Four low-income New Yorkers who live in shelters or are at risk of homelessness sued Mayor Adams and his administration on Wednesday for refusing to implement new laws that’d make it easier for them to access the city’s rental assistance program. The residents, joined by lawyers from the Legal Aid Society and members of the City Council, were expected to discuss the rare legal action against .
The union representing thousands of legal and social service workers in New York City is fighting to hold a vote on a resolution condemning Israeli “apartheid.”
Employees from the Department of Correction allegedly built a secret lounge stocked with stolen equipment inside Rikers Island jail, according to a city investigation.
Eduardo Munoz/ReutersNew York City’s police department has agreed to a legal settlement aimed at mitigating conflict with and intimidation of peaceful protesters, a landmark resolution in the wake of the 2020 racial justice protests that is expected to see the department eradicate several controversial tactics used on demonstrators.The settlement was reached after state Attorney General Letitia James and several civil liberties groups, including the New York Civil Liberties Union and the Legal A
The New York Attorney General, the Legal Aid Society, and the New York Civil Liberties Union announced what they called a “landmark agreement” with the New York Police Department that “significantly reforms” the department’s policing of protests to protect “the public and members of the press from excessive use of force,” according to a news release.