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. 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.

LAS wins eviction protections for tenants in supportive housing

amNY Law: NYC supportive housing provider reaches settlement
Hoodline: Brooklyn Nonprofit CAMBA Settles Suit Over Evicting Disabled Tenants
Patch: Housing Provider Must Help Tenants Avoid Eviction: Lawsuit
Gothamist: NYC landlord agrees to help formerly homeless tenants before evicting them

More LAS in the news

Queens Daily Eagle: Advocates, elected officials protest against ICE activity in Queens
amNY Law: Tenant groups ask judge to dismiss landlords’ rent freeze lawsuit in new motion
Patch: Tenant Groups Move To Defend NYC Rent Freeze
Gothamist: NYPD’s specialized units conduct unconstitutional stops at higher rate
Gothamist: NYC still refused most emergency aid requests after Mamdani took office
Queens Daily Eagle: Advocates accuse Mamdani of continuing ‘broken windows’ policing
amNY Law: Black, Hispanic New Yorkers make up 91% of those stopped and frisked by NYPD
NYT: Trans Migrants in ICE Detention Are Losing Their Rights and Medical Care
The Intercept: Immigrant Wants to Pay $368K in Fines, but Payment System Won’t Let Him
Queens Daily Eagle: NYPD units continued unconstitutional stops in 2025, federal monitor finds
Politico: Running with Hochul, at arm’s length