From immigration advice to housing help, NYLAG’s Mobile Legal Help Center offers free legal support directly in the community.
Documented correspondent Rommel H. Ojeda joined Amy Hozer-Weber, Director of NYLAG’s Community Access Programs, to see the mobile clinic in action:
Throughout the morning of Nov. 7, more than ten people visited a van parked in front of the Sunset Park offices of Council member Alexa Avilés.
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Being out in the neighborhood helps ensure that people who may not have the means to access traditional legal services can still receive guidance, said Amy Hozer-Weber, director of community access programs at NYLAG. NYLAG also partners with local elected officials and organizations, traveling to locations around the city four to five times every week.
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On Friday, visitors to NYLAG’s van came to receive free legal assistance on various topics as part of the organization’s Mobile Legal Help Center. An immigrant from Ecuador needed help with labor issues. A union worker from Mexico asked for help finalizing a divorce. One mother from Ecuador had questions regarding her asylum claim.
But their concerns were just a small representation of the expertise NYLAG’s lawyers bring. “We do immigration law, housing law, family law, consumer debt, foreclosure, employment law and special education law,” Hozer-Weber said.
Read the full story, originally published in Documented on Dec. 12, 2025.
