News
Here you can read the latest press from all of our Projects, and find out about the tremendous work we’re doing every day.
Each of these stories represents lives changed for the better, and we are so proud of our staff for their dedication to the people they serve.
Two Detainees Die Within a Day on Rikers
Queens Eagle
“Darren Mack, the co-director of Freedom Agenda, said in a statement. “We need every part of city government to be working with urgency toward closing Rikers. That includes passing a budget that makes real and substantial investments in prevention and diversion..."
CJP Files Suit to Protect Home Health Aides from Fraudulent Transfers
The Creditor Justice Project filed a lawsuit in Queens Supreme Court on behalf of a group of home health aides, asserting claims for violations of the Labor Law and Debtor and Creditor Law. The suit alleges that the workers were for years only paid for 13 hours of their 24 hour shifts, even though the Labor Law required compensation for all 24 hours. The suit further alleges that after the individual operator of the corporate employer became aware that she might be sued, she transferred four properties with collective market value exceeding $4 million to Limited Liability Companies and a trust that she and her husband controlled. CJP is co-counseling the case with the National Center for Law and Economic Justice and the firm of Getman, Sweeney & Dunn, PLLC.
NYPD Routinely Takes NYers to the Hospital for Psych Evals. What Happens Next?
Gothamist
“Under state law, a physician can hold someone in the hospital for up to 72 hours if they appear to pose a danger to themselves or others and for up to 60 days with the corroboration of a second physician, though such psychiatric holds can be challenged in court, said Jennifer Parish, the director of criminal justice advocacy at the Urban Justice Center’s Mental Health Project.”Power & Politics: Small Businesses Struggling in NYC; Timeline to Close Rikers and Open Borough-Based Jails
News 12
“Darren Mack, co-director of the Freedom Agenda, and Tara Brown-Arnell, director of BronxConnect, discuss the first 100 days of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's term in office and the timeline of Rikers Island.”City Misses Deadline to Release Rikers Shutdown Plan
Queens Eagle
“Closing Rikers is not just important in general, it's essential to the mayor's economic justice agenda,” said Darren Mack, the co-director of Freedom Agenda.”City Misses Deadline to Release Rikers Shutdown Plan
Queens Eagle
“Closing Rikers is not just important in general, it's essential to the mayor's economic justice agenda,” said Darren Mack, the co-director of Freedom Agenda.”