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New York Lawyers for the Public Interest Hosts Panel & Honors Recipients of the 2020 Felix A. Fishman Awards
Established in 2003, the Felix A. Fishman Awards for Extraordinary Advocacy are given by NYLPI every year to recognize the work of community lawyers and advocates who demonstrate a commitment to expanding access to justice. We have recognized 36 honorees, to date....
South Ozone Park Sewage Legal Assistance Project
A devastating sewage infrastructure failure flooded homes in South Ozone Park, Queens with raw sewage during Thanksgiving 2019. With homes damaged and belongings ruined, many stunned families decamped to hotels. Attempting to navigate time-sensitive governmental...
NYLPI Leads Advocates in Critique of NYC’s Proposed Pilot of Mental Health Teams to Respond to 911 Calls
Director of Disability Justice Ruth Lowenkron was quoted in a Smart Cities Dive article on New York City’s proposed pilot program to send mental and physical health professionals as the “default response” to 911 mental health-related emergency calls. Ruth, echoing the...
NYLPI Delivers Testimony About the Medical Access Issues Faced by People with Disabilities During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Senior Staff Attorney Christopher Schuyler delivered testimony to the New York City Council, Committee on Hospitals pertaining to the issues faced by people with disabilities at New York City hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. In his testimony, Christopher...
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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