Neighborhood Defender Service Inc: New York City Government Payments
as recorded by New York City: NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE INC
Neighborhood Defender Service Inc is the 625th-largest recipient of New York City government payments tracked by SpendLedger, and ranks 7th in PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES spending. Its payments amount to 0.9% of everything the Mayoralty has paid vendors in that span. Payments to it rose 24.2% year over year.
Primary spending category: PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES
$103,748,364total received
279payments
4agencies
Feb 19, 2019 – Jun 30, 2025first / last payment
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Payments by fiscal year
Payments by fiscal year and agency
| Fiscal year | Agency | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | 40 | $22,914,118 |
| FY 2025 | Mayoralty | 11 | $2,156,922 |
| FY 2025 | Department of Youth and Community Development | 1 | $650,000 |
| FY 2024 | Mayoralty | 70 | $20,704,668 |
| FY 2023 | Mayoralty | 50 | $16,283,458 |
| FY 2023 | Department of Social Services | 3 | $99,650 |
| FY 2022 | Mayoralty | 39 | $14,215,508 |
| FY 2021 | Mayoralty | 22 | $10,718,078 |
| FY 2020 | Mayoralty | 28 | $12,478,363 |
| FY 2020 | Department of Social Services | 1 | $50,000 |
| FY 2019 | Mayoralty | 14 | $3,477,599 |
| Total | 279 | $103,748,364 |
What the payments were for
Spending categories exactly as New York City government codes them in its own accounting; we do not reclassify.
| Category | Payments | Total | First / last |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 3 | $99,650 | Feb 1, 2023 – Feb 2, 2023 |
| PROMPT PAYMENT INTEREST | 6 | $828 | Sep 3, 2024 – Oct 10, 2024 |
| HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES | 1 | $50,000 | Nov 22, 2019 – Nov 22, 2019 |
| PAYMENTS TO DELEGATE AGENCIES | 4 | $1,643,902 | Nov 19, 2020 – Jun 11, 2025 |
| PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | 265 | $101,953,984 | Feb 19, 2019 – Jun 30, 2025 |
Largest payments by fiscal year
The biggest individual payments in each fiscal year, up to 20 per year. Where the source publishes a purchase order behind a payment, the PO description appears; older payments may carry a bare PO reference because the government's published PO files do not reach back that far.
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FY 2025top 20 of 52 payments$25,721,040
| Date | Agency | Amount | Category | Purchase order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2024 | Office of Criminal Justice | $3,449,103.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Office of Criminal Justice | $2,079,258.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jul 24, 2024 | Mayoralty | $1,443,414.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Office of Criminal Justice | $1,224,512.69 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $900,739.23 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $835,015.20 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $824,608.12 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Office of Criminal Justice | $787,277.71 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Office of Criminal Justice | $734,373.03 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Office of Criminal Justice | $734,240.55 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Office of Criminal Justice | $720,742.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $670,638.21 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Department of Youth and Community Development | $650,000.00 | PAYMENTS TO DELEGATE AGENCIES | – |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Office of Criminal Justice | $641,521.77 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $636,908.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| May 27, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $624,439.28 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $620,527.04 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $599,265.31 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Office of Criminal Justice | $594,239.71 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $526,917.01 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
FY 2024top 20 of 70 payments$20,704,668
| Date | Agency | Amount | Category | Purchase order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2023 | Mayoralty | $1,529,640.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Mayoralty | $1,161,081.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Mayoralty | $797,446.30 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Mayoralty | $737,460.21 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| May 31, 2024 | Mayoralty | $716,262.58 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Mayoralty | $713,671.63 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Mayoralty | $706,515.72 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Mayoralty | $653,493.22 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Mayoralty | $652,650.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Mayoralty | $622,400.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Mayoralty | $612,333.72 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Mayoralty | $602,856.87 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Mayoralty | $550,331.15 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Mayoralty | $547,233.24 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Mayoralty | $533,691.74 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Mayoralty | $522,731.24 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Nov 22, 2023 | Mayoralty | $504,757.92 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Mayoralty | $496,898.17 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Nov 22, 2023 | Mayoralty | $477,076.66 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Mayoralty | $473,060.85 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
FY 2023top 20 of 53 payments$16,383,107
| Date | Agency | Amount | Category | Purchase order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2022 | Mayoralty | $2,563,029.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Mayoralty | $1,547,395.82 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Mayoralty | $1,146,930.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Mayoralty | $928,243.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Mayoralty | $899,869.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| May 19, 2023 | Mayoralty | $899,868.50 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Mayoralty | $790,239.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| May 19, 2023 | Mayoralty | $582,152.81 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Mayoralty | $537,694.63 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Mayoralty | $537,665.99 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 13, 2023 | Mayoralty | $524,757.94 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Mayoralty | $512,461.41 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Mayoralty | $487,856.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Mayoralty | $428,902.99 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Mayoralty | $362,146.81 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 13, 2023 | Mayoralty | $327,590.47 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 13, 2023 | Mayoralty | $326,628.82 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Mayoralty | $229,702.93 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Mayoralty | $213,895.59 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Mayoralty | $213,685.45 | PAYMENTS TO DELEGATE AGENCIES | – |
FY 2022top 20 of 39 payments$14,215,508
| Date | Agency | Amount | Category | Purchase order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2021 | Mayoralty | $2,759,772.80 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Mayoralty | $1,505,085.71 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Mayoralty | $1,431,796.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Mayoralty | $1,034,163.79 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Mayoralty | $800,000.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Mayoralty | $713,726.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jul 12, 2021 | Mayoralty | $506,580.11 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Mayoralty | $448,659.82 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Mayoralty | $431,005.77 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jun 27, 2022 | Mayoralty | $425,586.80 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Mayoralty | $380,000.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Mayoralty | $345,307.90 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jul 12, 2021 | Mayoralty | $322,345.27 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Mayoralty | $290,419.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Mayoralty | $290,417.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Mayoralty | $290,417.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Mayoralty | $261,555.30 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jul 22, 2021 | Mayoralty | $216,200.27 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Mayoralty | $186,475.09 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Mayoralty | $184,590.60 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
