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Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · 29m

Happy #ProBonoWeek and a big THANK YOU to our pro bono partners who help make New York a little more just. Our partners dedicate countless hours to help thousands of low-income New Yorkers access services they could not otherwise afford.

Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · 17d

After a stint on Rikers for failing to make repairs, landlord Aron Stark disappeared, leaving tenants & NYC to handle upkeep & repairs, highlighting shortcomings in NYC's efforts to enforce violations and landlord accountability, leaving tenants in limbo. Read more: therealdeal.com/magazine/oct...

Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · 19d

CALLING ALL 2026 LAW GRADS & ATTORNEYS! Join us in the fight against NYC's housing crisis & apply for a job as a Fall 2026 housing attorney. You'll not only get courtroom experience, you'll be helping tenants fight evictions & stay in their homes. Learn more: job-boards.greenhouse.io/legalservice...

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Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · 20d

ATTN TENANTS! Rents are going up on #RentStabilized units at your next lease renewal — 3% on 1-year leases and 4.5% on 2-year leases. Learn more about rent increases at the link: rentguidelinesboard.cityofnewyork.us/resources/fa...

Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · 26d

Justice for All Starts Here: Don’t miss the chance to mingle on top of the world with LSNYC’s Bronx Legal Services at our 10/22 fundraiser featuring great music, food, & good conversations. Each ticket supports the Bronx families we serve. Buy your ticket today: www.legalservicesnyc.org/bronxevent

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Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · 27d

NYC TENANTS STAY VIGILANT! You may be living in a rent-stabilized apartment & not know it, like LSNYC client Richard Caroll, Jr.! At his lawyer's urging, Mr. Caroll requested his rent history! You can also request your rent history from DHCR. Read more in Gothamist: gothamist.com/news/harlem-...

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Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · 28d

At the Downtown Jamaica Partnership Harvest Festival, small businesses & community based orgs come together to share info about services available for community members. Mayra, William, Migdalia, & Oralez from LSNYC's Queens office attended to reminded our community we’re here to help!

Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Sep 18

Legal services providers across the country face a $260 MILLION funding cut, a devastating loss for the hundreds of thousands of NYers who use our services write LSNYC's Shervon Small & @lawnyinc.bsky.social's Lori O'Brien in a Times Union's op-ed. Read more: www.legalservicesnyc.org/news/op-ed-c...

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Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Sep 9

As New Yorkers face eviction and languish in homeless shelter, the Adams' Administration is fighting the CityFHEPS expansion and again appealing its implementation. Enough is enough, families can't wait any longer! Read more from City Limits at the link: citylimits.org/adams-admini...

Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Sep 8

Back-to-school means new school gear. Staff from LSNYC's Queens office helped student get school-ready at the King Manor Museum annual back-to-school backpack giveaway, handing out backpacks along with LSNYC swag & info. Here's to a great school year!

Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Sep 4

The federal plan to defund legal services puts over 2 million New Yorkers living in poverty at risk. Millions more across the U.S.— veterans, DV survivors, the disabled, children — are also at risk falling deeper into poverty with nowhere else to turn. Read more: www.lsc.gov/press-releas...

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Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Aug 29

DID YOU KNOW if you're behind on your rent there are steps you can take to protect your tenancy? LSNYC's Danelly Rodriguez & Housing Court Answers share what rights & resources NYC tenants who owe rent have in @citylimitsnews.bsky.social. Click the link to read more: citylimits.org/what-you-nee...

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Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Aug 26

Many New Yorkers are already struggling. Defunding legal services groups now means LSNYC won’t be able to keep up with the demand for our services, forcing many New Yorkers further into poverty, homelessness, and uncertainty about how to provide for themselves and their families. #LSCMatters

Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Aug 19

WE'RE EXPANDING our outreach to New Yorkers in need with the addition of three new languages to our Access Line, including Cantonese, Hakka, and Malay. Learn more about our intake process at the link or call 917-661-4500 if you have a legal issues: www.legalservicesnyc.org/get-help-wit...

Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Aug 18

Over 21% of NYers 65+ live in poverty. Older adults are the hardest hit by rising prices. At a time when older NYers need LSNYC’s help accessing benefits & health care more than ever, Legal Services is at risk of being defunded.

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Michael Friedrich @mfriedrichnyc.bsky.social · Aug 18

To prevent evictions during extreme heat, @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social is proposing a city policy to pause them on days when the forecast exceeds 90 degrees.

Full report from @gothamist.com here: bsky.app/profile/goth...

Gothamist @gothamist.com · Aug 15

NYC tenants are being evicted during extreme heat. A new report says it should be illegal. https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-tenants-are-being-evicted-during-extreme-heat-a-new-report-says-it-should-be-illegal

NYC tenants are being evicted during extreme heat. A new report says it should be illegal.

People try to stay cool on the sweltering streets of Manhattan as the region experiences another heatwave on July 29, 2025 in New York City. Legal services providers say more than 7,500 tenants and their families have been evicted when it was above 90 degrees since 2017. [ more › ]

gothamist.com

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Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Jul 29

Without federal funding, LSNYC would not be able to help NYers like M, an elementary school student with autism & cerebral palsy, who was denied support services by their school. LSNYC helped secure home instruction, 900 hours of one-to-one tutoring, an appropriate school placement & more.

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Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Jul 23

ATTN TGNCNB+ NYers! LSNYC is hosting a FREE LEGAL CLINIC on July 31 to help individuals update their gender markers on U.S. passports. Call LSNYC's hotline, 917-661-4500, to reserve your spot at the clinic or click the link to learn more: www.legalservicesnyc.org/resources/ca...

Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Jul 22

DID YOU KNOW the federal government may start garnishing wages of student loan borrowers in default as soon as this summer? There are things borrowers in default can do to avoid a financial spiral. Read more from LSNYC's Aisha Baruni in @capitalandmain.bsky.social: capitalandmain.com/student-debt...

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Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Jul 17

Without federal funding, LSNYC would not be able to help NYers like Sarah, a NYCHA tenant & DV survivor, who we helped get out of an abusive situation and into a different apartment away from her abuser. #LSCMatters #LegalAidMatters

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Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Jul 15

If you are a member of the TGNCNB+ community and you want to update the gender marker on your passport, apply now by calling us at 917-661-4500 or by scanning the QR code to learn how to apply yourself: www.legalservicesnyc.org/resources/ca...

Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Jul 9

DID YOU KNOW that LSNYC partnered with Empire Justice Center, NYLAG, and @legalaidnyc.bsky.social to help people get back their cash assistance, SNAP, Medicaid and other benefits that were unfairly denied? Learn more about how to request a Fair Hearing at www.FairHearingHelpNY.org.

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GothamTim @timbaran.bsky.social · Jun 28

Spotted at today’s Harlem Pride: two incredible legal aid organizations, @legalaidnyc.bsky.social and @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social, showing up IN and FOR the community. #HappyPride

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Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Jun 25

Every year, LSNYC lifts thousands of NYers out of poverty while saving taxpayers millions. In 2024, we secured nearly $60 million for our clients & saved NYC taxpayers $340 million. But the White House wants to defund legal services. Learn more at the link: www.lsc.gov/press-releas... #LSCMatters

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Legal Services NYC @legalservicesnyc.bsky.social · Jun 23

LSNYC is committed to creating pathways to public interest careers for the next gen. of Black Lawyers. Our recent Lunch & Learn and Bridging the Bar Mixer, co-hosted w/ NEBSLA, provided law students the chance to connect with LSNYC staff, as well as learn more about careers in public interest law.

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