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The Bronx Defenders: New York City Government Payments

as recorded by New York City: THE BRONX DEFENDERS

The Bronx Defenders is the 213th-largest recipient of New York City government payments tracked by SpendLedger, and ranks 2nd in PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES spending. Its payments amount to 2.4% of everything the Mayoralty has paid vendors in that span. Payments to it rose 9.8% year over year.

Primary spending category: PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES

$304,396,338total received
637payments
6agencies
Feb 27, 2019 – Jun 30, 2025first / last payment
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Payments by fiscal year

FY 2025$63,254,564
FY 2024$57,624,725
FY 2023$51,294,252
FY 2022$49,292,333
FY 2021$34,177,677
FY 2020$37,385,705
FY 2019$11,367,083

Payments by fiscal year and agency

Fiscal yearAgencyPaymentsTotal
FY 2025Office of Criminal Justice79$49,194,733
FY 2025Department of Social Services39$7,597,803
FY 2025Mayoralty17$5,205,882
FY 2025Department of Youth and Community Development20$1,136,146
FY 2025Miscellaneous3$120,000
FY 2024Mayoralty85$48,125,686
FY 2024Department of Social Services35$8,724,040
FY 2024Department of Youth and Community Development4$650,000
FY 2024Miscellaneous1$125,000
FY 2023Mayoralty51$43,148,067
FY 2023Department of Social Services40$8,146,185
FY 2022Mayoralty51$37,442,221
FY 2022Department of Social Services44$11,850,111
FY 2021Mayoralty31$30,700,925
FY 2021Department of Social Services43$3,459,712
FY 2021Miscellaneous1$17,040
FY 2020Mayoralty33$31,862,830
FY 2020Department of Social Services35$5,445,609
FY 2020Miscellaneous1$77,265
FY 2019Mayoralty14$7,448,041
FY 2019Department of Social Services8$3,538,811
FY 2019Department of Citywide Administrative Services2$380,231
Total637$304,396,338

What the payments were for

Spending categories exactly as New York City government codes them in its own accounting; we do not reclassify.

CategoryPaymentsTotalFirst / last
N/A46$823,895Jan 15, 2020 – Jun 25, 2024
HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES197$47,788,376Apr 29, 2019 – Jun 16, 2025
CAPITAL PURCHASED EQUIPMENT2$380,231Apr 1, 2019 – Apr 1, 2019
PAYMENTS TO DELEGATE AGENCIES27$2,977,431Jan 4, 2021 – Jun 13, 2025
PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES349$251,935,146Feb 27, 2019 – Jun 30, 2025
JUDGMENTS AND CLAIMS-NONEMP COMP3$214,305Jul 31, 2019 – Oct 21, 2024
PROMPT PAYMENT INTEREST9$1,954Dec 5, 2024 – Jun 25, 2025
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES1$150,000Apr 24, 2025 – Apr 24, 2025
JUDGMENTS AND CLAIMS-GROSS PROCEEDS3$125,000Apr 22, 2024 – Sep 9, 2024

