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Testimony: City and MTA Resiliency and Preparation for Storms
The devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Ida across NYC is likely no longer an anomaly. Worsening climate change, coupled with inadequate infrastructure, puts New Yorkers – particularly New Yorkers of color in environmental justice communities – in emergency...
Hochul and de Blasio Issue New Rules on Rikers Crisis
Mayor de Blasio announced his Emergency Rikers Relief Plan with hopes to address the abysmal conditions worsened by COVID-19 at Rikers Island. Shortly following his announcement, Gov. Hochul signed the Less is More Act; new legislation that aims to reduce sentences...
Bloomberg Law: Environmental Map Delay Spurs Worries of Slowing Equity Effort
President Biden's administration has made many promises to address the rapid and urgent need for climate justice, but some environmental advocates are concerned these initiatives aren't meeting the pace necessary to offset the damaging effects of pollution. One...
Queens Residents and Environmental Advocates File Federal Lawsuit Against Polluting Waste Transfer Facilities
Media Contacts: NYLPI: Hillary Wasserman, [email protected], 732-778-1896 Queens Residents and Environmental Advocates File Federal Lawsuit Against Polluting Waste Transfer Facilities New York Lawyers for the Public Interest and the Super Law Group LLC are...
NYLPI AND PARTNERS LAUNCH COMMUNITY SURVEYING INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING POLICE BRUTALITY TOWARDS INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
Over the last five years, 15 New Yorkers experiencing a mental health crisis were killed by the police, one person died by a self-inflicted gunshot during a police engagement, and another three were shot by police and left critically wounded. The scores of people...
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Our work activates the power of New York communities as they lead the fight to make equal justice a reality. Together we attack systemic bias based on race, poverty, disability, and immigration status. Guided by their priorities, we use every tool available to create lasting change. We file lawsuits, organize, seek policy reform, educate, create pro bono partnerships, and build the capacity of local nonprofits to serve our communities.
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