Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman - Partnering With The City To Build More Affordable Housing

Cracking Down On Bad Guys, Using Resources For Good

The Attorney General stood with Bill de Blasio to announce that $10 million will be used to build new affordable housing units in New York City. The money comes from the office’s investigations into bad landlords who skirted tax laws, violated tenant rights and failed to provide rent stabilized leases.

As the Attorney General said: catching bad guys is good, but solving problems to help good people is better. 

  

Ensuring Equal Educational Access For Immigrant Children

The Attorney General penned an op-ed in Education Week about how the promise of equal access to education is being broken for many immigrant children, and the measures his office has taken to ensure equal access to a quality education for all students. Read the full op-ed here.

No Tolerance For Discriminatory Advertisements 

After a local healthcare staffing agency placed an advertisement in a local paper requesting a female “laid back nurse, no Haitians,” the Attorney General launched an investigation to determine whether discriminatory hiring practices were in place at the company. This week, the Attorney General reached an agreement with Interim HealthCare resolving the investigation, which includes a $100,000 penalty and further reforms. 

  

Marking National Consumer Protection Week

This week was National Consumer Protection Week, and the Attorney General offered a series of tips to keep New Yorkers safe from fraudsters. Learn about the most common consumer frauds and recent phone scams reported to the office. If you receive a call like this from a government agency warning you about an arrest, report it to the Attorney General’s office—it’s a scam!

Another Victory In The Fight Against Designer Drugs

The online designer drug company “Surrealistic Sensations,” can no longer sell designer drugs after the Attorney General won a permanent injunction in court. The decision follows an initial lawsuit against Surrealistic Sensations and a separate head shop back in October, and continues the Attorney General’s success in removing illegal and dangerous designer drugs from stores across New York. 

Have a question, comment, or complaint? Click here. You can also learn more about the various initiatives of the Attorney General's office by visiting our website atag.ny.gov.