Tina Luongo

Queer Chief Public Defender in NYC , strategist, coalition builder and foodie! Views my own.

[The Legal Aid Society @LegalAidNYC]

🏳️‍🌈 In honor of Pride Month, we're highlighting the rights of LGBTQ+ youth in foster care.

Every young person deserves to feel safe expressing their identity. Throughout the month, we'll be sharing resources to help them navigate this complex system.⬇️ https://t.co/fDiIQNdP0s

[The Legal Aid Society @LegalAidNYC]

BREAKING: We've filed a lawsuit on behalf of tenants at River Park Towers in the Bronx, challenging a years-long pattern of wrongful eviction filings on low-income residents.
https://t.co/PjkSq0dpAT

[The Legal Aid Society @LegalAidNYC]

A new class action lawsuit alleges that the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) routinely removes children from their parents without a court order — even when there is enough time to seek judicial approval.

[The Legal Aid Society @LegalAidNYC]

BREAKING: NYC families are suing ACS over unconstitutional family separations. 🧵

https://t.co/RrADJ9Dzmw

[ajjack.bsky.social @brooklynPD]

Don't let them say there isn't enough time, with this diverse majority of reps behind these bills, there is nothing BUT time to get this done before 6/4. Pass #ParoleJustice, no more excuses, get these common sense bills over the finish line today. T/Y to my rep @LegMJShimsky

[The Legal Aid Society @LegalAidNYC]

The complaint details how agents have routinely ignored the legal requirements of reasonable suspicion and probable cause, instead carrying out stops and arrests driven by racial profiling and pressure to meet aggressive federal immigration arrest quotas.

[The Legal Aid Society @LegalAidNYC]

This lawsuit seeks to challenge a pattern of unlawful enforcement that has put thousands of Latino, Black, and Brown New Yorkers at risk and undermined the constitutional rights of communities across our city and state.

[The Legal Aid Society @LegalAidNYC]

BREAKING: Today, we joined @NYCLU, @MaketheRoadNY, and @CovingtonLLP in filing a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s unlawful practice of conducting suspicionless stops and warrantless immigration arrests based solely on perceived race and ethnicity. https://t.co/Zp1YmRvNUS

[The Legal Aid Society @LegalAidNYC]

We'll see you tonight in Brooklyn!
Stop by our table for housing resources.

[The Legal Aid Society @LegalAidNYC]

Jabez Chakraborty, who has no prior criminal convictions, was shot multiple times by NYPD officers and is now fighting to recover.

Like every New Yorker represented by our office, Mr. Chakraborty will receive a robust and vigorous defense. More: https://t.co/WezK7sPyBO

[Justice Committee (now on bsky!) @watchthecops]

#JabezChakraborty needed care - care his family tried to get multiple times. Instead, he was shot by NYPD in his own home.

“The city has failed a family that has tried to make every right move.” -attorney Shanaz Chowdhury

Great article from @Gregbsmithnyc @THECITYNY

[The Legal Aid Society @LegalAidNYC]

It is more vital than ever for the board to provide urgently needed relief to the more than two million working-class New Yorkers who live in rent-stabilized homes by freezing rents.

https://t.co/8ObcalLRUU

[Tina Luongo @TMLuongo]

So excited that @LegalAidNYC is a host site!!

[Black Public Defender Association (BPDA) @BPDA_justice]

In the final session of our Community Engagement Fellowship (CEF) mini-series, you'll meet the confirmed host sites for the 2026 Fellowship.

@BklynDefender, @cocodefender, Cuyahoga County Office of the Public Defender, @PhillyDefenders, @LegalAidNYC

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

Join us on Feb. 27th at CUNY Law School for a Second Look Symposium with Chief Judge Rowan Wilson, Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas, Senator Gianaris, Professor Steve Zeidman, and others calling for the passage of the Second Look Act. RSVP: https://t.co/yBIeXuBCGa

[The Legal Aid Society @LegalAidNYC]

Temporary rental assistance helps families today— but real housing stability means sustained funding and more vouchers to protect tenants at risk.

https://t.co/NFY88Dmiei

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Be Love.

#BadBunny #SuperBowl #BeLove

[Coalition for the Homeless @NYHomeless]

*** @LegalAidNYC, Coalition for the Homeless Urge City to Bolster Measures to Protect Unhoused New Yorkers From Looming Subzero Temperatures *** read full statement here: https://t.co/C7VK1CgOFn

[Tina Luongo @TMLuongo]

Congratulations Rob!

[The Fortune Society @thefortunesoc]

The Fortune Society’s Board of Directors today announced that Deputy CEO Rob DeLeon has been appointed Interim President and CEO, as current leader Stanley Richards steps into a new role as New York City’s next Commissioner of the Department of Correction. Read our full statement: https://t.co/urVb6YLRB1

[Tina Luongo @TMLuongo]

Congratulations @tiffany_caban and @CMSandyNurse!

[City & State NY @CityAndStateNY]

After years of battling against former Mayor Eric Adams’ budget cuts, Cabán said the caucus sees lots of opportunity over the next few years. https://t.co/BzZ9HXNegr

[City & State NY @CityAndStateNY]

After years of battling against former Mayor Eric Adams’ budget cuts, Cabán said the caucus sees lots of opportunity over the next few years. https://t.co/BzZ9HXNegr