Topic: Legal Aid Society

Defense lawyers are seething over the Bronx district attorney's refusal to release the names of nearly 530 cops touched by the ticket-fixing...

New York city can terminate homeless program: court

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a blow to homeless people in New York, a judge on Tuesday ruled that the city can terminate a program that offered rent subsidies to help people transition from emergency shelters.In a 21-page ruling, Supreme Court Justice ...

Temporary relief for homeless families

Thousands of formerly homeless families got a temporary reprieve Thursday when a judge ordered the city to keep paying their rent - for now.. . The...

Editorial: The rent's too damn high

Once again, professional advocates have gone to court arguing that city spending on the homeless should get priority over all other expenses...

City must pay the rent: court

The city has been ordered to pay April's rent for 15,000 formerly homeless families in a rental assistance program that Mayor Bloomberg said must...
The NYPD's controversial stop-and-frisk practice inside public housing has led to nine recent settlements, the Daily News has learned.. . In...

Bloomy's juvie plan gets kudos from pros

Criminal Justince officials Tuesday praised Mayor Bloomberg's plan to overhaul the state's juvenile detention system, which they charge is...
Once a lien or judgment has been placed against you, the only way to get rid of it is to either pay off the lien amount or reach a debt settlement with the creditor. How you approach the debt negotiation process can ...