Know Your Bike Rights in NYC

Bicycle weather is upon us and boy is it amazing!! New York City has been working in the past few years to become a greener city by implementing more green spaces, bike lanes and walkable areas. For the past few summers’ bike usage as a mode of transportation has consistently increased as more people opt-in [...]

CONSUMER DEBT AND BANKRUPTCY – Free Event in Brooklyn Tonight

Are you struggling to keep your head above water? Are collections agents calling you at all hours? Is your home in risk of foreclosure? If you’re struggling with any or all of these, tonight’s event on Consumer Debt and Bankruptcy presented by the Foundation Law Committee is a must! Light Refreshments will be served. When: [...]

Need Affordable Representation on a Civil Court Matter? NYC Bar Civil Court Project Could be an Option

If you’re in civil court in New York City and in need of affordable representation, the New York City Bar’s Legal Referral Service might be able to help through their Civil Court Project. The project offers well-qualified attorneys with over 10 years of experience at significantly reduced-fees, focusing on disputes involving amounts from $7,000 to [...]

Did you get a mistaken foreclosure notice from Wells Fargo? Learn what you can do

The New York State Attorney general has learned that Wells Fargo has mistakenly miscoded approximately 1,500 current loans for homeowners residing in the following counties: New York, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Bronx, Nassau, Suffolk, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester. These loans are current but the miscoding resulted in foreclosure-related notices being sent to the [...]

NY leads with the most missing pension $$ waiting to be claimed. Do you know if you are owed unclaimed pension?

Are you owed unclaimed pension money? Across the country, there are more than 38,000 people who haven’t claimed pension benefits they are owed. Those unclaimed pensions equal a total of over $300 million dollars, with individual benefits ranging from twelve cents to almost a million dollars. New York tops the list of states with the [...]

Thinking About Buying a New Refrigerator or Clothes Washers? NYS ENERGY STAR Appliance Rebate ends 2/1/13

Starting March 19th, 2012 $3.5 million in federal funds will be available  for New York residents to purchase high-efficiency ENERGY STAR refrigerators and clothes washers. This funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program and will be administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). Rebates of [...]

Facing foreclosure in Nassau County and can’t afford an attorney? Then don’t this free legal clinic on 2/4

Mortgage foreclosure continues to affect a large number of homeowners on Long Island. Nassau County homeowners who are concerned about foreclosure matters or are already in the foreclosure process involving property in Nassau County, can receive legal guidance, loan modification assistance and bankruptcy information – all in one room — at the next free Nassau County [...]

If you live in Buffalo and are dealing with consumer legal issues, Western New York Law Center has opened a new program to provide free legal help

The Western New York Law Center has launched a new program to provide legal help with consumer debt, offering consumers assistance with garnishments, credit default judgments and other issues. The Law Center is offering this program because of what they call a  “troubling trend” in consumer debt cases in court. In 2010, for instance, 15,201, [...]

Do you qualify for lower cost phone service? If you’re not sure, it doesnt hurt to find out if you qualify for NY’s Lifeline or Link-Up Program

Do you you know you may qualify for a discount on your telephone service through the Lifeline and Link-up programs? The program provides qualified consumer with discounts for monthly residential phone bills for basic telephone service and some wireless and cellular providers. Link-up program: provides a discount on the cost of initiating service for a [...]

Do you really need my social security number (SSN)? New law warns not to show your SSN to everyone

Next time someone asks you for your social security number, you may want to think twice before you show it to them.  Starting 12/12/12, New York has passed a law which limits the dissemination and collection of Social Security numbers (SSN) in order to increase consumer privacy and prevent identity theft. The law states that [...]

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