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 Vows to defend NYC Right to Shelter protections

AMNY: Advocates pen letter blasting Mayor’s legal motion to suspend right-to-shelter
Gothamist: Legal Aid gears up for potential fight as Mayor seeks to curb right-to-shelter rules
Politico: Legal Aid warns of ‘grave harm’ if right to shelter is suspended
NYDN: NYC street homelessness would surge if Mayor gets permission to scrap right-to-shelter
CBS2: NYC advocacy groups file opposition to right-to-shelter suspension
The City: Crusader for Right to Shelter Predicts Failure for Mayor Adams’ Push to Change Rules
NY1 Inside City Hall: Legal Aid Society attorney discusses city’s right-to-shelter law
NBC4: Judge Will Hear NYC Right to Shelter Case as Mayor Seeks Crisis Limits
Politico: NYC Legal Fight Looms
The Riverdale Press: Motel offers instant shelter, but so few services for new immigrants
SI Advance: NYC to use former Harlem prison as emergency migrant shelter, report says
NY1: Hochul floats JFK hanger as potential option for emergency migrant housing
Jewish Press: The “Right To Shelter” And The Migrant Crisis
Amsterdam News: City Council versus Mayor: Rollbacks to right to shelter, CityFHEPS
CBS2: NYC looking to upstate cities and possibly SUNY campuses to house asylum seekers
The City: 500 Cots in Place as City Readies to Convert JFK Mail Warehouse to Migrant Shelter
Bloomberg: What Ending ‘Right to Shelter’ Could Mean for New York City’s Homeless Population

LAS decries decision to not report deaths in custody as two more New Yorkers die

Patch: ‘Another Lowlight’: NYC Jails Blasted For Not Revealing Inmate Deaths
NY Mag: The Adams Administration Has a New Policy for Jail Deaths: Cover-up
NYDN: Mayor defends Correction Commissioner decision to not disclose inmate deaths in city jails
PIX11: NYC Department of Correction to no longer report Rikers Island inmate deaths to public
FOX5: New York City Department of Corrections no longer disclosing inmate deaths in city jails
NY Post: NYC DOC suddenly stops publicly announcing deaths of in-custody inmates
The City: Secrecy on Severe Jail Injuries Spurs Rikers Monitor to Sound Alarm
NY1: Report reveals violent, life-altering incidents the last two weeks at Rikers
Gothamist: Rikers detainees at ‘imminent risk’ of harm; federal monitor alleges new incidents
NY1: Political Buzz: A big takeover at the big house?
Queens Daily Eagle: Monitor Says DOC Failed to Report Five Serious Incidents on Rikers
Patch: Rikers Island Inmate Dies, Marking Jails’ Third Death In 2023: Report
City & State: A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island
The City: City Jails No Longer Announcing Deaths Behind Bars, Angering Watchdogs
NYDN: Rikers detainee, 31, died of skull fracture after sent to hospital with ‘headaches’ 
Gothamist: Federal judge demands answers after Rikers detainee dies with a fractured skull

More LAS in the news

Bloomberg Law: ShotSpotter Trapped in Subpoena War From Data Hungry Attorneys
The Journal: NY passed an anti-wage theft law a decade ago. Theft still rampant, lawmakers say.
WSJ: Biden, McCarthy Gain Support for Debt-Ceiling Deal but Chokepoints Await
City & State: Public defenders pledge to fight excessive bail despite latest rollbacks to bail reform
The Chief Leader: Another Push for Wage-Theft Law
City & State: The 2023 Albany Power 100
Dismantling Injustice: How the NYPD’s Gang Harms NY Youth
Queens Daily Eagle: Lawmakers Question DOC’s Ability to Get Detainees to Court
Forbes: U.S. States Are Flying Thousands Of Chinese Drones Across The East Coast