New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)

• Asylum Pro Se online resources. Please visit nylag.org/immigration/pro-se-plus-project for more locations, email [email protected] or leave a voice message at (212) 514-4274, a callback is not guaranteed. Immigrant protection unit also can be reached at [email protected]. Ukrainian citizens who recently arrived to the US may be eligible for Temporary Protected Status and can request assistance via [email protected] or (212) 659-6187
• LGBTQIA2S+ civil matters unit. Sexual orientation discrimination, Asylum, name and gender marker change and other non-criminal cases.
• Many units have different requirements but income guidelines are similar: the services are available to NYC residents or people with Cases based in NYC earning under $30K a year per person in the household. For intake, call (212) 659-6161
• Medicaid, Medicare, and Home Care Services Issues Affecting People over 65 and People with Disabilities — Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program (EFLRP). See details at nylag.org/evelyn-frank-legal-resources, call them at (212) 613-7310 on Mondays 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, or email them at [email protected]
• Mediation for divorces via the main number, except if there is: action pending in court, present or past domestic violence, current drug/alcohol abuse
• Legal Clinic for Pro Se Litigants in Federal Court in New York City or Westchester for civil cases involving civil rights, employment discrimination, labor law, social security benefits, foreclosure, and tax
• Free legal services for patients of certain hospitals, see the list and directions at legalhealth.org/find-us. Cancer Patient Advocacy can be reached at (212) 946-0357
• Free financial counseling (no legal issues) for adults by NYLAG and other organizations across the city, call 311 or visit a866-dcwpwb.nyc.gov/talkmoney/book-appointment
• Public Benefits, Social Security and SSI Disability Appeals, Homeless Shelter Access, and Healthcare via the main number, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• Public Housing Legal Issues, call (212) 946-0353 or email [email protected]
• Special Education Issues: call the main number, choose the option for a new case intake, then Special Education, and leave a voice message
• Tenant lawyer: call (929) 356-9582 Monday – Friday 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• Veterans' Legal Issues: call (212) 946-0343 Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM or email [email protected]
• Workers' Rights are available via the main number, except for union issues (labor law), workers' compensation, disability insurance, tax issues related to employment, pensions, most severance issues, and bankruptcy issues
• Mobile Legal Van: make an appointment at nylag.org/van
• Domestic and Sexual Violence Support, via main number or this intake form
• Independent Consumer Advocacy Network (ICAN), see other locations across NYS at icannys.org/meet-in-person/agency-finder
• Holocaust compensation, call (212) 613-7306

• Open Monday to Friday 9 AM to 3 PM

• No documents required

  People of all ages are welcome