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City Hall: Most Homeless New Yorkers Must Wait Until Summer for Working WiFi

The Legal Aid Society condemned the Mayor for refusing to immediately install broadband-based internet for children who have been struggling to access remote learning, reports the New York Daily News.

LAS Demands Details on City’s WiFi Plan for NYC Homeless Shelters

The Mayor has not released specifics or a timeline for providing reliable internet access for remote learning in homeless shelters, according to Gothamist.

LAS Sues City to Protect Homeless Single Adult New Yorkers

The lawsuit demands single-occupancy hotel rooms to temporarily provide safe shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic, as reported by THE CITY.

LAS Decries City’s Response to Systemic Internet Issues at Homeless Shelters

Despite ongoing connectivity issues for students participating in remote learning, the City remains resistant to providing broadband-based WiFi in shelters, according to the New York Daily News.

LAS Threatens Suit Over Lack of Internet for Homeless Students

The de Blasio administration has failed to provide internet access to children in shelters, effectively blocking their ability to participate in remote learning during COVID-19, according to POLITICO.

LAS: Fund Affordable Housing Instead of Vilifying Homeless New Yorkers

The Legal Aid Society condemned a Wall Street NIMBY group for its plan to raise nearly $1 million to fuel a racist campaign against New Yorkers being relocated from the Lucerne Hotel, reports Patch.

Op-Ed: Do Right by Homeless People

Josh Goldfein, from The Legal Aid Society's Homeless Rights Project, is the co-author of an op-ed in today's New York Daily News which calls for a well-reasoned approach to sheltering homeless New Yorkers safely during the COVID-19 crisis.

LAS Lauds Move to Continue Housing Homeless in NYC Hotels

The City announced that homeless New Yorkers will be sheltered in hotels for at least another six months, reports Gothamist.

LAS Slams Mayor for Capitulating to UWS NIMBYists

The Legal Aid Society joined multiple actions over the weekend to stand in solidarity with the Lucerne men and dozens of supports from the Upper West Side community, according to ABC7 Eyewitness News.

LAS Condemns City for Failing to Provide Harmonia Shelter Residents Essential Meals

The Legal Aid Society received multiple phone calls from concerned residents who had not received breakfast or lunch, as reported by Patch.