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 158 payments$63,254,564
DateAgencyAmountCategoryPurchase order
Jul 8, 2024Office of Criminal Justice$8,366,354.10PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Sep 11, 2024Office of Criminal Justice$7,227,857.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Nov 6, 2024Office of Criminal Justice$2,284,150.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Nov 20, 2024Office of Criminal Justice$1,916,597.78PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Aug 12, 2024Mayoralty$1,900,000.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Oct 28, 2024Office of Criminal Justice$1,698,067.07PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Dec 17, 2024Office of Criminal Justice$1,692,790.57PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Dec 12, 2024Department of Social Services$1,689,999.90HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Nov 6, 2024Office of Criminal Justice$1,585,635.27PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Dec 2, 2024Office of Criminal Justice$1,553,844.35PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Feb 3, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$1,549,156.10PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Sep 17, 2024Office of Criminal Justice$1,511,914.48PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 5, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$1,403,289.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 24, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$1,285,629.50PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Nov 6, 2024Office of Criminal Justice$1,260,186.83PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Nov 25, 2024Office of Criminal Justice$1,224,809.75PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Apr 7, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$924,524.18PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Aug 12, 2024Mayoralty$881,213.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Feb 6, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$834,818.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Feb 4, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$825,614.58PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
FY 2024top 20 of 125 payments$57,624,725
DateAgencyAmountCategoryPurchase order
Jul 31, 2023Mayoralty$5,642,520.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
May 20, 2024Department of Social Services$3,289,588.15HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Jul 13, 2023Mayoralty$3,236,886.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Feb 20, 2024Mayoralty$2,784,680.02PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Sep 27, 2023Mayoralty$2,069,709.80PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Sep 25, 2023Mayoralty$1,578,577.98PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jan 16, 2024Mayoralty$1,535,952.88PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Dec 15, 2023Mayoralty$1,501,989.71PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Nov 16, 2023Mayoralty$1,484,035.43PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Oct 19, 2023Mayoralty$1,469,407.51PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Dec 26, 2023Mayoralty$1,442,685.42PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jan 26, 2024Mayoralty$1,387,374.11PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 21, 2024Mayoralty$1,384,543.15PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
May 22, 2024Department of Social Services$1,354,899.81HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Apr 18, 2024Mayoralty$1,288,948.03PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Apr 16, 2024Mayoralty$1,277,762.37PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jul 31, 2023Mayoralty$1,153,846.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Oct 16, 2023Mayoralty$1,123,336.81PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Feb 12, 2024Mayoralty$1,106,142.75PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 18, 2024Mayoralty$1,000,000.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
FY 2023top 20 of 91 payments$51,294,252
DateAgencyAmountCategoryPurchase order
Sep 6, 2022Mayoralty$6,282,683.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jul 11, 2022Mayoralty$5,360,467.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 1, 2023Mayoralty$4,000,000.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
May 15, 2023Department of Social Services$3,433,445.90HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Mar 6, 2023Mayoralty$2,869,362.69PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 6, 2023Mayoralty$2,655,182.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Nov 21, 2022Mayoralty$1,899,735.86PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jun 26, 2023Mayoralty$1,795,614.30PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 2, 2023Mayoralty$1,670,175.37PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Dec 7, 2022Mayoralty$1,343,998.58PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Aug 3, 2022Mayoralty$1,291,675.06PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Sep 26, 2022Mayoralty$1,235,825.81PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Dec 23, 2022Mayoralty$1,212,292.01PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jan 27, 2023Mayoralty$1,199,388.88PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Feb 6, 2023Department of Social Services$1,009,148.81HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Jan 23, 2023Mayoralty$999,618.30PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jul 11, 2022Mayoralty$959,869.25PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jun 20, 2023Mayoralty$929,103.63PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
May 4, 2023Mayoralty$671,599.12PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
May 19, 2023Department of Social Services$569,245.52HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
FY 2022top 20 of 95 payments$49,292,333
DateAgencyAmountCategoryPurchase order
Nov 16, 2021Mayoralty$4,421,232.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Nov 18, 2021Mayoralty$2,797,088.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Aug 31, 2021Mayoralty$2,645,526.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Nov 18, 2021Mayoralty$2,226,929.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 24, 2022Mayoralty$2,100,000.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 28, 2022Mayoralty$1,950,727.55PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Aug 13, 2021Department of Social Services$1,568,172.93HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Jul 12, 2021Mayoralty$1,465,577.84PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Aug 9, 2021Department of Social Services$1,443,156.52HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Jul 6, 2021Department of Social Services$1,410,696.44HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Feb 16, 2022Mayoralty$1,247,296.18PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jan 24, 2022Mayoralty$1,243,299.12PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Apr 25, 2022Department of Social Services$1,205,054.29HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Nov 16, 2021Mayoralty$1,199,030.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Apr 25, 2022Mayoralty$1,182,652.99PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Dec 13, 2021Mayoralty$1,171,362.27PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Nov 18, 2021Mayoralty$973,071.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Apr 21, 2022Department of Social Services$931,592.16HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Jul 6, 2021Department of Social Services$925,889.81HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Apr 25, 2022Department of Social Services$894,743.91HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
FY 2021top 20 of 75 payments$34,177,677
DateAgencyAmountCategoryPurchase order
Jul 16, 2020Mayoralty$5,352,297.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jul 16, 2020Mayoralty$1,909,612.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
May 12, 2021Mayoralty$1,806,694.51PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jan 28, 2021Mayoralty$1,652,361.22PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Nov 27, 2020Mayoralty$1,467,352.51PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jan 25, 2021Mayoralty$1,308,588.11PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Oct 2, 2020Mayoralty$1,192,287.33PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jun 21, 2021Mayoralty$1,162,663.51PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jan 4, 2021Mayoralty$1,102,478.10PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 1, 2021Mayoralty$1,081,186.93PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Oct 26, 2020Mayoralty$1,061,810.01PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Oct 19, 2020Mayoralty$1,060,193.49PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 15, 2021Mayoralty$1,033,208.94PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
May 3, 2021Mayoralty$958,000.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Apr 28, 2021Mayoralty$954,749.45PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jul 31, 2020Mayoralty$851,808.17PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Feb 26, 2021Mayoralty$794,300.41PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jul 27, 2020Department of Social Services$790,205.91HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Sep 11, 2020Mayoralty$780,400.94PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Nov 23, 2020Mayoralty$758,195.12PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
FY 2020top 20 of 69 payments$37,385,705
DateAgencyAmountCategoryPurchase order
Aug 22, 2019Mayoralty$4,421,231.50PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Dec 13, 2019Mayoralty$2,451,357.42PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Sep 23, 2019Mayoralty$2,304,865.64PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jul 15, 2019Mayoralty$1,843,164.25PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Apr 3, 2020Mayoralty$1,578,125.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jul 18, 2019Mayoralty$1,485,917.06PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jan 13, 2020Mayoralty$1,414,599.15PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Nov 22, 2019Mayoralty$1,357,957.58PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jun 15, 2020Mayoralty$1,353,155.73PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Apr 13, 2020Department of Social Services$1,327,095.03HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Dec 13, 2019Mayoralty$1,263,927.84PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Apr 13, 2020Department of Social Services$1,240,271.45HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Feb 12, 2020Mayoralty$1,212,273.95PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Oct 18, 2019Mayoralty$1,145,166.71PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 2, 2020Mayoralty$1,062,098.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 2, 2020Mayoralty$1,054,296.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Nov 22, 2019Mayoralty$1,003,267.09PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Apr 13, 2020Department of Social Services$929,981.19HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Jan 13, 2020Mayoralty$869,552.94PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 20, 2020Mayoralty$745,053.05PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
FY 2019top 20 of 24 payments$11,367,083
DateAgencyAmountCategoryPurchase order
May 13, 2019Department of Social Services$1,939,117.67HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Jun 27, 2019Mayoralty$1,208,090.26PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 25, 2019Mayoralty$1,164,706.89PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Feb 28, 2019Mayoralty$936,827.75PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Feb 27, 2019Mayoralty$871,851.27PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
May 16, 2019Mayoralty$853,375.52PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
May 13, 2019Department of Social Services$831,706.42HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Apr 17, 2019Mayoralty$612,926.42PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Mar 25, 2019Mayoralty$568,820.11PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jun 20, 2019Mayoralty$521,433.81PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Apr 29, 2019Department of Social Services$397,933.30HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Apr 1, 2019Department of Citywide Administrative Services$280,275.00CAPITAL PURCHASED EQUIPMENT–
Jun 27, 2019Mayoralty$237,137.77PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Apr 3, 2019Mayoralty$158,834.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jun 10, 2019Department of Social Services$154,404.00HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
May 13, 2019Mayoralty$123,891.73PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Apr 1, 2019Department of Citywide Administrative Services$99,956.00CAPITAL PURCHASED EQUIPMENT–
Mar 21, 2019Mayoralty$99,642.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–
Jun 10, 2019Department of Social Services$94,034.60HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICES–
Apr 17, 2019Mayoralty$72,951.08PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICES–

