Press Contact: Antonio Quesada
Director of Mission Advancement
Legal Services NYC
40 Worth Street, Suite 606
New York, NY 10013
(646) 442-3565 (tel & fax)
info@legalservicesNYC.org
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 |
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Jennifer Sinton, deputy director of the Foreclosure Prevention Project at South Brooklyn Legal Services (a program of Legal Services NYC) was a guest on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show on Tuesday, September 15th.
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Thursday, 03 September 2009 |
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On August 25th, Nelson Mar, Senior Staff Attorney and Education Law Specialist at Legal Services NYC – Bronx, was a guest on BronxNet’s “Bronx Legal with David Lesch” discussing school disciplinary issues, including what steps New York City public school parents should take if they believe their child has experienced unlawful disciplinary actions.
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Tuesday, 01 September 2009 |
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An article by Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services (a program of Legal Services NYC) Project Director Victor Olds is featured in the August 31st edition of the New York Law Journal.
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Friday, 21 August 2009 |
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South Brooklyn Legal Services (a program of Legal Services NYC) client Sandra Barkley is the focus of
an article on predatory lending
practices and “one-stop shop” companies in The New Republic. Barkley was referred to United
Homes in 2002, and ended up buying a house in Bedford-Stuyvesant from
them against her better judgments. The house’s price was later revealed
to have been jacked up more than $100,000 over its value by United
Homes, and Barkley fell into financial uncertainty.
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Tuesday, 18 August 2009 |
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August 18- The New York Law Journal reports that the amount allocated from the Interest on Lawyer Accounts (IOLA) fund for civil legal services in New York will likely plunge nearly 70% for the 2010 calendar year.
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Thursday, 13 August 2009 |
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Thursday, 06 August 2009 |
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The two principals in the Home Savers Consulting Corporation were charged in Federal District Court in Newark on August 5th with conspiracy to
commit wire fraud. Legal Services NYC programs including Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A and South Brooklyn Legal Services have represented victims of Home Savers, and long ago brought the firm to the attention of prosecutors.
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Thursday, 06 August 2009 |
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On June 5th, the State Supreme Court upheld New York City's Tenant Protection Act, which prohibits landlords from using force or making threats, including repeated or prolonged interruptions of essential services, intended to disturb a lawful occupants residence. Advocates hailed the decision as a victory for all New York City tenants.
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