News From Councilman Mark Gjonaj

NYC Council Budget Update

Councilman Mark Gjonaj fought to secure $10,490,000 for Legal Services in the Fiscal 2019 Budget! Legal Services for Low-Income New Yorkers: $5,300,000 Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT): $485,000 Legal Services for the Working Poor: $3,205,000  Low Wage Worker Support: $500,000 Prisoners’ Rights Project: $1,000,000  In 2019, the Administration and the City Council’s collaborative efforts to increase access to civil legal services has resulted in an investment of over $115 million for civil legal services. The City Council will provide approximately $10.5 million for civil legal services to low and middle income New Yorkers for services that include: direct legal representation and brief services on matters that may include civil justice; unemployment insurance; supplemental security income benefits; consumer finance, education; employment; class action cases; legal support for individuals, families and juveniles; housing; and employment. This represents an increase of $1.2 million over 2018.

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Results from Our Last Survey

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Councilman Mark Gjonaj's Weekly Survey

The fact that a city – which is accustom to blizzards and frequent storms – was brought to a halt due to 4” to 6” of snowfall is unacceptable. Instances of school children being stranded in school buses until 9:30pm with many parents left to only guess where their children were, finger pointing among City agencies as to which is to blame. New Yorkers deserve answers!

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