"Banks, a former attorney in chief for the Legal Aid Society, is more recently known for serving as the city's homelessness czar during former Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration, in which he led the city's Department of Social Services. During his three decades with Legal Aid, Banks was an architect in a settlement in the landmark McCain v. Koch case, which established the permanent and enforceable right to shelter for families experiencing homelessness in New York City."
"As he announced Banks' nomination Tuesday, Mamdani affirmed his campaign-trail commitment to hire 200 more lawyers to the Law Department, saying he believed the department was currently short-staffed and that the additional lawyers were needed to ensure Banks and the department could properly carry out the job of being on the front lines of fights for equal rights. Mamdani added that some of the work the prospective new Law Department hires will do will involve providing legal services for immigrant New Yorkers."
Zohran Mamdani nominated Steven Banks for Corporation Counsel and named Ramzi Kassem as chief counsel for the new administration. Banks served three decades at the Legal Aid Society and later led the city's Department of Social Services as homelessness czar under Mayor Bill de Blasio. Banks helped architect the McCain v. Koch settlement, which established a permanent, enforceable right to shelter for families in New York City. Mamdani said the Law Department is short-staffed and pledged to hire 200 additional lawyers to restore frontline equal-rights work, including providing legal services for immigrant New Yorkers. Banks stressed the importance of strong legal staffing to advance an affordability agenda.
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