NYLAG Fights For Fair & Equal Access to Justice
Founded in 1990, NYLAG is a leading civil legal services organization combatting economic, racial, and social injustice by advocating for people experiencing poverty or in crisis.
Combatting social, racial, and economic injustice
Our Impact
127,727
people impacted by our services last year
200+
community sites across NYC where we offer services
11,472
tenants & homeowners represented, resulting in thousands of people keeping their homes
51,813
immigrants served from all over the world, over 46% of whom were children
Your Support Helps
Immigrant Parents
Veterans & Their Families
Cancer Survivors
Children with Disabilities
Help us provide free legal services to children and adults in need of a lawyer.
News & Resources
New York Legal Assistance Group Appoints Anna Luft as Associate Director for Housing Policy and Advocacy
The newly created role will expand the scope of Luft’s policy advocacy and community work to include private housing and intersecting issue areas.
Read More →
Chloe Chik Joins New York Legal Assistance Group as Communications Director
Chik was Press Secretary and Chief Spokesperson to the City Comptroller.
Read More →
amNY: ‘Brink of collapse’: NYC legal services provider says city owes $20M in backpay
City contract payment issues and chronic delays continue to threaten legal service providers’ ability to provide critical services to hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers ...
Read More →
NYC Legal Service Providers Launch New Website, OurCityOurRights.org, Offering Critical Resources for Immigrants and Protestors
NYC Legal Service Providers Launch New Website, OurCityOurRights.org, Offering Critical Resources for Immigrants and Protestors.
Read More →
Documented: Legal Help on Wheels: NYLAG’s Free Mobile Clinic Meets New Yorkers in Their Neighborhood
From immigration advice to housing help, NYLAG's mobile legal clinic offers free legal support directly in the community.
Read More →
Justicia Lab and New York Legal Assistance Group launch new chatbot Reclamo AI to help New Yorkers understand and address wage theft
Today Justicia Lab, Pro Bono Net’s nonprofit innovation incubator for technology solutions supporting the worker and immigrant rights movement, along with the New York Legal ...
Read More →