AABANY Wins Third Place at the Battle of the Bars Trivia Night!
On Tuesday, June
8th, AABANY’s Young Lawyers Committee participated in a Battle of the Bars: Trivia Night, along with thirteen other bar associations in the New York metropolitan area. In a spirited night of pub trivia,
we are proud to announce that AABANY came in third place in the
competition. As a prize for this victorious win, a donation was made to a legal charity
of AABANY’s choice – the Don H. Liu Scholars Program. We are extremely proud of our team effort and thank all the members of AABANY team that night.
Congratulations to LeGal for finishing first and the Brooklyn Bar for winning second place! Thanks to AABANY Young Lawyer Committee Co-Chair Tiffany Miao and Frank Francis of Severance Burko Spalter Masone PC for coordinating the trivia night.
We would also to thank the following sponsors for making the event possible:
- Veritext:
https://www.veritext.com/ - Creative Capital:
http://www.creative-capital.com/ - Precision Lien
Resoution: http://precisionlienresolution.com/ - Strategies For
Wealth: sfriedman@strategiesforwealth.com
Write-up by AABANY Intern Quentin Wong.
Upcoming MFJC Core Trainings, June 13-29
The Manhattan Family Justice Center is happy to announce our next round of core trainings. Our training program provides professional development for service providers, community leaders, and city agencies on relevant topics regarding intimate partner violence, sex trafficking, and elder abuse.
Please share widely. All trainings are free and located at the MFJC: 80 Centre Street, 5th Floor Training Room.
Domestic Violence Dialogue
Facilitated by FJC Admin Staff
- Monday, 6/13 2-5 pm
Risk Assessment & Safety Planning
Facilitated by STEPS to End Family Violence
- Tuesday, 6/14 2-5 pm
Cultural Conversations
Facilitated by NYC Anti-Violence Project & OCDV Staff
- Wednesday, 6/15 2-5 pm
Housing & Shelter
Facilitated by Sanctuary for Families, New Destiny Housing
- Friday, 6/17 10 am – 1 pm
Trafficking & Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Facilitated by Center for Court Innovation & NY Asian Women’s Center
- Monday, 6/20 10 am – 1 pm
Criminal Justice Responses to DV
Facilitated by Manhattan DA’s Office & NYPD
- Monday, 6/20 2-4 pm
Immigration Law
Facilitated by NY Legal Assistance Group & Sanctuary for Families
- Tuesday, 6/21 2-5 pm
Family & Matrimonial Law
Facilitated by NYLAG
- Wednesday, 6/22 2-5 pm
Elder Abuse
Facilitated by Weinberg Center
- Tuesday, 6/28 10 am – 12 pm
Economic Empowerment
Facilitated by Sanctuary for Families & the Financial Clinic
- Wednesday, 6/29 10 am – 1 pm
Immigrant Eligibility for Public Benefits
Facilitated by Sanctuary for Families & OCDV Staff
- Wednesday, 6/29 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
NYC Board of Elections is Searching for Language Interpreters
The Board of Elections in the City of New York has interpreter vacancies for Chinese and Spanish in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and for Korean in Queens. Any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated. Anyone interested in working election day can email Interpreter2014@boe.nyc.ny.us or can apply online here https://electiondayworker.com/ .
The Board also has an ad on the www.nyc.gov homepage under “NYC Programs & Initiatives”
Applicants can also visit their borough office for more information:
Brooklyn
345 Adams Street, 4 Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: 1.718.797.8800
Fax: 1.718.246.5958
Hours of Operation – 9 A.M.- 5 P.M.
Queens
126-06 Queens Boulevard
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
Tel: 1.718.730.6730
Fax: 1.718.459.3384
Hours of Operation – 9A.M.– 5 P.M.
Manhattan
200 Varick Street, 10Flr
New York, NY 10014
Tel: 1. 212.886.2100
Fax: 1. 646.638.2047
Hours of Operation – 9A.M.– 5 P.M.
Staten Island
1 Edgewater Plaza, 4 Fl
Staten Island, NY 10305
Tel: 1.718.876.0079
Fax: 1.718.876.0912
Hours of Operation – 9A.M. – 5P.M.
Bronx
1780 Grand Concourse, 5 Fl
Bronx, NY 10457
Tel: 1.718.299.9017
Fax: 1. 718.299.2140
Hours of Operation – 9 A.M. – 5 P.M.
Upcoming Manhattan Family Justice Center Core Trainings
Save the Dates and Register Now!
Upcoming Manhattan Family Justice Center Core Trainings
The NYC Family Justice Center in Manhattan is happy to announce our next round of core trainings. Our core training program provides professional development on the most relevant topics for service providers working with victims and survivors of intimate partner violence, sex trafficking, and elder abuse.
