In 2020, NDS Showed the Power of Public Defense
Neighborhood Defender Service’s clients are vulnerable in the best of times; facing a crisis, they need us more than [...]
Nov
2020
Nov
2020
Neighborhood Defender Service Mourns Loss of New York City Mayor David Dinkins
(NEW YORK, NY) – Neighborhood Defender Service (NDS) Executive Director Rick Jones issued the following statement regarding the enormous [...]
Nov
2020
NDS 30th Anniversary Gala Honoring Cardi B Postponed Until November 2021
Dear Supporters, Due to the ongoing threat of Covid-19, the Neighborhood Defender Service 30th Anniversary Gala originally scheduled for [...]
Oct
2020
NDS’ Helen Montalvan on Racism in the Family Regulation System
New York City Council's Committee on General Welfare hosted a hearing on "Racism in the Child Welfare System." NDS' Helen Montalvan testified on the white supremacist roots of the system, and why the title of "child welfare system" obfuscates the function and history of ACS and other agencies.
Sep
2020
NDS Harlem’s Sara Wolkensdorfer Testifies Before City Council on Ending the Discriminatory Use of Background Checks in Public Housing
This week, NDS Harlem's Sara Wolkensdorfer submitted written testimony to the New York City Council on the need to end discriminatory background checks in public housing.
Aug
2020
Contact tracing isn’t working; Cuomo can help
New Yorkers need contact tracing, but for it to succeed we need to make sure police and ICE never have access to sensitive information.
Jul
2020
Save the Date: Celebrate 30 Years of NDS with Cardi B
For 30 years, NDS has fought for our neighbors’ justice and dignity in the face of systems that would deny it. On November 19, we're celebrating that work and those who fight alongside us.
Jul
2020
Community Statement on the Killing of Hakim Littleton
Community Demands Independent Investigation into Police Killing of Hakim Littleton, End to Excessive Force (DETROIT, MI) – ACLU of [...]
Jun
2020
NDS Featured in Detroit Free Press
NDS was featured in Detroit Free Press in an article by Angie Jackson covering NDS Detroit's new Community Intake [...]
Jun
2020
On Juneteenth, Neighborhood Defender Service of Detroit Opens Community Intake in Support of Black Community
Effective immediately, NDS will provide representation at no cost to Wayne County residents who believe they are going to be arrested or who have just been arrested.
Jun
2020
On Juneteenth, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem Launches Police Misconduct Project
New Yorkers who have experienced police misconduct can now use NDS as a resource in filing an action for police accountability.
Jun
2020
As Contact Tracing is Rolled Out Across NY, Advocates Raise the Alarm About the Weaponization of Intimate Health Information By Police and ICE
Contact: Katie Schaffer, Center for Community Alternatives, kschaffer@communityalternatives.org Sam McCann, Neighborhood Defender Service, smccann@ndsny.org At Press Conference, [...]
Jun
2020
America on Fire
Dear Partners and Supporters, The murder of George Floyd was unconscionable. So were the murders of Breonna Taylor, of [...]
Jun
2020
Joint NYC Defender Statement On Efforts to Circumvent Law and Detain Protestors
Daniel Ball, Brooklyn Defender Services, dball@bds.org Ryan Karerat, The Bronx Defenders, RKarerat@bronxdefenders.org Redmond Haskins, The Legal Aid Society, RHaskins@legal-aid.org [...]
Jun
2020
Joint Wayne County Defense Community Standing with Protectors of Black Lives
Sam McCann, Neighborhood Defender Service, (703) 867-1972, (SMccann@ndsny.org) Lillian Diallo, Wayne County Criminal Defense Bar Association, (313) 719-8899 Casey [...]