Queens Legal Services

We're in Jamaica, Queens to announce a lawsuit against Zara Realty for repeatedly violating rent stabilization laws and harassing tenants at their Queens apartment buildings. Zara has been taking advantage of their tenants for far too long.

Our @EJW_org Fellow @katrinafeldkamp and @QLSnews colleague Tara Foster testifying before the NYS Assembly Education Committee yesterday in Albany on mental health in schools @NYSA_Majority @NYSAssembly

@QLSnews is hosting a trivia night on 11/8! 100% of proceeds will go to the QLS Client Fund to help pay for essential items and expenses that our clients are often unable to afford themselves. legalservicesnyc.org/queenstrivia #QueensNYC #fundraise #supportlegalservices

Congratulations to our very own Tanya Wong, Director of Government Benefits, on her 2018 Public Service Award from @nycla!

Thanks @FranciscoMoyaNY & @QLSNews for holding a Know Your Immigration Rights training last night in #Corona. We are happy that CM Moya is supportive of vendors - his office doors are always open.

Very proud of the work being done by @QLSnews and @courtinnovation at Legal Hand in Jamaica to empower our community! #queensny

Know Your Rights Week for immigrants is coming to Queens: June 25-29.

#DVcounts shows in just one day in New York State: - 7,148 Victims Served - 1,315 Hotline Calls Answered - 2,202 Attended Prevention and Education Trainings - 852 Unmet Requests for Services in One Day, of which 77% (660) were for Housing nnedv.org/mdocs-posts/20…

📣Spots are available for the May and June Name Change Clinics! The clinics are free and open to low-income transgender and gender nonconforming residents of NYC who need to obtain a name change order. To schedule an appointment, call our citywide hotline at 917-661-4500.

Queens Legal Services Senior Staff Attorney SooKyung Vitale (3rd from R) at @kcsny's first collaborative Community Immigration Forum this past weekend! The event included Know your Rights and family preparedness presentations as well as individual attorney consultation sessions.

Free Know Your Rights workshops for immigrant communities + free legal consultations, today! 📆 March 24, 2018 ⏰ 12:30-4pm 🗺 Iglesia Nueva Vida Internacional 53-21 37th Ave. Woodside, NY. #QLS #KnowYourRights

LSNYC's Jacob Inwald (center) at last week's @NYSCourtsNews 2018 Foreclosure Seminar for the New York State Judiciary, where he participated in a panel moderated by Judge Quinlan of Suffolk County, along with colleagues from @MFJLegal and @NYCBarAssnNews