NYC street homelessness would surge if Mayor Adams gets permission to scrap right-to-shelter, Legal Aid argues in court Posted on May 30, 2023 by Chris Sommerfeldt in The New York Daily News Street homelessness would become a lot more common in the five boroughs if Mayor Adams is given permission to roll back the city’s longstanding right-to-shelter mandate, the Legal Aid Society argues in a new court filing formally opposing his administration ..Read More
As Mayor Adams moves to curb right-to-shelter, more than 1,000 shelter beds, hundreds of rooms empty Posted on May 26, 2023 by Bahar Ostadan in Gothamist More than 1,000 beds and several hundred family units run by the Department of Homeless Services sat empty this week as Mayor Eric Adams began court proceedings to suspend the city’s 40-year-old right-to-shelter law due to a city “overextended” by newl ..Read More
In court fight preview, Legal Aid lawyer points at hole in NYC’s plan to lift right-to-shelter: ‘It’s not thought through’’ Posted on May 25, 2023 by By Chris Sommerfeldt in NY Daily News A Legal Aid Society lawyer who’s set to lead the court fight against Mayor Adams’ proposed right-to-shelter rollback said Thursday that the mayor’s plan contains a “bizarre” contradiction that could draw scrutiny from a judge — providing a previe ..Read More
Women Mean Business Luncheon Raises $600,000 for First Step Posted on May 23, 2023 On Friday, April 28th nearly 250 business and community leaders joined First Step graduates, Coalition for the Homeless staff, and program supporters at the Plaza Hotel for the 2023 Women Mean Business Luncheon. This year’s celebration was a tremendous succe ..Read More
Will NYC’s new ‘Homeless Bill of Rights’ permit people the right to sleep outside? Posted on May 21, 2023 by Bobby Caina Calvan and Christopher Weber, AP in AM New York Mayor Eric Adams has hailed New York City’s right to shelter as a hallmark of compassion for its most destitute. Now he must decide if he will extend that compassion by bestowing homeless people with the right to sleep outside. Read more… ..Read More
Jordan Neely Killing Shows Limits of New York City’s Push to Make Subway Safer Posted on May 18, 2023 by Jimmy Vielkind in WSJ Democratic Mayor Eric Adams has called for more social-service programs in recent weeks. Read more… ..Read More
As Crisis Grows, All of New York’s Migrant Plans Are Met With Outrage* Posted on May 18, 2023 by Liam Stack, Jeffery C. Mays in The New York Times Since tens of thousands of migrants began arriving in New York City last year, the administration of Mayor Eric Adams has searched for one place after another to house them: hotels, parking lots, a cruise ship terminal and a pair of giant tents on Randall’s ..Read More
NYC converts hotels to shelters as pressure mounts to accommodate asylum seekers Posted on May 15, 2023 by DEEPTI HAJELA & BOBBY CAINA CALVAN in AP News NEW YORK (AP) — The historic Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan shuttered three years ago, but it will soon be bustling again — reopening to accommodate an anticipated influx of asylum seekers just as other New York City hotels are being converted to eme ..Read More
‘The right decision’: Adams defends suspending ‘right-to-shelter’ rules Posted on May 11, 2023 by Maya Rajamani in NY1 Mayor Eric Adams defended his decision to suspend parts of the city’s “right-to-shelter” law on Thursday, calling it a difficult choice forced by a “real-life humanitarian crisis.” Read more… ..Read More