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.

Mayor Mamdani fills Rent Guidelines Board

NYT: Mamdani Fills Out Housing Board in Push to Freeze Rent
The City: Rent Board Resignation Clears Path for Mamdani Rent Freeze Promise
Hoodline: NYC Mayer appoints 6 news members to rent guidelinjes board
Queens Chronicle: Resignation clears path for Mamdani rent freeze
News12 Brooklyn: Mayor Mamdani appoints 6 new members to Rent Guidelines Board
BK Reader: NYC Rent Guidelines Board Reshuffled
amNY: Mamdani appoints new rent guidelines board majority
Law360: NYC Mayor Mamdani Appoints Majority Of Rent Board
6SqFt: NYC rent freeze likely: Mamdani announces six appointees to Rent Guidelines Board
Pix11: Mayor Mamdani appoints 6 new members to Rent Guidelines Board
Patch: Rent Board Vote Nears As Mamdani Appoints Six New Members
NY1: Mamdani makes six appointments to Rent Guidelines Board
Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Mayor appoints six to Rent Guidelines Board
BisNow: Mamdani Appoints 6 To RGB, Setting Stage For Possible 2026 Rent Freeze

Mayor Mamdani reinstates sweeps of homeless encampments

NYT: Mamdani to Reinstitute Homeless Encampment Sweeps
amNY: Mamdani restarting homeless encampment sweeps after earlier opposition
NYDN: Mamdani reinstating homeless encampment sweeps in campaign pledge reversal
Gothamist: Mamdani will bring back encampment sweeps after vowing to end practice
Associated Press: Mamdani reboots homeless encampment sweeps in New York City
NY Post: Mamdani admits NYC needs homeless sweeps — but swears it will be different
CBS2: NYC Mayor Mamdani resuming homeless encampment sweeps
News12: Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces new policy to address homeless encampments

More LAS in the news

Center for Justice Innovation: Voices of Justice: Twyla Carter on Driving Systemic Change
The Imprint: Judge Greenlights Lawsuit on Behalf of Children Denied Foster Placement
Gothamist: Mamdani to close NYC’s last emergency migrant shelter by end of year
Knewz: Trump Admin Sued Over Stalled Visas
Queens Daily Eagle: Governor faces more calls to expanded civil legal services funding
Queens Daily Eagle: Indigent legal services face $120 million ‘funding sweep’ from governor
NYLJ: NY Top Court Split Over Limit to Chronic Reoffenders’ Qualifying for ‘Raise the Age’ Status
Vera: Public Defenders Are Underfunded. Justice Pays the Price.
Bisnow: How Bronx Housing Court Became The Epicenter Of NYC’s ‘Cattle-Call Justice’
The Guardian: Mamdani faces first showdown with NYPD – will he risk alienating police?
Hell Gate: Promises Kept, Promises Broken
QDE: Queens judge blasts mental health system during arraignment of Jabez Chakraborty