Advocate: Taking Photos of Homeless ‘Unethical and Inhumane’ Posted on November 12, 2015 by Associated Press in CBSNewYork Advocates are speaking out against a police union-backed initiative, and other apps which prompt New Yorkers to post pictures of the city’s homeless online. In August, the Sergeants Benevolent Association launched the “Peek-a-Boo, We See You!” campaign, ..Read More
Paul Bettany’s First Film, About a Homeless New York Couple Posted on November 12, 2015 by Leonard Lopate in WNYC Actor Paul Bettany discusses “Shelter,” the first film he wrote and directed. The movie centers around the lives of Hannah and Tahir who come from two different worlds, but are now both homeless on the streets of New York. Bettany told Leonard that ..Read More
Criticism and Litigation Over Renewal Clause in Rent-Freeze Program for Older New Yorkers Posted on November 10, 2015 by Mireya Navarro in The New York Times As New York City officials encourage older tenants to take advantage of an underused program that freezes their rents, they have also been cutting off participants who fail to renew on time, advocates say. The Rent Freeze Program allows tenants 62 and older to ..Read More
Artwalk NY Honors Richard Gere and Alec Baldwin Posted on November 11, 2015 by Noelle Bodick in ArtInfo Each night in New York, some 60,000 people sleep in shelters. Aiding the fight to eliminate homelessness, the Coalition for the Homeless annually hosts Artwalk NY, an art auction benefitting the nonprofit advocacy group. This year’s event, held on November 1 ..Read More
Jessie Garcia Posted on November 10, 2015 Coalition for the Homeless case worker Jessie Garcia shares her story with the Coalition at the 2015 Robin Hood Heroes Breakfast on November 10, 2015. ..Read More
Robin Hood Honors Three Heroes at Annual Breakfast Posted on November 10, 2015 by Press Release in Market Wired Robin Hood, New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization, celebrated its 2015 Heroes Award at an event at Cipriani in midtown Manhattan this morning. Robin Hood honored three non-profits — iMentor, Coalition for the Homeless and Lawyers Fo ..Read More
NYPD Commissioner Bratton Says Panhandlers Would Move on if They Didn’t Get Money — But Advocate Says ‘He’s Mistaken’ Posted on November 10, 2015 by Erin Durkin, Ginger Adam Otis and Jennifer Fermino in New York Daily News Police Commissioner Bill Bratton offered a radical solution Monday for those offended by New York’s homeless: Rely on your common cents. Speaking to reporters at City Hall, Bratton said panhandlers would disappear if people stopped plunking coins in their cu ..Read More
VA Enters Stretch on Goals for Homelessness, Claims Backlog Posted on November 10, 2015 by The Associated Press in The New York Times Six years ago, the Obama administration set the ambitious goal of ending veteran homelessness in 2015 and ending the backlog in disability claims. It appears likely the Department of Veterans Affairs will miss both targets even though it has made progress. The ..Read More
Can New York Save Itself from Out-of-Control Rents? Posted on November 8, 2015 by Peter Moskowitz in Vice New York City has a problem that isn’t unprecedented or unique, but it’s undeniably a problem: Too many people want to live here. As a result, the vacancy rate has dropped to 1 percent in Manhattan, and the average price of a rental in that borough ..Read More
