Press Room

Nearly 195,000 people slept in DHS shelters in 2025, the most in system’s history Coalition urges Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul to expand CityFHEPS, replace expiring federal vouchers, and invest in deeply affordable housing Today, the Coalition for the...

The WiFi4Homeless Campaign applauds the passage of S.8026-A / A.1755-A by both houses of the New York State Legislature. The campaign thanks Senator Kristen Gonzalez and Assemblymember Reyes for their leadership in passing this legislation. The legislation...

Today, Coalition for the Homeless Executive Director David Giffen issued the following statement in response to the City’s Block by Block housing plan: “New York City cannot solve homelessness without solving the housing crisis, and it is a step in the...

As Federal Emergency Housing Vouchers Expire, Failure to Act Will Push 5,500 Households Out of Their Homes and Into Homelessness As state budget negotiations are finalized, Governor Hochul must support the Legislature’s proposed $250 million in funding for...

The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless issued the following statement in response to the court’s ruling granting the plaintiffs a temporary restraining order in litigation challenging the planned opening of a men’s homeless intake site...

The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless issued the following response to the City’s planned temporary closure of the 30th Street intake office and shelter, formerly known as Bellevue: “The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the...

The Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society issued the following statement on the Mamdani Administration revamping homeless sweeps: “Like Mayor Mamdani’s pledge to expand CityFHEPS, his pledge to discontinue homeless sweeps is another...

This op-ed was first published in City & State NY on Thursday February 12th: The tragic deaths of 18 people during a recent cold spell have no connection to the mayor’s decision to stop inhumane and ineffective encampment sweeps. When tragedies hit, we...

The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless issued the following statement calling on the City to bolster measures to protect unhoused New Yorkers ahead of this weekend’s frigid weather and subzero temperatures: “With 17 New Yorkers already...

The Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society issued the following statement on the newly announced opening of the Pearl Street Safe Haven shelter in Lower Manhattan: “We strongly support the City’s decision to fast-track the opening of a new...