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 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:

From LAS staff

Daily News: Op-ed: For a better NYPD, fix the City Charter (Cynthia Conti-Cook & Sateesh Nori)
Daily News: LTE: Fixing NYCHA is more than politics (Judith Goldiner & Lucy Newman)

New York City heatwave has serious consequences for incarcerated individuals

WCBS Radio: ‘Brutal’ Heat Wave Grips New York Region, Heat Indexes 105+
Pix 11: Bergen County Jail air conditioning working after Friday night breakdowns: officials
Bronx News 12: Fire allegedly left those incarcerated at MDC without electricity
WCBS Radio: Advocates Demand Rikers Inmates Get Air Conditioning During Heat Wave
North Jersey: Bergen County Jail AC repaired after outage, protesters gather despite heat
Huffington Post: Dangerous New York City Heatwave Puts Inmates In Peril
Brooklyn Eagle: In the heat wave, one Brooklyn jail caught fire. The other was ‘boiling-hot.’
The Appeal: Need in Jails in a Heat Emergency: Air Conditioning and Oversight
The City: Sweltering City Jail Ceels Needs Air Conditioning, Says Board of Correction
NY Daily News: Some Rikers Island inmates had no AC during heat wave, Legal Aid says
Amsterdamn News: Inmates deal with no AC in Bergen County Jail

NYPD arrests three for dumping water on officers

Gothamist: After Cops Get Soaked On Scorching Weekend, NYPD Makes 3 Arrests
NY Times: When Tossing a Bucket of Water Is Worse Than a Chokehold
AP: Trump calls drenching of NYPD officers ‘unacceptable’
NY Daily News: Trump hammers de Blasio for NYPD cops getting doused with water
NY Post: Legal Aid Society slams NYPD as ‘hypocrites’ in water-bucket arrests
NY Daily News: Trump denounces water-toss, LAS slams ‘disproportionate’ crackdown

More LAS in the news

LA Times: Desperate to ease homelessness, CA officials look to New York ‘right to shelter’ policy
Gothamist: Immigration Court Interpreters Say Teleconferencing Makes Jobs Difficult
City & State: Will the New York City Council cap real estate broker rental fees?
NYLJ: Thousands Receive Payment From Class Action Settlement With NYC Agency
Gothamist: Her Rent Was Supposed To Go Up By $35, But Her Landlord Asked For $1,100
AMNY: First NYPD drone flights, as per deployment records
Amsterdamn News: Report: New laws haven’t changed bail process for NYers
BRICTV: The Difference Between Sex Work and Sex Trafficking