The pioneering Midtown Community Justice Center is expanding its operations for the second since reopening after a COVID-related hiatus to stay open a third
day per week.is expanding its operations for the second since reopening after a COVID-related hiatus to stay open a third day per week.
It operated continuously from its founding in 1993 until in-person proceedings were suspended during the pandemic. It reopened in 2022, but only at a fraction of its former capacity for one day a week, and began to see cases of defendants across the boroughs struggling with mental illness. In March 2023, the court expanded its operations to ages 18 to 25 throughout the borough of Manhattan and opened its doors another day per week.
“The Midtown Community Justice Center is a long-established neighborhood fixture that for more than three decades has provided critical programs and services to address the root causes of crime, putting justice-involved individuals on the right path and enhancing the safety and overall quality of life for those who live in, work in, and visit the areas of Manhattan served by the court,” said Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas.
Prior to the pandemic, the community court had developed services that included street outreach for unhoused individuals and community engagement initiatives. Its post-pandemic operations include the misdemeanor mental health program it started when it first returned two years ago, which addresses low-level offenders with serious mental illnesses related to their criminal justice involvement.
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