Homelessness in the era of COVID-19 Posted on August 11, 2020 by Betty Nguyen, Veronica Rosario in PIX11 News NEW YORK — New York City has seen the highest number of homeless people of any big city across the country, and those numbers have been steadily increasing since the start of the COVID-19 crisis in March. In a recent interview, Police Commissioner Dermot She ..Read More
NYPD Sued for Info on How Cops Treated Homeless People on the Subway Posted on August 10, 2020 by Greg B. Smith in The City The Coalition for the Homeless sued the NYPD Monday for information on the scope and impact of cops’ efforts to encourage homeless people to get off the subways and into shelters. The much-publicized Subway Diversion Project, with its philosophy of “s ..Read More
New York is moving homeless people into luxury hotels to protect them against coronavirus and wealthy neighbourhoods aren’t happy Posted on August 10, 2020 by Richard Hall in The Independent New York was in the midst of a record homelessness crisis even before the coronavirus hit. Some 60,000 people were filling municipal shelters across the city every night. Nearly a third of that number was living in dorm-style facilities for single adults, ..Read More
Today’s Read: Millions Face Eviction as Pandemic Relief Measures End Posted on August 7, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone As the nation remains in the grips of a historic public health crisis that has undeniably proven that housing is health care, the corresponding economic crisis threatens to create a surge in homelessness unless Congress acts swiftly to help people stay in thei ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Statement on Release of NYC’s Affordable Housing Numbers for FY20 Posted on August 5, 2020 Coalition for the Homeless' response to Mayor Bill De Blasio's August, 2020 affordable housing announcement. ..Read More
As The Pandemic Rages On, Homeless Women & Children Are Facing A Dire Future Posted on August 4, 2020 by Jada Jackson in Refinery 29 While most of us have spent seemingly endless months now afraid of COVID-19, our collective fear does not mean we have all been sharing the same risks. As we have seen, the coronavirus is not an equalizer, but rather has affected different groups of Ameri ..Read More
Removing NYPD from Homeless Outreach is a Long-Overdue Positive Step; Here’s What Must Come Next Posted on August 3, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gotham Gazette As the city gradually reopens, we’ve seen many homeless New Yorkers kicked off the subways without being offered a safe, private alternative place to sleep. In some recent cases, we have seen police officers use unacceptable violence to drag homeless New Y ..Read More
Constance Woodson Worked Hard All Her Life. How Did She End Up Homeless During a Pandemic? Posted on July 23, 2020 by Belinda Luscombe in Time A few days after her 60th birthday, Constance Woodson took in the early-June sun on a bench in New York City’s Madison Square Park. Masked, except when she sipped her coffee, she reflected on her luck. The good news was that, in the midst of a pandemic, she ..Read More
De Blasio Scales Back NYPD ‘Outreach’ To Homeless Posted on July 17, 2020 by Mirela Iverac in WNYC Just a year ago, the mayor had announced an unusually close partnership between the NYPD and Department of Homeless Services. Click ‘Listen’ for the full story. ..Read More
