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Legal Services NYC Requires NYC Department of Education to Provide Language Access to Non-English Speaking Residents in Recent Settlement
Legal Services NYC announced today a settlement with the New York City Department of Education (DOE) requiring the nation’s largest school system to address critical gaps in language access for families with limited English proficiency (LEP). The settlement is the result…
Legal Services NYC Sues New York State Over Its Failure to Convert EBT Swipe Cards to More Secure Chip Cards, Leaving Thousands of SNAP Recipients at Risk of Food Insecurity
Legal Services NYC filed a new federal lawsuit today on behalf of seven plaintiffs and one advocacy group in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance…
Statement from Legal Services NYC on Christopher Lamb Receiving the Legal Services Award from the NYC Bar Association
New York, NY – Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) congratulates Christopher Lamb, Director of Litigation at LSNYC’s Bronx office, for winning the prestigious Legal Services Award from the New York City Bar Association. Lamb formally received the award on June 2, 2025.…
New Lawsuit Alleges NYC DOE is Suspending Students Without Due Process, Denying Students an Education and Causing Irreparable Harm
In 2023-2024 school year, NYC schools suspended more than 36,500 students, disproportionately Black students (37%) and students with disabilities (40%) Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) filed a lawsuit against the NYC Department of Education (DOE) on behalf of three students, alleging schools…
Public Notice of LSNYC Boarding Meeting
The meeting of LSNYC Board of Directors will be held on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 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…
New Report Reveals the Targeting of Black and Brown Women in NYC’s Child Welfare Investigations, Continuing Cycles of Poverty
New York, NY – A new report from Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) exposes how NYC’s Administration for Children’s Services’ (ACS) investigations disproportionately target Black and Hispanic women, many of whom are low-income care workers, and create lasting barriers to employment that…
Tenants of Notorious Landlord Ved Parkash Demand Repairs, Accessibility, and Accountability
Queens, NY – Tenants at 89-20 161st Street in Queens rallied this week to demand urgent repairs and accountability from Ved Parkash, who once topped the “worst landlord in New York City” list. Despite multiple court orders and legal efforts, Parkash…
Bronx Tenant Wins $165,000 Settlement Against Landlord Following Severe Harassment, Discrimination and Illegal Lockout
Bronx, NY – In a victory for tenants everywhere, Bronx tenant A.T. (who is going by their initials for privacy reasons) won an astonishing $165,000 settlement against his landlord who for months, severely harassed and discriminated against A.T. The illegal behavior…
Tenants Say “Enough!”: Pack the Court to Demand City Remove Ownership from NYC’s Worst Landlord Ohebshalom
NEW YORK, NY – Tenants from 705 and 709 W. 170th St., who have endured years of harassment and neglect at the hands of their landlord, Daniel Ohebshalom, rallied outside Manhattan Housing Court at 111 Centre St. ahead of their ongoing…
Brooklyn Tenants Sue DHCR to Block Drastic Rent Hikes Amid Inhumane Living Conditions
BROOKLYN, NY – Following a powerful press conference on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall, tenants of Rutland Plaza marched to Brooklyn Supreme Court today to challenge drastic rent hikes imposed amid ongoing, unlivable housing conditions. The tenants, represented by Legal…
Education Dept. Cuts Compound Disability Discrimination Harm to NYC Students
NEW YORK, NY — Last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced massive layoffs, effectively gutting its Office for Civil Rights, as well as eliminating 7 of its 12 regional civil rights offices across the country, including the location in New York.…
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