NYC Council urges Mayor Adams to increase funding for legal aid providers
A majority of the City Council has signed a letter calling on Mayor Eric Adams to add at least $195 million for legal service providers to next year's budget, warning that the city-supported lawyers face a “funding crisis.”The letter, carrying signatures from 26 of the Council's 51 members, said local right-to-counsel providers and public defenders need salary increases to ensure free legal services are available to millions of New Yorkers who rely on them.The letter arrived as the left-leaning Council and the moderate major haggled over the municipal budget for the council-revenue-projections-more-mayor-adams-estimates-20230522-xn44h47x75bi5cl5u5oxaguqmq-story.html" data-ylk="slk:2024 fiscal year;elm:context_link;itc:0" class="link ">2024 fiscal year. The deadline for the city to adopt the budget falls at the end of the month.Support for legal service providers is a top priority for Council negotiators, said Councilman Shaun Abreu,…
