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New Report Details Dire Sanitation, Ventilation, and Fire Safety Issues on Rikers

Inspections conducted during the latest monitoring period recorded thousands of violations distributed across facilities at the notorious complex.

LAS in the News 06.30.23

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: Supreme Court Must Rule for Speedy Hearings to Recover Seized Property

Legal Aid filed an amicus brief in a pending United States Supreme Court case supporting a plaintiff’s right for a speedy hearing to recover property, including vehicles, seized by law enforcement.

LAS in the News 06.23.23

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.

Watch: LAS Attorney Eugene Toussaint is Working Three Jobs

Eugene’s story underscores the serious funding issues faced by public defenders and legal services providers in New York City.

Public Defenders, Civil Legal Providers Call on Mayor to Increase Funding

New York City Council members have already expressed their support for a $195M increase to fund these critical legal services for low-income New Yorkers.

LAS Condemns Vote to Increase Rent for Vulnerable New Yorkers

The NYC Rent Guidelines Board once again raised rents for tenants in stabilized apartments, ignoring the City's worst housing affordability crisis in two decades.

LAS Calls on Governor Hochul to Enact the Preserving Family Bonds Act

The legislation would authorize judges to direct continued contact between children in foster care and their families after parents' rights are terminated if it is in the child's best interest.

LAS Secures Tax Exempt Status for Historic Black Women’s Benevolent Society

The exemption will save the society's Brooklyn headquarters from demolition and allow the organization to continue providing critical services to local residents.

NYC Council Members Demand Funding for Public Defense, Right to Counsel

Twenty-six New York City Council members have signed a letter to Mayor Adams calling for $195M in additional funding for these critical legal services.