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Op-Ed: Albany Must Fix Rent Relief Program to Serve More NY Families in Need

The Legal Aid Society's Judith Goldiner and Ellen Davidson penned a joint op-ed in City Limits calling on the Governor and Legislature to act immediately to avoid the impending forfeiture of statewide rent relief program funds.

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.

Op-Ed: Cuomo, Extend Eviction Moratorium to Protect Tenants

The Legal Aid Society's Judith Goldiner penned an op-ed in today's Times Union calling on New York's Governor to prevent an unprecedented statewide housing and homelessness crisis.

Op-Ed: De Blasio’s Lies on Crime

Tina Luongo, Attorney-in-Charge of the Criminal Defense Practice at The Legal Aid Society, calls out Mayor Bill de Blasio's recent mistruths regarding the City's spiking crime rate in the New York Daily News.

Op-Ed: Lives Hang in the Balance as Courts Resume In-Person Work

The Legal Aid Society's Martha Lineberger penned an op-ed pushing back on NYC’s reckless and dangerous rush to reopen in-person court proceedings in today’s City Limits.

Op-Ed: Video of Police Abuses, NYPD Trampling of Constitution Reveal Inefficacy of ‘Reform’

The intentional and dangerous lack of accountability within the NYPD will continue to undermine any realistic chance of impactful reform, writes Jennvine Wong of our Cop Accountability Project in a recent NBC News Op-Ed.

Op-Ed: When White People Call the Cops on Black People, They Lay Bare Classic US Racism

Nefertiti Ankra, Zamir Ben-Dan, Julia Jenkins and Takiya Wheeler from The Legal Aid Society assail the act of white people calling the police on black people in a new piece for Truthout.

Op-Ed: Don’t Leave the Vulnerable with Less Defense in NYC Courtrooms

A joint op-ed in today's City Limits penned by NYC Defender organizations calls on City Hall to protect the rights of the NYC’s most vulnerable residents by maintaining funding levels for public defenders in its upcoming budget.

Op-Ed: How to Prevent People From Getting Kicked Out of Their Homes When the Coronavirus Crisis Ends

The Legal Aid Society's Judith Goldiner and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez call for critical housing measures that go beyond the eviction moratorium to protect tenants across the state in the New York Daily News.

Op-Ed: Policing the Pandemic: This is Nothing New

Attorney's from The Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Practice explain the NYPD's inequitable social distancing enforcement is part of a larger pattern of discrimination in today's BKLYNER.