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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…
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…
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…
Legal Services NYC Applauds Governor Hochul for Signing Confidential Reporting Bill into Law
New York, NY – On Friday, Governor Hochul signed the Confidential Reporting Bill (S550A/A66A) into law, taking a critical step forward in curbing the harmful misuse of New York’s child abuse hotline and bringing greater accountability to the family regulation system. The following is a statement from Washcarina Martinez Alonzo, Senior Staff Attorney at Legal…
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…
Legal Services NYC Applauds NY Court of Appeals Decisions Protecting Thousands of Homeowners from Abusive Foreclosure Filings
NEW YORK, NY – Legal Services NYC applauds two recent decisions by New York’s Court of Appeals that uphold the constitutionality and retroactive application of the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act of 2022 (FAPA) — a law that prevents lenders from restarting…
National Study Highlights Law Schools’ Central Role in Safeguarding Housing and Community Stability
NEW YORK, NY – New York Law School’s (NYLS) Housing Justice Leadership Institute today released Building the Housing Justice Pipeline: Law Schools’ Role in the Right to Counsel Movement, a first-of-its-kind national report examining how U.S. law schools are preparing the next…
Advocates & Leaders Discuss How New York Can Address Education Gaps Amid a Weakened Federal DOE
Bronx, NY – As the Trump administration continues to dismantle U.S. Department of Education, including the office responsible for enforcing students’ civil rights, states across the country, including New York, are left without critical funding and oversight mechanisms that once protected…
NYCHA Elevates Emergency Transfer Priority for Domestic Violence Survivors, But More Action is Needed
New York, NY – The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) recently took a step in the right direction by elevating the transfer priority for survivors of domestic violence in its newly finalized FY26 Administrative Plan—a long-overdue reform that follows LSNYC’s…
LSNYC Testifies Before City Council on Need for Greater Transparency, Accountability in School Discipline Process for Students with Disabilities
New York, NY – Advocates from Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) recently testified before the New York City Council’s Committee on Education about the ongoing challenges students with disabilities face in the discipline process and the need for more transparency and accountability…
Public Notice of LSNYC Boarding Meeting
The meeting of LSNYC Board of Directors will be held on Weds, November 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…
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