Community Justice
what we do
Through our community-driven civil rights model we have developed a track record of successful legal expertise focused on health, disability, immigration, racial, and environmental justice. Some key community priorities and barriers defy simple categorization, fall between and across program areas and labels, and require multidisciplinary approaches and multi-year commitments. NYLPI does not shy away from these difficult problems; in fact, we seek them out to have the highest impact. Our commitment to Community Justice embodies NYLPI’s longstanding mission to engage in community lawyering that brings the full measure of our staff’s talents to meet priorities identified by our community partners.
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We offer free legal representation to community organizations and groups of individuals fighting for a more just and equitable New York. Please call: (212) 244-4664, Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
NEWS
NYLPI’s Ruth Lowenkron Submits Testimony to the Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Mental Hygiene
Legislative Win: Enhanced Participation Plan Bill S2510A Passes in NY State Senate
NYLPI and Access-A-Ride Reform Group Write MTA Leadership, Citing DOJ Findings Regarding Access-A-Ride Service Failures
RESOURCES
Reflections on Juneteenth
CCIT-NYC: See Their Faces. Say Their Names.
NYLPI Joins Transportation Advocacy Groups in Letter to Gov. Hochul Regarding Critical MTA Expansion
NYLPI Statement on Governor Hochul’s 2024 Executive Budget
ZQ v. NYC Department of Education Amicus Brief
Testimony of NYLPI’s Eleanor Tahbaz, New York City Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
Letter: EPA and DOT Must Put a Halt to North Brooklyn Pipeline
Order Granting Final Approval of Sports Equity Class Settlement
Moises Jimenez et al v NYC Dept of Education: Preliminary Settlement Agreement
NYLPI Releases New Election 2020 Guide Addressing New Yorkers’ Voting Rights — and How to Counter Voter Intimidation and Combat Voter Suppression
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Campaigns
Fair Housing
Rapid gentrification in New York City has created an affordable housing crisis. People with disabilities and immigrants are at particular risk for discrimination.
Sports Equity
On average, Black and Latino students in New York City have access to far fewer teams and sports, and the city spends much less per student than for students of other races.
PhysEd4All
Physical education improves public health, reduces obesity, and improves focus and educational attainment.
Education
More than 1 million students attend New York City’s public schools.
Healthy Homes
Deteriorating housing for low-income residents, both public and privately owned, poses serious health risks.
Cases
L.P. v. NYC Dept of Education
In this putative class action, NYLPI represents student-led organization IntegrateNYC and Black and Latino students denied access to NYC public high school sports.