Posted on February 14, 2017 by The Editorial Board in New York Daily News New York Daily News, By The Editorial Board Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito aim to extend to New York’s lowest-income families the aid of a lawyer in Housing Court when the evictors come knocking. The idea, championed by former New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, passed the test of a rigorous pilot — and is well worth the estimated $93 million pricetag.
