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 calls on all levels of government to work together on influx of new arrivals

Gothamist: Adams, Hochul both want sites for housing NYC’s migrants. Just not the same ones.
The Center Square: Hochul administration rips New York City’s response to migrant crisis
NYT: Migrant Crisis, a ‘Time Bomb’ for Democrats, Poses Test for Hochul
NYDN: NYC considers shipping containers and pre-fab units in streets as housing for migrants
FAQ NYC: ‘The Greatest Disappointment Is the Governor’
NYT: In Scathing Letter, New York State Criticizes Adams’s Migrant Response
Politico: Hochul alleges lack of coordination by Adams as state defends NYC migrant response
NYDN: Hochul slams Adams’, NYC’s handling of migrant crisis in legal filing
Brooklyn Paper: Pols issue joint call for government assistance with migrant crisis
Times Union: Hochul says NYC has failed to assist migrants in seeking asylum
Daily Mail: NY Democrats at war over migrant crisis
Patch: Biden, Hochul Left Migrants ‘Without A Life Raft’: Brooklyn Electeds
City Limits: City Seeks State Approval to Issue 60-Day Shelter Limit to More Asylum Seekers
NBC10: State attorney says NYC can do more to help asylum seekers
Politico: Top New York Democrats clash over state’s migrant crisis
Amsterdam News: City calls on state and feds to help with skyrocketed asylum seeker costs
FOX5: Gov. Hochul’s office accuses city of mishandling migrant crisis in court mandated letter
CBS6: State lawyer: Adams Administration slow to act, turned down migrant housing options
NYDN: Hochul should force NY towns to take migrants, advocates’ letter says
Center Square: Groups urge Hochul to force towns to accept migrants
SI Advance: 100 organizations urge New York State to do more in addressing migrant crisis
Crain’s: Asylum seekers receive notice of new shelter time limits
WAMC: Hochul continues to strike out with White House in requests for help in migrant crisis
NYDN: Hundreds of NYC shelter beds sat vacant while migrants slept outside Roosevelt Hotel: data
Spectrum News: N.Y. counties: Upstate has ‘no capacity’ for migrants
VOX: NYC is struggling to help asylum-seekers. Here’s why.
NYDN: Hochul’s migrant duty: NYS must step into the migrant crisis to obey the state Constitution
NYDN: Hochul blasted for passive role in migrant crisis as NYC finds itself pretty much on its own
City Limits: The High Cost of the NYC Job Hunt for Asylum Seekers
NYDN: NYC opens migrant megashelter outside Psychiatric Center in Queens

DOC fails on fire safety; Judge will hear arguments on receivership for Rikers

NYDN: Correction Department skipped weekly fire safety checks at Rikers before near-deadly blaze
NEWS12: LAS: DOC failed to conduct fire safety inspections at Rikers Island facility for over a year
Patch: Fire Inspections Skipped At Rikers Jail Where Detainee Started Blaze
City & State: Judge sets stage for potential federal takeover of Rikers next year
Hell Gate: The Long Process to Take Rikers Out of NYC’s Control Has Begun

LAS demands “good cause” protections as evictions soar

WBGO: NYC evictions on the rise
AMNY: Skyrocketing eviction rates in NYC prompt LAS to again call for ‘Good Cause’ legislation
NEWS12: Highest rates of eviction in NYC include parts of the Bronx and Brooklyn
Brownstoner: Eviction Rates Soar as LAS Calls for Passage of Statewide Good Cause Bill
Patch: 3.5K Brooklyn Households Evicted Amid Post-Moratorium Spike: Data

More LAS in the news

Fighting the Good Fight: Twyla Carter, Attorney-in-Chief and CEO of The Legal Aid Society
Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Legal Aid Defenders Honored for Defender NYS Pretrial Discovery Reforms
NYDN: Rikers correction officer abandoned post for more than two hours before inmate died
Gothamist: Renters’ rights advocates say NYC is not doing enough to help tenants
City Limits: “Woefully Insufficient”: Future Right-to-Counsel Terms Met With Protest
Law360: The Legal Aid Society Says NYC Could Gut Right To Counsel
Politico: Legal Aid sounds alarm on right to counsel
The City: ‘Coliving’ Landlords Turned $800 Rent-Stabilized Apartments into $7,000 Suites. 
NEWS10: Right to Shelter Case Back in the Spotlight
City & State: Could New York City’s right to shelter apply statewide?
The Lever: “Friends of the Court” Ask SCOTUS To Raise Rents
Engadget: The legal loophole that lets the government search your phone
Jacobin: Landlords Are Pushing the Supreme Court to End Rent Control
City Limits: New Yorkers See Uneven Improvement in Food Stamp, Cash Assistance Delays