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LAS: Eviction Moratorium Must Once Again Be Extended

A new COVID-19 surge coupled with the sluggish distribution of rent relief funds makes it essential that Albany extend tenant protections beyond August, reports the Norwood News.

LAS in the News 07.30.21

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LAS Applauds City’s Expansion of Fair Chance Act

The new protections prohibit employers from discriminating on the basis of pending criminal cases, according to City Limits.

LAS Seeks Order Requiring Community Engagement to End Stop-and-Frisk Abuses

A new filing, made with a coalition of advocates, calls for substantial changes to federal monitorship overseeing NYPD's stop-and-frisk and trespass arrest practices, as reported by the Associated Press.

LAS Filing Demands Transparency on NYPD Surveillance Spending

The NYPD’s history of opaqueness surrounding its surveillance capabilities and funding continues, according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

Listen: Bracing for the Post-Pandemic Medicaid Enrollment Decline

The Legal Aid Society’s Rebecca Antar Novick and Erika Hanson appeared on The Capitol Pressroom to discuss the spike in demand and what will happen when things return to normal.

LAS Welcomes Pledge to Streamline Rent Relief Process

Advocates appreciate the Governor's attention to fixing the problem with processing applications but need more details, including a plan to address the program's glitchy website, reports THE CITY.

LAS Demands Accountability as City Transfers Homeless New Yorkers

The Department of Homeless Services is unable and unwilling to confirm that people transferred from hotel rooms are actually arriving at shelters, as reported by AMNY.

Senator Schumer Tells New York to Expedite Rent Relief

The Legal Aid Society applauded the Senator's leadership, noting that while the program has been taking applications, almost no money has been paid out, according to the New York Daily News.

LAS in the News 07.23.21

We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.