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Listen: LAS Rips City, UWS NIMBY Campaign to Evict Homeless New Yorkers

Joshua Goldfein, an attorney with The Legal Aid Society's Homeless Rights Project, appeared on The Brian Lehrer Show to provide an update on advocates’ efforts to protect the rights of homeless New Yorkers.

LAS Praises City Decision to Pause Removal of Homeless New Yorkers

City Hall announced that all homeless transfers have been paused while officials negotiate with Legal Aid on next steps, reports NBC New York.

LAS Joins Protest in Support of Homeless New Yorkers’ Rights

Protestors at Gracie Mansion demanded the Mayor reverse his decision to evict homeless men from a hotel on the Upper West Side, according to Gothamist.

LAS Threatens Lawsuit Against City to Protect Families at Brooklyn Shelter

The City plans to move families with children from Flatlands Family Residence to make room for single women currently scheduled to move from the Long Island City Plaza Hotel in Queens, according to Gothamist.

Listen: LAS Rips Cuomo’s Handling of Incarcerated New Yorkers with Mental Illness

Stefen Short, Supervising Attorney with The Legal Aid Society’s Prisoners’ Rights Project, appeared on The Capitol Pressroom to discuss New York's “prison-to-homeless shelter pipeline” for incarcerated people suffering with mental illness.

LAS Preps Lawsuit Over City’s Plan to Move Homeless New Yorkers with Disabilities

Mayor de Blasio’s knee-jerk reaction has created a housing crisis for hundreds of families forced to relocate to facilities that lack necessary accommodations, according to the New York Daily News.

NYC Braces for Increase in Homeless Population Once State Eviction Freeze Expires

The Legal Aid Society and other advocates expressed concern that New York’s homeless population will skyrocket if Albany allows the statewide eviction freeze to lapse, reports The Wall Street Journal.

LAS Condemns City’s Decision to Relocate Homeless New Yorkers From UWS Hotel

The de Blasio Administration capitulated to Upper West Side not in my back yard-ism by announcing plans to move individuals from the Lucerne Hotel to a family shelter, according to The New York Times.

Advocates Push to Abolish New York’s Prison-to-Homeless Shelter Pipeline

The Legal Aid Society, Disability Rights New York and Paul, Weiss brought new claims which challenge systemic failures to provide services to people with serious mental illness upon their release from prison, reports Mother Jones.

LAS to Mayor: Force Homeless New Yorkers From Hotels and We’ll See You in Court

If the Administration forces vulnerable New Yorkers from their hotel before it is safe, Legal Aid will immediately file litigation on behalf of the nearly 18,000 single adults who sleep in shelters each night, according to NY1 News.