Housing and Homelessness
Contract Deal Poised to End Months-Long Legal Worker Strike
Emma Whitford |
Over 100 unionized workers at Mobilization for Justice could return to work as soon as Wednesday morning, members said.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Ending the Jury Ban on New Yorkers with Felony Convictions
Rob DeLeon |
“The right to serve on a jury is as fundamental to the function of democracy as the right to vote. When we head to the polls, we decide who should write our laws. When we participate as a juror, we collectively decide how those laws should apply to justice.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Pass the Access to Representation Act So No One Has to Fight Deportation Alone
Bruneth Flores |
“My search for legal representation was exhausting. I visited 16 different attorneys before I was able to secure representation. Each denial delivered a wave of hopelessness as I felt the looming 12-month deadline to apply for asylum inch closer and closer.”
Housing and Homelessness
City Council Requests to Join Lawsuit to Enforce Rental Voucher Expansion
Emma Whitford |
In a motion set to be filed Wednesday in state court, the legislative body asks to join a recently-filed lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, seeking to compel implementation of several laws passed over mayoral veto.
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Tenants Wanted City to Take Keys to Fire-Scarred Building
Sadef Ali Kully |
Tenants of a rent-stabilized building testified in Brooklyn housing court after filing a lawsuit against their landlord and the city’s housing department over what they allege were a lack of repairs and enforcement that has prevented them from returning home since an August 2018 fire.
court
Two Bridges Foes Win a Round in Suit Over Mayoral Power
Sadef Ali Kully |
A judge reserved judgement on cases challenging the power of the mayor to decide when a project can escape public review but kept in place a restraining order on building work.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Texas Paves the Way for NY to Make Criminal Justice More Fair
Bill Wirskye |
Numerous wrongful convictions like Michael Morton’s taught Texas that it was time for a significant change to the old ‘business as usual’ approach to criminal discovery. What might that teach New York?
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
As Other Cities Look to Copy it, a Report on How Right to Counsel is Working in NYC
Jarrett Murphy |
San Francisco voters approved a similar program, Los Angeles lawmakers tasked that city’s housing department with developing one, and places like Philly, Newark and the nation’s capital are headed down the same road. But there are lessons to be learned from the Big Apple.
Brooklyn
CityViews: Unequal Treatment for Foreclosures in Brooklyn Courts?
Theodore Hamm |
There are more than 40 judges in Brooklyn’s civil court. But only three hear residential foreclosure cases. Why?
Election Watch 2018
We’ve Got Issues: Criminal Justice and New York’s Race for Governor
Kate Pastor |
From courtrooms to prisons, and from pot to parole, the four gubernatorial candidates stake out distinct positions on top criminal justice policy issues.
