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Statement from Legal Services NYC on New York City’s Harmful Changes to the City’s Right-to-Shelter Rule

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NEW YORK, NY (October 20, 2023) – This week, Mayor Eric Adams announced harmful policy changes to the City’s decades-old Right-to-Shelter rule that put immigrant children and their families in harm’s way.
 

VICTORY: Bronx Tenants Win $400,000 in Rent Abatements in Settlement against Landlord, Continue Fight for Repairs

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BRONX, NY (October 4, 2023) – Rent-stabilized tenants residing at 1187 Anderson Avenue, 1195 Anderson Avenue, and 1230 Woodycrest Avenue in the Bronx will gather in front 1187 Anderson Avenue on October 4, 2023 at 6pm to celebrate a settlement with notorious landlord  Emerald Equity Group/Living Emerald NY LLC awarding tenants more than $400,000 in rent abatements for the landlord’s repeated failure to make repairs.
 

Legal Services NYC Names Marie A. Richardson as Project Director of Bronx Legal Services

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NEW YORK, NY – Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) announces Marie A. Richardson as permanent Project Director of Bronx Legal Services, a program of Legal Services NYC that provides high-quality free civil legal services to thousands of low-income Bronx residents each year. Richardson has served as Acting Project Director of Bronx Legal Services since late 2019.
 

2023 Brooklyn Legal Services Champion of Justice Awards

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM | 501 Union
501 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY  11231

Honoring

Jeffrey B. Gewirtz
Executive Vice President of Business Affairs
     and Chief Legal Officer
BSE Global
  
Association for Neighborhood
      & Housing Development (ANHD)
 

Greg Klemm Joins Legal Services NYC as Chief Financial Officer

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NEW YORK, NY (August 22, 2023) – Legal Services NYC (LSNYC), the nation’s largest provider of free civil legal help to low-income New Yorkers, is proud to announce that Greg Klemm will join the organization in September 2023 as Chief Financial Officer. Klemm will oversee LSNYC’s financial responsibilities and strategies, including compliance for government (federal, state, and city) contracts and private grants, yearly budget planning and implementation, overseeing all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems, and managing the overall financial health of the organization. LSNYC has a budget of more than $110 million from over 200 federal, state, city, foundation, and donor sources.
 
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