Author: Gabriela Sandoval Requena

On the first day of shooting his new movie, director Oren Moverman had an unusual task for his star, Richard Gere: He wanted the famous actor to stand in New York City’s bustling Astor Place with an empty coffee cup begging for change. ..Read More

School starts Thursday New York City kids. For one formerly homeless family, it will be a very special day because it is the first time in four years they’ll be starting out from their own apartment. ..Read More

While life gets better for millions of gays, the number of homeless LGBT teens – many cast out by their religious families – quietly keeps growing. ..Read More

Often called “quality of life” measures, laws criminalizing such basic acts of human survival are intended to improve the lives of those fortunate enough to have a home by protecting them from having to encounter destitution in their midst. Ironica ..Read More

The Coalition’s Gabriela Sandoval Requena and Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer discuss NYC’s record number of homeless people. ..Read More

The mission, which opened in 1872, offers food, clothing, shelter, counseling services and medical care at 90 Lafayette St. For 142 years, it had only offered shelter for men. For the first time on June 16th, the mission opened its doors for women to stay over ..Read More

While accurate figures for New York’s unsheltered homeless are hard to come by, the thousands sleeping on the streets are in addition to the 53,615 people – a record-breaking figure not seen since the Great Depression – who enrolled in the city’s shelt ..Read More

A young father enters a colorless room holding his infant son while his wife sits nearby trying to believe this isn’t happening. Their older kids, not much older than the infant, stay close. They are all tired and they are all homeless. The father tells the ..Read More

The number of homeless people in the city has surged by more than 20,000 people over the past five years — with a marked spike in recent months, records show. ..Read More