Dossier
Mitchell Lama
Coverage of Mitchell Lama in the Nexus archive.
- A former cop in Brooklyn battling ALS is ordered to housing court when he can’t attend. What does he, and other disabled New Yorkers, do?
Mikhail Vinitsky, a former NYPD officer with ALS, was sued in Brooklyn Housing Court for unpaid rent and fees after being hospitalized. He claims his landlord failed to communicate via accessible methods despite knowing his condition, and Legal Aid Society has offered him representation.