Year: 2010

It’s been a long while since right-wing extremist Heather MacDonald has shared her mean-spirited views about homelessness with New York City’s tabloid newspaper readers.  And honestly, we can’t say we’ve missed her. But today she took ..Read More

Last night, the City of New York conducted its annual street homelessness count. The Coalition has repeatedly expressed concerns over the accuracy of the count, as seen here. Yet, regardless of our criticisms or the City’s stance, life goes on for all h ..Read More

In a recent editorial, the New York Daily News defended Mayor Bloomberg’s failed homeless policies — but had to ignore the facts to do so. Because we at Coalition for the Homeless subscribe to the old-fashioned notion that facts should inform pu ..Read More

As we noted here last month, way, way back in August — in the thick of what turned out to be a tighter-than-predicted mayoral election race — Mayor Bloomberg was asked a question about record family homelessness, and this was his response: “ ..Read More

As reported by the New York Times today, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is voicing his concerns on the Mayor’s approach to homelessness, saying that the administration’s overall attempt to reduce homelessness has failed. De Blasio cited the record ..Read More

The earthquake in Haiti has killed thousands in Port-au-Prince and surrounding communities, and left thousands more homeless and in need of emergency relief.  Here’s how you can help. The New York Times has provided a helpful list of organizations pro ..Read More

It’s rare these days that New York City tenants get good news, but here’s a momentary ray of hope. Marvin Markus, Mayor Bloomberg’s hand-picked chair of the NYC Rent Guidelines Board — who has overseen the highest rent increases for ten ..Read More

Some recent news reports have done more to highlight the plight of homeless day laborers in New York City and on Long Island. As we wrote in a recent blog post, Luis Reyes, a homeless day laborer from Oaxaca, Mexico, was found dead on January 3rd in an abando ..Read More