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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.

Work Stoppage Drives Humanitarian Crisis on Rikers Island

New data shows that over 2000 corrections officers were unavailable to work, paralyzing the Department of Correction's ability to keep New Yorkers in custody safe, according to Gothamist.

LAS Hails Success of City’s Right to Counsel Program

The program, the first of its kind in the country, provides free legal services to tenants facing eviction in housing court, as reported by Harlem World.

Listen: Landlords Test Eviction Moratorium Eligibility

The Legal Aid Society's Ellen Davidson joined The Capitol Pressroom to speak about the current state of New York's eviction moratorium and a new landlord challenge to the law.