Coming Jan 2015: NYC Municipal ID Card Posted on July 10, 2014 by Brigid Bergin in WNYC New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is one step closer to making good on a commitment he made in his State of the City speech this year, officially signing a law that will create a municipal identification card for city residents, regardless of immigration stat ..Read More
Love Thy Homeless Neighbor Posted on July 8, 2014 by Anna Altman in The New York Times On June 30, hundreds of Elmhurst, Queens, residents gathered to protest the sudden transformation of a neighborhood hotel, the Pan American, into an emergency homeless shelter. Families rallied outside a meeting between shelter operators and the city, and the ..Read More
Advocates Say City Hunger Problem Is Reaching Crisis Levels Posted on June 28, 2014 by CBS in CBS New York City’s hunger problem is now a crisis, according to those who work with people who need help. One in six New Yorkers is now living in a home where there is not enough money to put food on the table, according to the New York City Coalition Against ..Read More
Rations Reduced as Demand Grows for Soup Kitchens Posted on June 27, 2014 by Winnie Hu in The New York Times Old Cantonese women lined up behind a white van, clutching plastic bags to carry away their meals for the night. Behind them came young children clamoring for milk, homeless men in tattered shirts and Mexican immigrants who spoke only Spanish. ..Read More
New York City ID card plan passes in council vote Posted on June 27, 2014 by Jennifer Peltz in Lohud New York will offer identification cards to residents regardless of their immigration statuses under a plan lawmakers passed Thursday and Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to sign to create the nation’s biggest municipal ID program. ..Read More
City Council Wants NYCHA to Set Aside 2,500 Units a Year for Homeless Families Posted on June 17, 2014 by Paula Duran and Kim Velsey in New York Observer City Councilmen Steve Levin, Ritchie Torres and other city council members are calling on the de Blasio administration to increase the number of NYCHA units allocated to homeless families from approximately 750 a year to at least 2,500. ..Read More
Rally calls for more assistance for homeless LGBT youth Posted on June 3, 2014 by Ashley Edwards in PIX 11 On Monday night, at a rally in Washington Square Park, dozens gathered calling for more beds for homeless youth, especially for LGBT youth. The sun was blazing down on all those who attended, but the energy was electric at the LGBT Rally for Homeless Youth. ..Read More
LGBT Rally for Homeless Youth To Be Held In Washington Square Park Posted on June 2, 2014 by James Nichols in Huffington Post A rally is scheduled to take place on Monday in New York City and will also serve as the launching of a new campaign to fight homelessness among young people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. ..Read More
Advocates Stress Benefits of Housing That Places High-Need Individuals Posted on May 30, 2014 by Erin Clarke in NY1 Advocates say the city needs more housing tailored to keeping the chronically homeless off the streets, buildings that offer homes and help, but developers building housing that places high-need individuals often face an uphill battle. ..Read More
