Research, Reports & Commentary
New Report Finds Thousands Evicted on NYC’s Hottest Days, as Extreme Heat Poses Growing Risk to Vulnerable Tenants
New York, NY — As climate change drives increasingly hot summers and record-breaking temperatures across New York City, a new report from Legal Services NYC reveals that NYC’s poorest neighborhoods are also the hottest, and that vulnerable tenants in those neighborhoods…
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Turning Outrage Into Impact: How We Leveraged One Client’s Devastating Experience Into Systemic Change for Thousands
This article was originally published in the MIE Journal Spring 2026 edition and is reprinted here with permission. By Luis A. Henriquez Carrero, Director of Litigation at Legal Services NYC-Manhattan[1] In December 2022, a domestic violence shelter in Brooklyn referred a…
An Investigation into the Mismanagement of Project‑Based Section 8 Rental Assistance (PBRA) Buildings
After hearing repeated complaints from tenants in Project-Based Section 8 Rental Assistance (PBRA) housing, Legal Services NYC verified a troubling pattern of rent miscalculations, unsafe conditions, and negligent landlords. In response, LSNYC formed a PBRA Working Group that obtained and analyzed…
Look Up Your Building’s CGI Audit on this Interactive Map
How To Use This Map Tenants who live in Project‑Based Section 8 Rental Assistance (PBRA) buildings in NYC can review their buildings audits on this interactive map. You can scroll to find your building address on the left or zoom in…
Legal Services NYC Comments on NYC Department of Buildings Proposed Elevator Rule Change
Proposed Rule Change: The Department’s rules regarding elevators, escalators, personnel hoists, and moving walks that are currently in Chapter 11 of Title 1 of the Rules of the City of New York have not been updated in decades. The DOB is…
Legal Services NYC Comments on the Department of Homeland Security’s Proposed New Rule Regarding Asylum Applicants and (C)(8) EAD Applicants
Proposed Rule: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is proposing a rule change to make it much harder for people seeking asylum in the United States to get work permits while their cases are pending. Under current rules, asylum applicants can…
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