
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
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News & Resources
Consumer Advocates Secure Agreement with NYS Dept. of Health to Extend CDPAP Home Care Transition Deadline & Address Challenges to Prevent Gaps in Care
April 16, 2025
NYLAG and Patterson Belknap co-counsel on behalf of plaintiffs representing Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) participants who stood to lose services under the initial April ...
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Gothamist: NY officials agree to delay $9B home care overhaul amid consumer complaints
April 10, 2025
Gothamist reports on the latest developments in NYLAG's legal effort to protect New Yorkers' access to home care.
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City & State: CDPAP transition could move forward after preliminary injunction agreement
April 9, 2025
City & State NY reports on the latest developments in NYLAG's legal effort to protect New Yorkers' access to home care.
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POLITICO: Federal judge slated to issue preliminary injunction on CDPAP transition
April 7, 2025
As NYLAG seeks a preliminary injunction to delay the rushed and tumultuous CDPAP transition of 600 fiscal intermediaries to one, POLITICO spotlighted the case in ...
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Spectrum News 1: NYLAG’s Elizabeth Jois talks CDPAP lawsuit
April 4, 2025
Elizabeth Jois, a supervising attorney with NYLAG's Special Litigation Unit, spoke with Spectrum News 1's Kate Lisa about the ongoing legal effort to delay the ...
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City Limits: HUD Struck a Data-Sharing Agreement With Immigration Enforcement. What Does it Mean for NYC?
April 4, 2025
Anna Luft, Director of NYLAG's Public Housing Justice Project, said that people who are living in HUD subsidized housing should talk to their immigration attorneys ...
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