FY 2021top 20 of 22 payments$10,718,078
| Date | Agency | Amount | Category | Purchase order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2020 | Mayoralty | $2,070,758.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Mayoralty | $1,790,068.97 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Dec 7, 2020 | Mayoralty | $774,036.77 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 22, 2021 | Mayoralty | $722,154.37 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jul 16, 2020 | Mayoralty | $686,308.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 26, 2021 | Mayoralty | $680,583.15 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 3, 2021 | Mayoralty | $649,517.09 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jan 7, 2021 | Mayoralty | $636,394.81 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Nov 19, 2020 | Mayoralty | $325,000.00 | PAYMENTS TO DELEGATE AGENCIES | – |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Mayoralty | $280,168.77 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 3, 2021 | Mayoralty | $268,814.29 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jan 7, 2021 | Mayoralty | $265,983.43 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jun 23, 2021 | Mayoralty | $256,367.61 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 26, 2021 | Mayoralty | $251,793.22 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 19, 2020 | Mayoralty | $215,126.21 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 10, 2021 | Mayoralty | $195,123.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Nov 9, 2020 | Mayoralty | $188,513.49 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 19, 2020 | Mayoralty | $179,495.39 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Mayoralty | $160,058.91 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Mayoralty | $105,892.64 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
FY 2020top 20 of 29 payments$12,528,363
| Date | Agency | Amount | Category | Purchase order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2020 | Mayoralty | $1,300,966.33 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Aug 5, 2019 | Mayoralty | $1,000,000.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 28, 2019 | Mayoralty | $946,600.57 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Dec 11, 2019 | Mayoralty | $793,439.50 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 23, 2019 | Mayoralty | $660,707.53 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Mayoralty | $646,065.67 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Mayoralty | $616,423.88 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Mayoralty | $608,449.32 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Mayoralty | $604,396.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jul 8, 2019 | Mayoralty | $537,305.20 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 28, 2019 | Mayoralty | $486,988.20 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Nov 25, 2019 | Mayoralty | $463,281.79 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 23, 2020 | Mayoralty | $385,191.35 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 28, 2019 | Mayoralty | $344,210.56 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Mayoralty | $313,148.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Nov 25, 2019 | Mayoralty | $288,898.22 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Mayoralty | $280,645.26 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Mayoralty | $271,429.50 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Mayoralty | $262,533.53 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Oct 28, 2019 | Mayoralty | $252,968.06 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
FY 2019top 14 of 14 payments$3,477,599
| Date | Agency | Amount | Category | Purchase order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2019 | Mayoralty | $650,788.76 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 27, 2019 | Mayoralty | $625,007.59 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Apr 30, 2019 | Mayoralty | $374,435.13 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 27, 2019 | Mayoralty | $346,989.01 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Feb 19, 2019 | Mayoralty | $319,636.21 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 27, 2019 | Mayoralty | $288,417.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 27, 2019 | Mayoralty | $288,240.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jun 11, 2019 | Mayoralty | $235,341.66 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jun 11, 2019 | Mayoralty | $123,193.07 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| May 13, 2019 | Mayoralty | $82,185.50 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jun 11, 2019 | Mayoralty | $56,505.78 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Mar 19, 2019 | Mayoralty | $44,002.64 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jun 11, 2019 | Mayoralty | $35,985.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
| Jun 11, 2019 | Mayoralty | $6,872.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | – |
Recent payments
| Date | Agency | Amount | Category | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $824,608.12 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $358,007.56 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $15,898.11 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $191,600.11 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Department of Youth and Community Development | $650,000.00 | PAYMENTS TO DELEGATE AGENCIES | Contracts |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $413,817.60 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| May 27, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $624,439.28 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| May 14, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $10,434.33 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| May 6, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $3,408.69 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $835,015.20 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $599,265.31 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $900,739.23 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $620,527.04 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $176,493.50 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $636,908.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $670,638.21 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $526,917.01 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $515,012.57 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $500,000.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Office of Criminal Justice | $57,210.25 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Office of Criminal Justice | $787,277.71 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Office of Criminal Justice | $503,547.37 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Office of Criminal Justice | $417,180.20 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Office of Criminal Justice | $501,728.00 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Office of Criminal Justice | $594,239.71 | PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES | Contracts |
Other vendors serving Mayoralty
- National Prescription Adm Inc $727,811,111
- Brooklyn Defender Services $487,520,172
- Safe Horizon Inc $325,548,605
- The Bronx Defenders $203,933,652
- Management Benefits Fund $201,893,676
- Hagerty Consulting Inc. Hagerty Consulting $199,804,438
- New York County Defender Services $176,240,074
- Bronx Defenders $170,316,605
- The Fortune Society Inc $137,191,321
- Exodus Transitional Community Inc $133,449,201
VerifiedData refreshed Sep 7, 2026 from Checkbook NYC (checkbooknyc.com): 38,060,921 payments on record, Dec 22, 2009 to Jun 30, 2025. How we verify this data