Over 2,000 unionized attorneys will begin to renegotiate their salaries with their employers in June, a year after hundreds of them went on strike. Photo: Noah Powelson/Eagle Urban Media

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The Lede: Good morning. Leaders of some of the city’s largest public defense organizations warned last week that without at least $100 million in additional city funding, they’ll risk an exodus of attorneys that would leave low-income New Yorkers struggling to secure legal representation.

The Rundown

  • The NAACP names Brooklynite and ex-DOJ civil rights chief Kristen Clarke as its top lawyer: Kristen Clarke, who was born in Brooklyn and previously led the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, will be the NAACP’s next general counsel, the organization announced on Wednesday.

  • Public defenders say $100M boost needed to prevent attorney shortage: The attorneys are often paid far less than the prosecutors who appear across the courtroom from them and from the officers who arrested and began to craft the evidence against their clients.

  • Mark Morris Dance Group debuts ‘Moon’ and ‘Via Dolorosa’ for 45th anniversary: From Thursday to Sunday, Mark Morris Dance Group's 45th anniversary season takes the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House stage with the New York premieres of “Moon” and “Via Dolorosa,” along with the return of “V.”

  • Trump administration’s $1B deal to stop offshore wind shows an evolution in its anti-wind strategy: The Trump administration’s $1 billion payout to a French energy company to walk away from U.S. offshore wind development is a novel tactic against the industry that supporters see as creative — but opponents see as foolish and extreme.

  • NYC’s residential building workers call contract offer by building owners ‘insulting’: The current four-year master labor agreement between the union and building owners expires on April 20. A strike would affect roughly 600,000 New York City households, according to 32BJ SEIU.

  • Man hospitalized after hammer attack in Borough Park, police seek suspect: A 58-year-old man was attacked with a hammer by an unknown assailant while inside a building at 1226 42nd St. in Borough Park around 4:13 p.m. on Thursday, according to police.

  • Judge orders Rikers manager to fix jail woes in 7 years or less: A federal judge has given new overseer Nicholas Deml sweeping powers to reform the jail system, but critics question how long basic rights can wait. (THE CITY)

  • Our world in photos: Cherry blossoms, children, Cubans and more.

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