We address income crises by helping New Yorkers access tens of millions of dollars in benefits and unlawfully withheld wages. We assist with paid sick leave and unemployment insurance claims and fight workplace discrimination and wage theft by litigating in court and before administrative agencies. We also help clients apply for and maintain public benefits.

We provide high-quality immigration legal services, handling a very diverse range of immigration cases including affirmative cases like citizenship, asylum, and deportation defense. We run monthly Know Your Rights trainings to help families defend themselves against ramped up immigration enforcement and respond rapidly to real or rumored raids.  We take on potentially groundbreaking cases that will set precedents and help stop attacks on immigrants. We are routinely called on by government agencies and other legal service agencies to provide advice on complicated cases.

We work to prevent displacement of long-term residents by stopping unlawful evictions and protecting tenants’ rights to safe housing. We advocate for just city and state housing policies, helping to steer citywide affordable housing coalitions and working to ensure that newly created housing in our neighborhoods is affordable.

Our legal team supports transgender, gender non conforming, intersex and queer community members,  providing culturally competent representation for TGNCIQ immigrants and workers, helping with name changes, providing support to survivors of hate violence, and assisting survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence with case management and advocacy.