New York City public defender organizations and their allies rallied on the steps of City Hall on Thursday to continue to put pressure on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration to bring legal aid attorney salaries in line with those of their counterparts in city prosecutors’ offices.
The Legal Aid Society, along with borough-based public defender organizations from Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx, were joined in their call for an appropriation of $50 million from the mayor’s office in next year’s budget by two citywide elected officials, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Comptroller Scott Stringer.
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New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks Thursday on the steps of New York City Hall during a rally calling for city government to increase funding to pay public defenders. Photo: Spencer Lee Gallop

