Children attending a Bronx elementary school are not receiving the special services to which they are entitled, including Special Education, English as a Second Language, and Academic Intervention Services, according to parents, teachers, and community activists. A coalition that includes Legal Services NYC-Bronx, a program of Legal Services NYC,  is demanding action.

Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes, Borough President Marty Markowitz and Congresswomen Carolyn Maloney and Yvette Clarke joined Congressman Ed Towns last week in announcing the introduction of House Resolution 1394, which honors Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A (a program of Legal Services NYC) along with three other community organizations that "provide life-saving services to those who need it — the vulnerable and hurting victims of domestic violence.”

In an interview with WBAI's “You and Your Money,” Bill Kransdorf, Coordinator of the NYC Bankruptcy Assistance Project, answers some basic questions about who can file bankruptcy, when bankruptcy is a good idea, and how bankruptcy works.

Governor David A. Paterson today signed into law a critical subprime lending reform bill which directly addresses the mortgage crisis in New York State. The Governor signed the bill in Queens, one of the areas in New York that has been hit hardest by the foreclosure crisis. The new law will immediately help protect people from losing their homes and mandates reforms to help avoid a similar crisis in the future. The bill also takes into consideration the importance of striking the right balance between consumer protection and the availability of affordable credit.

In the Summer 2008 issue of the American Bar Association's Judges Journal, Legal Services NYC Director of Communications and Government Relations Edwina Frances Martin details the challenges faced by the twenty percent of New Yorkers who live in poverty with little to no access to the justice system.