Legal Aid’s Lawsuit Against Its Landlord Is Over — But Staff Say the Mold Problem That Drove It Persists
The iconic public defense organization is due back in its Brooklyn office Monday. Attorneys, reporting health complications, say they’ve dreaded the return.
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Recent scenes from the 111 Livingston Street office.
“Health concerns were the main reason that I left.”
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“I’m not trying to have another baby, so at least I’ve been through the worst.”
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Great Meadow and Sullivan prisons are slated to shut down in November. The state could close up to three more over the next year.
More counties are turning to private corporations to run medical care in jails. The companies have deadly track records.
Joseph Moran has long faced accusations of dishonesty — even from fellow officers — records show.
After the governor declined to answer questions, a New York Focus reporter was ejected from her event.
The constant gridlock is a major drag on Manhattan’s businesses, and source of frustration for commuters. And it’s never been so bad.
Lawsuits had threatened to kill congestion pricing. Now, it might take a lawsuit to save it.