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    What’s Gone Right – and Wrong – with Right to Counsel?

    Affordable housing in New York City hinges on a patchwork of policies created amid the often-cutthroat economics of local real estate. The tensions of the system play… Read more “What’s Gone Right – and Wrong – with Right to Counsel?”

    November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 by Brian Gordon

    As Tenant Services Expand, Bronx Homeowner-Landlords Feel Forgotten

    Nadira Sowkey looked down at the text message. We are not going to pay rent because you are very bad, you are very bad, you are bad… Read more “As Tenant Services Expand, Bronx Homeowner-Landlords Feel Forgotten”

    November 9, 2018 by Brian Gordon

    Bronx Vigil Honors Pittsburgh Shooting Victims

    Three days after the Oct. 27 Pittsburgh synagogue attack, dozens of people of different religions, races and ages gathered on their lunch break on the steps of… Read more “Bronx Vigil Honors Pittsburgh Shooting Victims”

    November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 by Ali Zaslav

    Young Lawyers Renovate Housing Court

    There is a youth movement in New York City Housing Court. Thanks to Right to Counsel, a piece of legislation signed last year that guarantees all low-income… Read more “Young Lawyers Renovate Housing Court”

    October 25, 2018 by Aaron Brezel

    As Prison Populations Age, the Fight Over Parole Heats Up

    An eight-word mantra defines Jose Saldana’s mentality on parole.  “If the risk is low, let them go,” said Saldana, 68, of the non-profit Release for Aging People… Read more “As Prison Populations Age, the Fight Over Parole Heats Up”

    October 23, 2018 by Brian Gordon

    In the Bronx, the City’s Busiest Housing Court Struggles to Serve Tenants and Landlords

    The Bronx Housing Court is the busiest housing court in the city’s five boroughs with  88,913 cases in 2017, more than any other borough. There were 13,436… Read more “In the Bronx, the City’s Busiest Housing Court Struggles to Serve Tenants and Landlords”

    October 20, 2018 by Shuai Hao

    Most Drinking Fountains in the Bronx Civil Courthouse are Broken

    The Bronx County civil courthouse on Grand Concourse Avenue is a busy place. The building, with nine floors and around 40 courtrooms, has been a designated New… Read more “Most Drinking Fountains in the Bronx Civil Courthouse are Broken”

    October 18, 2018December 18, 2019 by Shuai Hao

    LAW & ORDER: Bronx Man Works to Keep his Neighbors Out of Rikers

    As a pretrial associate for the New York City Criminal Justice Agency, Bronx native Jordy Torres, 24, witnesses how crime and the criminal justice system strain his… Read more “LAW & ORDER: Bronx Man Works to Keep his Neighbors Out of Rikers”

    October 9, 2018 by Brian Gordon

    LAW & ORDER: An Advocate for Children

    Deborah Gould, 63, has been fighting for children most of her career. After graduating from St. John’s University School of Law, the Long Island native began her… Read more “LAW & ORDER: An Advocate for Children”

    October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 by Sarah Moawad

    Law & Order: A Social Worker for Kids in the Courts

    Elizabeth Weiner’s office opposite the Bronx County Hall of Justice is a burst of colors — plastic blue butterflies on shelves, a lavender humidifier, a violet starfish… Read more “Law & Order: A Social Worker for Kids in the Courts”

    October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 by Mythili Sankara

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