Mental Health, Legal System To Intersect At Neighborhood House
Press Mental Health, Legal System To Intersect At Neighborhood House“I know there are lots of people in the community that already care about these issues,” said Ryan Acquaotta, the campaign...
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US Prison Deaths Increase by 77% Since 2020, Study Reveals
Press US Prison Deaths Increase by 77% Since 2020, Study Reveals“NYC Jails Action Coalition [co-founded by the UJC Mental Health Project] held a press conference to speak about the conditions at Rikers...
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Advocates Host Town Hall To Discuss Mental Health, Incarceration
Press Advocates Host Town Hall To Discuss Mental Health, Incarceration“The public health aspect is people with mental health conditions are not getting adequate care, especially in prison you’re not...
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Policy Analyst – Family Policy Project
Vacancies Policy Analyst – Family Policy Project NYC Family Policy Project (FPP) is hiring a Policy Analyst to lead FPP’s policy research and analysis. This can be a full-time role or 3- or...
View ArticleShe Kicked An Abusive Partner Out Only To Find Herself Under ACS Supervision
News She Kicked An Abusive Partner Out Only To Find Herself Under ACS Supervision“David Shalleck-Klein, executive director of the Family Justice Law Center [part of UJC’s Social Justice Accelerator]...
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NYC Councilmembers Look To Lift Decades-Old Cap On Street Vendor Permits
News NYC Councilmembers Look To Lift Decades-Old Cap On Street Vendor Permits“The vision here is to have a functioning system that allows for the street vendors to thrive, not only survive, in our...
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I On Politics
News I On Politics“The Corona Plaza Street Vendors Association is grateful to the elected officials and partners for their support for our community’s street vendors, most of whom are immigrant...
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Vendedores Ambulantes Del Puente De Brooklyn Se Oponen A Ser Desalojados: “No...
News Vendedores Ambulantes Del Puente De Brooklyn Se Oponen A Ser Desalojados: “No Es Justo”Eric Nava Pérez, del [Street Vendor Project of the Urban Justice Center], que representa a 3,000 vendedores...
View ArticleNew Boss Named For Troubled Rikers Island Jails As Possible Federal Takeover...
Press New Boss Named For Troubled Rikers Island Jails As Possible Federal Takeover Looms“Darren Mack, the co-director of criminal justice reform organization Freedom Agenda, said Rikers was...
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Unlicensed Vendors At Grand Army Plaza Lament Holiday Crackdown
News Unlicensed Vendors At Grand Army Plaza Lament Holiday Crackdown“It is incredibly complicated. It’s more inaccessible than not,” said Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, deputy director of the Street Vendor...
View ArticleThere used to be tens of thousands of prostitution arrests annually in NYC....
Press There used to be tens of thousands of prostitution arrests annually in NYC. Now? About 100.“’People need to take sex workers seriously and understand adult consensual sex work is not a sex...
View ArticleImmigration Attorney – Domestic Violence Project
The Urban Justice Center Domestic Violence Project (DVP) is seeking an experienced immigration attorney to work within a legal-psychosocial framework with survivors of domestic violence to provide...
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Where The Banned Brooklyn Bridge Vendors Went
News Where The Banned Brooklyn Bridge Vendors Went“The managing director of the Street Vendor Project, Mohamed Attia, says the majority of vendors who have moved to the block appear to be abiding by...
View ArticleMaryland Carey Law’s New Appellate Immigration Clinic Takes Shape
Press Maryland Carey Law’s New Appellate Immigration Clinic Takes Shape“In the spring 2023 semester, students in the clinic filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on...
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Controversial Street Vending Bills Could Modestly Boost City’s Economy,...
News Controversial Street Vending Bills Could Modestly Boost City’s Economy, Report Finds“The average annual profit for all street vendors in the city was about $8,000 as of 2019, according to the...
View ArticleCity Council Urges Mayor To Uphold New Protections For Unhoused Residents
Press City Council Urges Mayor To Uphold New Protections For Unhoused Residents“We need to actually start housing people instead of warehousing them in shelters,” said Calvin Michael, leader with the...
View ArticleNeighborhood Notes: DVP Offers Legal Clinic
News Neighborhood Notes: DVP Offers Legal ClinicThe Urban Justice Center’s Domestic Violence Project provides free legal help with domestic violence-related matters on the last Thursday of each month...
View ArticleMaking An Impact On Human Trafficking
News Making An Impact On Human Trafficking“Cody interned with the Sex Workers Project (SWP) in New York City. SWP is a national organization that defends the human rights of sex workers by...
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Report Says NYC Would Reap Millions By Lifting Cap On Vendor Permits
News Report Says NYC Would Reap Millions By Lifting Cap On Vendor Permits“Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, the deputy director of the Street Vendor Project, called the existing system “very dysfunctional.”...
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Chima Williams Is The First Person To Die On Rikers Island This Year
News Chima Williams Is The First Person To Die On Rikers Island This Year“Oftentimes, you will only hear the worst of the worst of the stories of who are those involved with the criminal legal system,...
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