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LAS in the News 03.22.24

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.
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LAS: City Must Restore Funding for Community-Oriented Violence-Prevention

Legal Aid's Community Justice Unit is facing a $1.5M funding cut which would severely undermine its work to reduce gun violence.
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Op-Ed: The Harmful Impact of Invasive Child Welfare Investigations

The aggressive and coercive tactics used by the Administration for Children’s Services must be reformed.
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LAS: NYPD’s Worst Cost Taxpayers Over $64 Million

Despite racking up double-digit misconduct complaints and millions in payouts, many of these officers are still on the job.
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LAS Launches Five Borough Bus Tour

Legal Aid's Community Justice Unit will travel throughout New York City to meet New Yorkers in their communities to provide free legal resources.
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Q&A: Sasha Fisher and Sarah Zarba, Women’s Pretrial Release Initiative

Leading Legal Aid’s efforts to get women off Rikers Island is a small but mighty team of two: attorney Sasha and social worker and mitigation specialist Sarah.
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LAS in the News 03.15.24

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.
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LAS Announces Deal to Preserve New York City’s Right to Shelter Laws

After months of negotiation, the settlement preserves the Right to Shelter for single adults and will eliminate backlogs of new arrivals who are reapplying for shelter.
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LAS Secures Settlement Ensuring Access to Critical Rental Vouchers

The settlement will provide relief to thousands of low-income New York families at risk of eviction and homelessness.
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LAS Sues One of NYC’s Worst Landlords Over Stolen Security Deposits

Nearly 40 tenants across five buildings in East Harlem announced a lawsuit against their landlord, Isaac Kaissirer and his firm Emerald Equities.
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