NYLAG is a leading civil legal services organization combatting economic, racial, & social injustice by advocating for people experiencing poverty or in crisis.
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"Algorithmic wage-setting is not the only modern menace fought with time-tested protections."
🔹algorithmic scheduling v predictable schedules
🔹algorithm management v just cause termination
🔹junk fees v consumer & small biz protections (1/3)
Rejecting surveillance capitalism means insisting clearly and unapologetically that markets should serve the people — not the other way around, writes NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner @saalevine. jacobin.com/2026/05/surveill…
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"These protections are essential safeguards that would have been recognizable to reformers a century ago. They were won not by the magnanimity of tech companies but by the collective power of working people organizing to demand a fairer economy." (2/3)
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. @RepDanGoldman and immigrant advocates from @thenyic @unlocal @MaketheRoadNY @nylag and New Sanctuary Coalition gathered in protest of Palantir’s surveillance partnership with ICE.
Release the contracts with ICE and DHS! #iceoutofny
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New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) retweeted
@NYCMOIACommr Faiza Ali and our team recently welcomed our Rapid Response Legal Collaborative partners @MaketheRoadNY , @unlocal , and @nylag to our office for a meeting. This meeting gave Commissioner Ali and our partners a chance to connect in person for the first time and discuss programming needs.
We thank our RRLC partners who provide essential legal assistance to those detained or at imminent risk of detention and deportation, who may not have the right to see an immigration judge, or who are otherwise facing a fast-track to removal.
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New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) retweeted
Thank you to the team from the @nylag Mobile Legal Help Center, who spent Tuesday in Murray Hill providing free legal consultations to residents. They will be back in D20 on May 5, call my office at (718) 888-8747 to make an appointment.
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On July 1, roughly 450,000 New Yorkers on the Essential Plan will lose their health insurance due to disastrous federal health care cuts. NYLAG's Rebecca Wallach shares what you can do if you’re about to lose coverage.
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About 450,000 New Yorkers are set to lose their health insurance July 1. Here’s what experts say you should do to prepare now.
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Welcome home, Dylan.
Our City is overjoyed that Dylan has finally been released from detention and will be back home with his loved ones in the Bronx.
What should have been a time for him to focus on finishing high school instead became ten long months of isolation, after he was taken into custody at what was supposed to be a routine immigration hearing last May.
Throughout this injustice, Dylan has shown remarkable strength, resilience, and courage. I wish him a smooth and joyful return to his life, his community, and his future here in New York City. He is a New Yorker, and our city is glad to have him home.
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Welcome home, Dylan.
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Our City is overjoyed that Dylan has finally been released from detention and will be back home with his loved ones in the Bronx.
What should have been a time for him to focus on finishing high school instead became ten long months of isolation, after he was taken into custody at what was supposed to be a routine immigration hearing last May.
Throughout this injustice, Dylan has shown remarkable strength, resilience, and courage. I wish him a smooth and joyful return to his life, his community, and his future here in New York City. He is a New Yorker, and our city is glad to have him home.
Dylan is coming home!! After 10 long months of ICE detention, nothing can undo the injustice Dylan endured, but his release is a step in the right direction. Thank you to @senschumer, @nycmayor, so many others who offered unwavering advocacy and support.
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Dylan is coming home!! After 10 long months of ICE detention, nothing can undo the injustice Dylan endured, but his release is a step in the right direction. Thank you to @senschumer, @nycmayor, so many others who offered unwavering advocacy and support.
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"Deborah Berkman, director of the shelter and economic stability project at the New York Legal Assistance Group, said that theft, violence and even sexual assault can be a problem in shelters, where a dozen single adults may share open dormitories."
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Shadowing outreach teams during the blizzard, I got curious about what NYC can do for people who are homeless and don't want to sleep indoors, even on frigid nights. Involuntary transports are rare, and Mamdani has been skeptical of a heavy-handed approach nytimes.com/2026/03/13/nyreg…
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New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) retweeted
We’re grateful to the Legislature for restoring full funding for the IOLA Fund in their one-house budget proposals. Civil legal services help New Yorkers facing eviction, domestic violence, immigration challenges and more access justice when they need it most. 🧵
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#PSS is proud to honor those making a meaningful difference for older New Yorkers.
Maggie Kuhn 🏆 – @BronxBP
Circle of Care 🏆 – @NYLAG
Impact 🏆 – Rupali, #KuvaYogaWellness
Join us on May 7th for #PSSHonors2026, with a panel moderated by @Richeis315.
#CelebratingImpact
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New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) retweeted
If you need the advice of a legal professional, the @nylag Mobile Legal Help Center will be at my district office tomorrow from 10AM to 3PM. Walk-ins are accepted, but if you would like to make an appointment, call my office at (718) 888-8747 or email district20@council.nyc.gov.
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New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) retweeted
Civil legal services depend on stability to retain staff and meet rising need. But the Executive Budget funds IOLA nearly 25% below what’s needed—threatening jobs and services statewide. We urge @GovKathyHochul to fully fund IOLA in the 30-day amendments. #NYBudget #FullyFundIOLA
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Congratulations to @faiza_n_ali on her appointment as Commissioner for the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs @NYCImmigrants! We look forward to collaborating with and working alongside Commissioner Ali and the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.
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Civil legal services are essential for New York. They help:
🏘️ people stay housed,
🤝 access benefits,
✊ protect their rights.
But the current State Executive Budget doesn't fully fund the non-taxpayer sourced IOLA Fund by $25 million. (1/2)
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We urge the Governor to restore IOLA fully in the 30-day amendments. The $25M shortfall will force providers like us to make cuts when people face housing insecurity, hunger, and deportation. This budget session, let’s reaffirm New York’s commitment to access to justice. (2/2)
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Read more about what's at stake here: queenseagle.com/all/2026/1/2…
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