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Legal Services NYC Helps East Harlem Tenants Secure More Than $500,000 in Repairs and Rent Relief
New York, NY – Nearly 50 tenants in five East Harlem buildings (112, 118, 122, 124, and 126 East 103rd Street, all formerly owned by Emerald Equities) won more than $500,000 in a settlement providing six months of rent credit and…
Public Notice of LSNYC Boarding Meeting
The meeting of LSNYC Board of Directors will be held on March 10, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. An agenda is available upon request. Meeting location and call numbers will be separately circulated as requested. LSNYC staff and interested individuals who would like to…
Facing Homelessness, Bronx Tenants Displaced by a Fire Demand Solutions
UPDATE: In response to questions from reporters, Wavecrest spokespeoplehave said that no tenants will be without housing while waiting for repairs to the damagedunits. The tenants’ association has the following response: “We are heartened byWavecrest’s commitment to extend temporary accommodations. We…
Bronx Tenants Demand Immediate Repairs and Responsible Ownership after Months with No Gas and Inconsistent Heat
Bronx, NY — Tenants of 2051 Webster Avenue held a press conference today demanding immediate repairs, restoration of gas and heat, and a pathway to responsible ownership from the court-appointed Receiver overseeing their building, after residents endured months of hazardous living…
LSNYC Helps Beloved Bed-Stuy Bike Shop Transition to Worker-Owned Cooperative
Brooklyn, NY, Bike Plant, a neighborhood bike shop that has served Bedford-Stuyvesant since 2021, today marked its transition to worker ownership with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by NYC Commissioner of Small Business Services Dynishal Gross, State Senator Jabari Brisport, City Council…
VICTORY: Black and Latino Homeowners Targeted by Emigrant Bank’s Predatory Lending Prevail at U.S. Supreme Court After Historic Nearly 15-Year Court Battle
NEW YORK, NY –The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from New York-based Emigrant Bank and Emigrant Mortgage Company following a $722,000 jury award and nominal damages to eight homeowners targeted by Emigrant’s predatory mortgage lending practices, which was affirmed…
Legal Services NYC Applauds Governor Hochul for Including Funding for Statewide Homeownership Preservation Program in 2027 Executive Budget
New York, NY – Legal Services NYC applauds Governor Hochul’s inclusion of $40 million in the proposed FY27 executive budget to fund the Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP), the state’s strongest tool to fight deed thefts, mortgage fraud and others scams and keep struggling…
Legal Services NYC Names Maribel Martinez-Gunter as Project Director of Bronx Legal Services
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) announces Maribel Martinez-Gunter as Project Director of Bronx Legal Services, a program of Legal Services NYC which provides free legal services to thousands of low-income Bronx residents each year. Martinez-Gunter has served as…
Legal Services NYC Congratulates Christine Clarke on Her Appointment as Chair and Commissioner of the New York City Commission on Human Rights
NEW YORK, NY – Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) congratulates Christine Clarke on her appointment today by Mayor Zohran Mamdani as Chair and Commissioner of the NYC Commission on Human Rights, an agency charged with protecting the City’s most vulnerable from discrimination and hate. Clarke, currently…
Public Notice of LSNYC Boarding Meeting
The meeting of LSNYC Board of Directors will be held on January 13, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. An agenda is available upon request. Meeting location and call numbers will be separately circulated as requested. LSNYC staff and interested individuals who would like to…
Legal Services NYC Congratulates Sagar Sharma on His Appointment to NYC’s Rent Guidelines Board
NEW YORK, NY – Legal Services NYC congratulates, Sagar Sharma, Deputy Director for Housing in Legal Services NYC’s Manhattan office, who signed an oath today officially joining New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board. Sharma will join eight other members tasked with…
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