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LTE: New Yorkers Need Housing Protections From Albany

The Legal Aid Society's Adriene Holder called on lawmakers to pass "Good Cause" eviction protection and to fully fund the Housing Access Voucher Program in a letter to The New York Times.

LAS in the News 11.26.21

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: Reggie Randolph Deserves Clemency, Not Continued Incarceration

Mr. Randolph, a client of The Legal Aid Society who has spent over 850 days in jail after a conviction for stealing cough medicine, is the subject of a new profile by the PIX11 News.

LAS Lauds Bill to Expand CityFHEPS Rental Assistance for Youth in Need

The new legislation requires the Department of Social Services to count time spent in youth shelters or foster care when determining eligibility for rental assistance, reports The Imprint.

Court: Use of Force Cases Against Correction Officers Must Proceed

A new order requires the City to calendar at least 400 backlogged disciplinary cases involving misuse of force within the next thirty days, according to the New York Daily News.

LAS Praises Governor Hochul for Signing START Act

The life-changing legislation will help survivors of labor and sex trafficking clear or vacate all criminal convictions that resulted from their victimization, reports El Diario.

LAS Suit Seeks Records on Missing Staff at City Jails

A work stoppage by corrections officers is denying New Yorkers in custody essential services and exacerbating an already dangerous situation, as reported by the Queens Daily Eagle.

LAS in the News 11.19.21

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.

Op-Ed: Albany Must Enact “Good Cause”

The Legal Aid Society's Shervon Small and Assembly Member Amanda Septimo make the case for legislation that will prevent evictions statewide in today's Bronx Times.

LAS: Discretion Essential in Vetting Relatives of Children in Foster Care

A new lawsuit brought by The Legal Aid Society seeks to remove barriers faced by relatives willing and able to become foster parents, as reported by CBS 2 New York.