Ø Criminal Justice
Monday, June 23rd 9 am – 12 pm
Facilitated by Manhattan District Attorney’s Office & NYPD
Ø Immigration Law: Options and Remedies
Monday, June 23rd 1-4 pm
Facilitated by Her Justice
Ø Risk Assessment & Safety Planning
Tuesday, June 24th 9 am – 12 pm
Facilitated by MFJC Staff
Ø Shelter & Housing
Tuesday, June 24th 1-4 pm
Facilitated by New Destiny Housing & MFJC Staff
Ø Family & Matrimonial Law
Wednesday, June 25th 1-4 pm
Facilitated by NY Legal Assistance Group
Ø Domestic Violence Dialogue
Thursday, June 26nd 11 am – 1 pm
Facilitated by Urban Justice Project
Ø Self-Sufficiency & Economic Empowerment
Friday, June 27th 10 am – 1 pm
Facilitated by MFJC Staff
Ø Culture Conversations: LGBTQ Communities
Tuesday, July 29th 1-4 pm
Facilitated by NYC Anti-Violence Project and NY Legal Assistance Group
All trainings will be held in the MFJC Training Room at 80 Centre Street (cross street Worth St.), 5th Floor, New York, NY 10013. More training details will follow soon.
Save the Dates! Upcoming Manhattan Family Justice Center Trainings
- Consumer Credit and Debt Issues for IPV Survivors
Friday, April 25th 3-5 pm
- How to File Family Offense Petitions Online
Monday, April 28th 12-1 pm
Tuesday, April 29th 12-1 pm
- Elder Abuse: What You Need to Know
Wednesday, April 30th 1-4pm
- Improving the Identification and Support of Sex Trafficking Victims
Friday, May 2nd 1-4 pm
All trainings will be held in the MFJC Training Room at 80 Centre Street 5th Floor, New York, NY 10013.
Questions? Contact Sarah Flatto.
Sarah Flatto
Director, Programs & Outreach
NYC Family Justice Center, Manhattan
80 Centre St. 5th Floor New York, NY 10013
Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence
(212) 602-2857 | (212) 602-2800
sarahf@fjcnyc.org | www.nyc.gov/domesticviolence
Chinatown NYC Restaurant Week
Ten days left to #SpringforChinatown.
Manhattan’s Chinatown has the most sensibly-priced restaurants in NYC and the one neighborhood where you can have
Shanghainese, Malaysian, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Japanese cuisines and get some ice cream afterwards
from our 2014 sponsor Häagen-Dazs on Mott St.
So how about saving your same-old restaurant for another day and #SpringforChinatown
for one of the deals, meals and steals, which vary at each participating restaurant.
Here’s a sample (hyperlinks to menus + offers can be found below) – some restrictions apply:
All you can eat sushi + hot pot under $20/pp + prix fix lunches + just pick-from-the-menu lunches +
All you can eat sushi + hot pot under $20/pp + prix fix lunches + just pick-from-the-menu lunches +
prix fixe dinners + just pick-from-the-menu dinners + prix fix packaged deals on a meal + a Häagen-Dazs Chinatown ice cream cake (see design below) for 20% off + lobster + peking duck specials +
10% off your next visit + 50% off wine selection + 10% off your entire bill
Can’t go – no prob: Share this message with others. Follow us Twitter @ChinatownRW and like us on Facebook atChinatownRestaurantWeek.
Tweet a pic of your Chinatown Restaurant Week experience and tag it #SpringforChinatown or @ChinatownRW
for a chance to win a diamond replica keychain ring. All entries/twitter handles will be entered into a raffle drawing.
Winners will be announced on Twitter on Sundays: March 23 and 30.
Share + post this poster in your office building, company kitchen, apartment building lobby by the mailboxes + retail stores.
Chinatown Restaurant Week community groups: feel free to foward this message to your email lists.
The 2014 Chinatown Restaurant Week event was funded by our participating restaurants and our 2014 sponsor Häagen-Dazs Chinatown. NYC Chinatown Restaurant Week® is an independent community-based celebration of diverse cuisines found in the downtown Manhattan Chinatown community. It was created by local resident and public relations veteran Julie Huang who serves as its volunteer producer with the support of over 32 community groups and local elected officials. NYC Chinatown Restaurant Week® is a registered trademark of and licensed from Kaimen Company.
Follow us Twitter @ChinatownRW and like us on Facebook at ChinatownRestaurantWeek.
For a media tour + customized pitch ideas + interviews with restaurants + inform us of your presence, please contact Chinatown Restaurant Week jhuangchin@gmail.com and (917) 807-0718.
NACDL Strike Force Represents Vinoo Varghese
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) is now representing Vinoo Varghese pro bono in supporting his opposition to the Manhattan DA’s attempt to subpoena him to testify against his client’s interests.
The NACDL has a “Lawyers Assistance Strike Force [which] has a clear mission of representing and counseling criminal defense lawyers who are members of NACDL when they are imperiled with the risks of contempt, disqualification or subpoena for privileged information.” http://nacdl.org/lasf/
Here is the link to NYLJ article of 11/12/13 and here is a link to NYLJ article of 11/4/13.