Recent payments

DateAgencyAmountCategoryMethod
Jun 30, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$320,071.95PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICESContracts
Jun 25, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$204.40PROMPT PAYMENT INTERESTContracts
Jun 25, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$37.60PROMPT PAYMENT INTERESTContracts
Jun 16, 2025Department of Social Services$280,190.04HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICESContracts
Jun 13, 2025Department of Youth and Community Development$17,541.06PAYMENTS TO DELEGATE AGENCIESContracts
Jun 5, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$98,799.93PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICESContracts
Jun 5, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$537,115.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICESContracts
May 30, 2025Department of Social Services$325,724.11HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICESContracts
May 27, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$404,926.71PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICESContracts
May 23, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$296,965.02PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICESContracts
May 22, 2025Department of Social Services$90,840.17HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICESContracts
May 19, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$158,977.15PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICESContracts
May 12, 2025Department of Social Services$61,170.52HOMELESS FAMILY SERVICESContracts
May 8, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$16,318.17PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICESContracts
May 7, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$293,469.68PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICESContracts
Apr 30, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$442,660.54PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICESContracts
Apr 30, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$217,770.09PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICESContracts
Apr 28, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$821,641.68PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICESContracts
Apr 28, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$112,780.72PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICESContracts
Apr 28, 2025Department of Youth and Community Development$82,695.08PAYMENTS TO DELEGATE AGENCIESContracts
Apr 28, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$15,566.95PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICESContracts
Apr 28, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$170,639.51PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICESContracts
Apr 28, 2025Department of Youth and Community Development$6,775.94PAYMENTS TO DELEGATE AGENCIESContracts
Apr 28, 2025Office of Criminal Justice$497,330.00PROF SERV LEGAL SERVICESContracts
Apr 24, 2025Department of Social Services$150,000.00EMPLOYMENT SERVICESContracts

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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