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Adams Moves Ahead On Plan to Fill Legal Vacancies With Pro Bono Lawyers

Nov. 2, 2022, 6:00 p.m.Nov. 2, 2022, 6:00 p.m.

The city will bring in eight lawyers, paid for by their private firms but listed as employees of NYC, to plug a shortage. Critics say it’s just a drop in the bucket.

Law Department

Mayor’s Solution to City Attorney Exodus: Bring on Unpaid Lawyers

Sept. 12, 2022, 10:19 p.m.Sept. 12, 2022, 10:19 p.m.

Documents show the mayor’s counsel readying to recruit pro bono legal staffing from private law firms, as low pay and strict work conditions leave hundreds of jobs vacant.

Labor

Social Service Nonprofits Sue City Over Pro-Union Law

Jan. 9, 2022, 8:42 p.m.Jan. 10, 2022, 1:17 p.m.

The Human Services Council, an umbrella group representing scores of nonprofits, has taken the unusual step of suing the city over a new law aimed at making it easier for their staffers to a union.

Public Safety

NYPD ‘Accidental’ Killer Cop’s Rise to Brooklyn Chief Questioned

April 15, 2021, 10:33 p.m.Jan. 8, 2025, 12:04 p.m.

After the killing of Daunte Wright in Minnesota, Mayor de Blasio said cops who “don’t know how to handle their weapon” shouldn’t be on the force. But an NYPD officer who he says he accidentally shot and killed a man in 2008 just notched his latest big job.

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NYPD Union Contract Puts Taxpayers on the Hook to Defend Officers When the City Won’t

March 26, 2021, 5:00 a.m.March 25, 2021, 10:03 p.m.

A little-known labor contract provision obligates New Yorkers to help pay officers’ legal bills in lawsuits that city lawyers decline to defend.

Evictions

Fort Greene Tenants in Commune ‘Lockout’ Fight Sue Landlord as They Get NYC’s Help

Sept. 30, 2020, 8:55 p.m.Sept. 30, 2020, 10:29 p.m.

The suit filed by South Elliott Place residents came after the latest spate of alleged threats and harassment. “We have no choice but to take legal action,” one tenant said.

Law Department

Adams Moves Ahead On Plan to Fill Legal Vacancies With Pro Bono Lawyers

Mayor’s Solution to City Attorney Exodus: Bring on Unpaid Lawyers

Social Service Nonprofits Sue City Over Pro-Union Law

NYPD ‘Accidental’ Killer Cop’s Rise to Brooklyn Chief Questioned

NYPD Union Contract Puts Taxpayers on the Hook to Defend Officers When the City Won’t

Fort Greene Tenants in Commune ‘Lockout’ Fight Sue Landlord as They Get NYC’s Help

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