Governor David A. Paterson has announced a total of $4,175,500 in grants as part of New York’s continuing efforts to address the subprime mortgage crisis. $446,000 will be awarded to  Greater Sheepshead Bay Development Corporation, which will partner with Midwood Development Corporation and Legal Services NYC to provide Southeastern Brooklyn homeowners with outreach, education, counseling, mitigation, and mediation services. The organizations will also hold foreclosure workshops and publish a newsletter for at-risk homeowners. An additional $720,000 will be awarded to Brooklyn Housing and Family Services, Inc., which will partner with Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A (a program of Legal Services NYC) to provide outreach, education, financial counseling, legal representation, and court-based services to more than 1,000 households.

On August 14^th, the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act became law, providing significant new student loan relief for attorneys who commit to a three-year minimum of work on civil matters at nonprofit legal organizations.

In a ruling sought by Legal Services NYC- Bronx to even the playing field between landlords and tenants,  a housing judge has held that the Bronx District Attorney's Office lacked the authority to represent a private landlord who sought to evict a tenant from his apartment.

A trio of bar groups yesterday announced the formation of the Bar Association Foreclosure Network of New York City, a cooperative pro bono effort by lawyers in three boroughs. 

Madison Square Garden discriminates against African-American job applicants by illegally using criminal history reports in making hiring decisions, according to a complaint filed with the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission by Outten & Golden LLP and Manhattan Legal Services, a program of Legal Services NYC.