Opinion: City’s Move to Vacate UWS Hotel Shelter is Adding ‘Trauma on Top of Trauma,’ Resident Says Posted on October 13, 2020 by Shams DaBaron in City Limits On September 13, I stood on the grounds of Gracie Mansion, home to Mayor Bill de Blasio, alongside other homeless New Yorkers and advocates. We protested the mayor’s decision to remove hundreds of us from the Lucerne Hotel on West 79th Street on th ..Read More
Will Deeper Segregation Be Bill de Blasio’s Legacy? Posted on October 9, 2020 by Corinne Low in The Nation country’s original sin of slavery, with white liberals everywhere suddenly activated against police violence and systematic racism. But here in supposedly progressive New York City—where Mayor Bill de Blasio personally helped paint the words “Black Lives ..Read More
Grandma Quarantined at LaGuardia Hotel Treated More Like Inmate than Guest Amid COVID-19 Test Snag Posted on October 4, 2020 by Greg B. Smith in The City The LaGuardia Plaza, about a block from the airport, looks from the outside like any hotel that caters to business travelers: a sweeping circular driveway and meticulously landscaped entrance leading to a shiny glass box on Ditmars Boulevard. These days, howev ..Read More
Do right by homeless people: A novel idea for how to approach New Yorkers in deep distress Posted on October 9, 2020 by Dave Giffen, Josh Goldfein in The New York Daily News The recent debacle surrounding the city’s use of the Lucerne Hotel on the Upper West Side to shelter homeless men during the pandemic, and Mayor de Blasio’s Sept. 8 order to transfer the men out of that hotel in response to NIMBY — and, at times, outward ..Read More
Thank You for Making the 2020 Project: Back to School a Success! Posted on September 29, 2020 by Coalition for the Homeless Here’s something to feel good about: Thanks to your generous donations, our 13th annual Project: Back to School backpack and school supply drive was a huge success! Our goal was a fill 2,500 backpacks with all the things kids need to start the year off ..Read More
Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) Program Signed into Law! Posted on August 7, 2014 by SHELLY NORTZ Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation passed by the New York City Council on July 24th that will help tenants with disabilities stay in their homes under the Disability Rent Increase Exemption program (DRIE) by freezing their rents at their current level ..Read More
Legislation To Make 1,000 Additional New Yorkers with Disabilities Eligible for Rent Freeze Posted on July 24, 2014 by Brian Kavanagh in Press Release Today, Senator Diane Savino, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, Council Member Helen Rosenthal, New Yorkers with disabilities, legislative colleagues, and disability rights and housing advocates announced enactment of legislation to expand the Disability Rent Incr ..Read More
Jerry Breen Posted on July 21, 2014 Jerry Breen is the Eviction Prevention Program Manager. The Coalition for the Homeless’ Eviction Prevention Program saves more than 600 households every year from losing their homes and experiencing the trauma of homelessness. ..Read More
Perry Posted on July 21, 2014 Perry first started coming to the Grand Central Food Program when he was homeless. Now that he has secured housing, he continues to use the soup kitchen to supplement his income and is a regular volunteer with the program. ..Read More
