Frustrated bus riders and advocates gathered Thursday in different locations in Manhattan to ask for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s immediate action to improve bus service, which… Read more “Bus Riders Call on Mayor to Improve “Slow” and “Unreliable” Service”
City Council Member Levine Talks About the Success and Side Effects of Right to Counsel
It has just been over a year since the City Council passed the Right to Counsel law, which mandates legal representation for low-income tenants facing eviction in… Read more “City Council Member Levine Talks About the Success and Side Effects of Right to Counsel”
Educating Tenants on their Right to Counsel
Ciara Ward was doing her laundry in Bedford-Stuyvesant on a recent Sunday afternoon. Ward, who lives around the corner from the laundromat, is fighting an eviction case… Read more “Educating Tenants on their Right to Counsel”
LAW & ORDER: Working to Decrease the Prison Population
Janos Marton has spent most of his career advocating for citizens who are often overlooked – inmates. As state campaigns manager at the American Civil Liberties Union’s… Read more “LAW & ORDER: Working to Decrease the Prison Population”
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”
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”
Quick Evic: A Landlord’s Counterpart to the Right to Counsel
A black vinyl banner hangs on a chain link fence across the street from the Bedford-Atlantic Armory shelter in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The banner, which depicts a… Read more “Quick Evic: A Landlord’s Counterpart to the Right to Counsel”
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”
Right to Counsel Rollout Leaves Some Tenants Behind
Just over a year ago, the New York City Council passed “Right to Counsel,” a piece of legislation guaranteeing an attorney to all low-income New Yorkers facing… Read more “Right to Counsel Rollout Leaves Some Tenants Behind”
On The Verge of Eviction: Scenes from Brooklyn Housing Court
By Yaling Jiang and Chandler Kidd On a recent Monday morning, a man and woman stood near the corner of Livingston and Smith streets in Brooklyn.… Read more “On The Verge of Eviction: Scenes from Brooklyn Housing Court”