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At The Legal Aid Society our Civil, Criminal Defense, Juvenile Rights, and Pro Bono practices work tirelessly in and out of thecourtroom 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 communities together, and in many cases, saves 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 demands better housing solutions for migrants arriving in New York, affirms right to shelter
AMNY: Advocates blast Adams after he appears to say ‘right to shelter’ doesn’t apply to newcomers Amsterdam News: Struggles to house newly arrived migrants continue NY Post: Eric Adams, in shift, says NYC’s ‘right to shelter’ policy doesn’t apply to migrants Crain’s New York: Council members knock Adams for statement on asylum seekers NYDN: Mayor Adams claims right-to-shelter law does not apply to NYC asylum seekers Gothamist: Mayor says city’s landmark right-to-shelter doesn’t apply to NYC asylum-seekers NY1: Adams: ‘Right-to-shelter’ law doesn’t extend to migrants Gothamist: NYC to open new migrant relief center at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal NYDN: Brooklyn Cruise Terminal will soon house NYC asylum seekers as numbers swell NYT: New York City to Open Migrant Shelter at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal Associated Press: NYC to use cruise ship terminal as asylum-seeker shelter NBC4: Is NYC Violating Right to Shelter Law? Woman Sleeps in Car Due to ‘Inhumane’ Conditions CBS2: Mayor Adams: New relief center for migrants will open at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal CNN: New York City to open a fifth relief center amid the continued influx of asylum seekers Bloomberg: NYC to Open Huge Shelter for Asylum Seekers at Cruise Terminal PIX11: Mayor Adams wants asylum-seekers at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, critics disagree! NY1: City to open fifth center for migrants BK Reader: Housing Advocates Criticize New, 1,000-Bed Migrant Shelter at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal ABC7: New York City to house migrants at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal AMNY: ‘This is a crisis’: Mayor Adams fires back at advocates over criticism of new migrant shelter CBS2: Mayor’s plan to use Cruise Terminal as emergency shelter for asylum seekers faces backlash NY Post: Eric Adams compares migrant surge to ‘natural disaster,’ rips feds again City & State: Amid “crisis,” Adams defends cruise terminal migrant shelter NYDN: NYC Mayor Adams derides critics of latest migrant relief center: ‘This is a crisis’ Brooklyn Daily Eagle: NYC to Build Emergency Relief Center in Brooklyn Cruise Terminal El Diario: New York mayor calls for help from the White House and closure of the southern border
Whistleblowers warn of growing transphobia, homophobia in local jails
The City: Under Eric Adams, a Rikers Island Unit That Protected Trans Women Has Collapsed NY Magazine: Trans, Scared, and Stuck in the Men’s Unit Patch: Transphobia Is On Rise In Rikers Under New Jail Chief, Advocates Say The Brian Lehrer Show: Rollbacks for Trans Inmates in NYC and NJ El Diario: Denuncian retrocesos en políticas a favor de personas transgéneros en cárceles
More LAS in the news
WCBS Radio: NYC corrections dept. killed Rikers inmate with safety failures, poor medical care Patch: These NYC Neighborhoods Had Most Evictions Since Ban Lifted: Data NY1’s You Decide: Cea Weaver: How to solve New York’s housing crisis NBC4: Abuse Victim Who Slept in Car Over NYC Shelter Issues Bails on System Entirely Gothamist: Advocates want the NYPD to disband the unit that responds to protests The Intercept: NYC Jails Want To Ban Physical Mail, Then Privatize Scanning Of Digital Versions VICE: Why Did the NYPD Film People Leaving a Drake Concert? The Real Deal: Basement apartment pilot fizzles, showing need for state action Truthout: People With HIV Are Still Being Criminalized in 25 States Bloomberg: Scammers Rip Off SNAP Benefits, Keeping Americans Hungry The Guardian: New Yorker jailed during ‘war on drugs’ becomes cannabis pioneer ABC7: Mayor Adams expected to focus on migrant crisis, ‘violent recidivists’ in address NYDN: NYC failing to move Rikers detainees out of squalid temporary holding cells within 24 hours Patch: DOC Still Keeps Inmates Languishing In Rikers Intake: Advocates NYDN: Mayor vows free health care for homeless, crackdown on NYC’s ‘most wanted’ criminals Gothamist: NYC mayor asks again for changes to criminal justice reform in State of the City address NYDN: Mayor Adams vows to improve NYC ‘quality of life’ in light-on-details speech 1010WINS: Adams asserts asylum seekers aren’t included in NYC’s Right to Shelter law ABC7: Mayor Adams outlines ‘Working People’s Agenda’ in State of the City AMNY: State of the City | Mayor Adams outlines his ‘Working People’s Agenda’ El Diario: Alcalde Adams presenta agenda para fortalecer a NYC