Category: Press Statements

Young People, Attorneys, Advocates, Providers, Clergy, Unions, and Impacted New Yorkers Unite in Coalition to Defend New York’s Landmark Raise the Age Law

“The Coalition to Protect Raise The Age: Build Futures, Invest In Youth” Brings Together 221 Organizations Statewide Coalition Will Work to Preserve the Law, Combat Misinformation, and Promote Community-Based Investments That Deliver True Public Safety Tuesday, December 2, 2025 (ALBANY, NY) — Young people, attorneys, advocates, service providers, clergy, unions, and impacted New Yorkers — […]

Court Order Buys Time. Real Solutions Must Follow

NYC Public Defenders, Community Groups Unveil Ten-Point Plan to Address Growing Crisis of Deaths in NYPD Custody

Federal Judge Orders ICE to Follow the Law and Enforce New Yorkers’ Right to Release

The Bronx Cannabis Hub Condemns the Office of Cannabis Management’s Stunning Betrayal of Cannabis Equity

The Bronx Defenders Reaches Tentative Deal with Organization’s ALAA-UAW Local 2325 Union Chapter

The Bronx Defenders’ Statement on Organization’s ALAA-UAW 2325 Union Chapter Decision to Strike

The Bronx Defenders and BLOC Condemn the Rent Guidelines Board’s Vote to Increase Rents

New York City Public Defenders Applaud Court Decision Upholding the Ban on Solitary Confinement and Commend City Council’s Swift Action to Defend the Law

The Bronx Writes Back: Bronx Youth Reclaim Their Stories in New Book on the Cradle to Prison Pipeline