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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.
As The City Reins In Food Vendors, Voters Will Get Their Say In November
Medium
The Street Vendor Project and 49 other organizations endorsed a campaign urging New Yorkers to vote against the November proposition, arguing the charter review commission process was rushed and not inclusive: "This charter review commission was clearly rushed. It was clearly not inclusive of the public. And, that leads one to question, what’s the purpose of it?"4th Annual NYC Imagine Awards Finalists Announced
WABC
“Maria Martinez, Director of Client Services at the Domestic Violence Project at the Urban Justice Center, as been nominated for the Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. Leadership Excellence Award category.”Chilling The Right To An Education: Combatting Policies Hostile To LGBTQ Youth
NYC Bar Assc
Project Director Amy Leipziger and Legal Fellow Ashton Hessee discuss The Free to Be Youth Project, and how it provides crucial direct legal services to unhoused LGBTQ youth, empowering them to navigate systemic challenges.Hundreds of NY Judges Allow Evidence Later Deemed Illegal, Report Finds
Gothamist
"Scrutinize Executive Director Oded Oren said trial court judges are supposed to ensure that criminal cases don’t rely on evidence police collected illegally, so officers will be deterred from doing it again in the future. If judges don’t, he said, everyone’s constitutional rights are at risk."Can New York City Street Vendors Survive a Police Crackdown?
New York Times
"The police “broke the law” by destroying vendors’ property without due process, said Katy Diaz, who works with the Street Vendor Project."What It Takes to Treat Serious Mental Illness
PBS
"Reporter Nichole Currie meets an applicant who was finally able to access benefits after connecting with an advocate with the Urban Justice Center’s Mental Health Project."