workers Get $162 Million Pact Approval
AMNY: NYS trial lawyers honor high court judge Jenny Rivera, Ben Crump at Law Day gala
Gothamist: NYC’s ‘worst landlord’ forced to sell three buildings in deal with lender
Crain’s New York Business: Correction Dept. Beefs Up Heat Protocols in Departure From Past
McKnight’s Home Care: PPL Agrees to Pay $162M to Caregivers in NY Class Action Settlement
Times Union: NY Prison Review Finds ‘Misuse of Force’ and ‘Efforts to Conceal’ It
NY1: Independent Report Finds Alarming Violence at State Prisons
NYLJ: Report on NY Prisons Uncovers Widespread Solitary Confinement Violations
Home Health Care News: PPL Reaches Proposed $162M Settlement With NY CDPAP Caregivers
NEWS10 ABC: NY Prisons Struggle: Accountability, Violence, Understaffing
New York Daily News: After Two Deaths in NY Prisons, Study Calls for Sweeping Overhaul
Queens Daily Eagle: Report finds systemic failures in New York prisons after killings
El Diario: Así describe un nuevo informe las cárceles de NY
Health World Today: Judge Preliminarily Approves $162M Settlement for Home Care Workers
Queens Daily Eagle: Attorneys at second-largest public defense org in city authorize strike
Amsterdam News: Under the Gun Part 3: Pathways, not punishment
NY Focus: New York Hasn’t Raised Housing Allowances for Needy Residents in Decades
SI Advance: Court officials celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
Staten Island Advance: Inside the ceremony where judges, attorneys honored America’s founding
ProPublica: New York Hasn’t Raised Housing Allowances for Needy Residents in Decades