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Op-Ed: The Energy Behind the Renewable Rikers Vision
The Gotham Gazette published an op-ed by Councilmember Costa Constantinides and NYLPI Senior Staff Attorney Melissa Iachan making the case for a Renewable Rikers Island. The plan would create a solar farm, state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant, and thousands of...
ICE and Local Officials Pay $1.725M after “Discharging and Dumping” Immigrants With Mental Health Diagnoses
New York, NY, November 2019—After two major wins on behalf of clients with mental illness who were “discharged and dumped” from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention onto New York’s streets without plans for their ongoing mental health needs, civil...
We Won! Mayor Signs Bill to Reform Private Waste Industry
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a transformative bill to create commercial waste zones into law on Wednesday November 20, with members of NYLPI's Environmental Justice Program in attendance. The new law will create geographic zones for commercial waste collection and...
NY Times ‘Ask Real Estate’ Column Quotes NYLPI Fair Housing Expert
The New York Times consulted and quoted Senior Staff Attorney Maureen Belluscio in an Ask Real Estate column, Does a Co-op Have to Add a Ramp for One Disabled Resident? Does a Co-op Have to Add a Ramp for One Disabled Resident? Much of New York’s housing stock was...
NY Post: NYLPI Organizer Urges Mayor to Make ThriveNYC Conference More Inclusive
The New York Post quoted NYLPI Health Justice Organizer Mia Soto in its article, Just seven mayors to attend Chirlane McCray’s annual ThriveNYC conference: “Although we commend the mayor’s efforts and commitment to building a national, cities-based movement for mental...
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