Public Testimony

Public Testimony

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Legal Services NYC’s attorneys and advocates can, at the request of government agencies and legislative members, give expert advice on issues of policy. We also serve the interest of low-income residents of New York City by submitting expert testimony, upon written request or pursuant to published notices, to public agencies.

On this page you will find recent public testimony presented by Legal Services NYC staff. You may also click the following links to view our Legal Services NYC Information Sheet (updated May 2009) our State Lobbying Sheet for Fiscal Year 2009/10 or our City Council Lobbying Sheet for Fiscal Year 2010.



Testimony of Elizabeth Bohnett- Rent Guidelines 6/17/10
Tuesday, 03 August 2010

Testimony of Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services Staff Attorney Elizabeth Bohnett before the New York City Rent Guidelines Board 6/17/2010

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Testimony of Mia Unger- Language Access 6/30/2010
Wednesday, 30 June 2010

Testimony of Legal Support Unit Language Access Project Attorney Mia Unger before the New York City Housing Authority re: Language Access Services for Section 8 recipients 6/30/10

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Testimony of LS-NYC- Enforcement of Source of Income Discrimination Ban 6/23/10
Friday, 25 June 2010

Testimony of Legal Services NYC at a City Council hearing re: the enforcement by the Commission on Human Rights of New York City’s ban on housing discrimination based on source-of-income 6/23/10

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Testimony of Michael Grinthal- Filing of Registration Statements by Landlords 6/22/10
Wednesday, 23 June 2010

Testimony of Michael Grinthal, South Brooklyn Legal Services Staff Attorney, before the New York City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings re: Intro 87-A, Filing of Registration Statements by Owners of Dwellings 6/22/10

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Submitted Comments of Johnson Tyler- Exempt Payments 6/18/10
Sunday, 20 June 2010

Submitted comments of Johnson Tyler, Director of the Social Security/Consumer Rights Unit at South Brooklyn Legal Services, to several federal agencies in support of a proposed rule that protects Social Security payments from creditors 6/18/10

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Testimony of Emily Storm- Water Liens and Foreclosure
Thursday, 20 May 2010

Testimony of Emily Storm, Paralegal at South Brooklyn Legal Services, before the NYC Council Committees on Community Development and Finance re: Intro. 0026, a bill which would amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the sale of water liens  5/10/2010

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Testimony of LS-NYC- Section 8 4/15/10
Tuesday, 20 April 2010

Testimony of LS-NYC before the New York State Senate Standing Committee On Social Services And Standing Committee On Housing, Construction And Community Development re: Section 8 4/15/10

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Testimony of LS-NYC Attorneys- Process Servers 2/09/10
Tuesday, 06 April 2010

Testimony of LS-NYC Attorneys before the New York City Council Committee on Consumer Affairs 3/2/2010

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