Richard Gere Experiences Homelessness for Film, Stresses Need for Human Connection Posted on July 16, 2015 by Eric Althoff in The Washington Times Even Richard Gere had a tough time panhandling. For his role as George, a homeless man suffering from mental illness in the upcoming film “Time Out of Mind,” the actor went “undercover” in New York, standing on street corners and beseeching people for ..Read More
Formerly Homeless Tenants in Prospect-Lefferts Building Fight Order to Move Posted on July 16, 2015 by Rachel Holliday Smith in DNAinfo Dozens of formerly homeless families whose landlord wants them out of his Clarkson Avenue building are fighting back against the order — as they and their legal advocates say they have every right to stay. Residents of 60 Clarkson Ave. said they received not ..Read More
Today’s Read: Stemming the Annual Tide of Summer Family Homelessness Posted on July 17, 2015 by By Jacquelyn Simone While it might seem counterintuitive, the warm summer weather always brings with it a surge in the number of homeless families seeking shelter. Landlords have fewer qualms about evicting tenants in nicer weather, and many families with children find themselves ..Read More
Private Homeless Shelters are Exactly as Awful as You’d Think Posted on July 16, 2015 by Jake Flanagin in Quartz Under state law, New York City is obligated to provide shelter to anyone who asks for it. A July 2015 report (pdf) released by the city’s Department of Homeless Services (DHS) puts the total count of New York’s sheltered individuals at more than 55,000—n ..Read More
Bratton: Media Attention Worsening Man’s Schizophrenia Posted on July 15, 2015 by Laura Nahmias in Capital New York The homeless man whose picture has appeared several times on the cover of the New York Post because of his habit of urinating in public is a schizophrenic whose symptoms are being exacerbated by all the media attention, police commissioner Bill Bratton said We ..Read More
Valerie Posted on July 16, 2015 This video featuring First Step graduate Valerie was shown at the Coalition for the Homeless’ 21st annual Women Mean Business Luncheon. ..Read More
4 NY/NY Housing Rally Posted on July 16, 2015 On June 12th we gathered at Governor Cuomo’s NYC office to demand more supportive housing for homeless people in NYC. ..Read More
4 NY/NY Rally #1 Posted on July 16, 2015 On June 12th we gathered at Governor Cuomo’s NYC office to demand more supportive housing for homeless people in NYC. ..Read More
Inside the Notorious Privately Run Homeless Shelter That Costs NYC Millions Posted on July 14, 2015 by Nathan Tempey in Gothamist After five years in a two-bedroom apartment at a privately run homeless shelter in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Merlinda Fernandez is getting her own apartment at Marcus Garvey Village in Brownsville. The low-income complex has problems with crime, concentrated ..Read More
