Migrant kids mixed with single men in NYC shelter sparks safety concerns Posted on May 8, 2023 by Haley Brown, Bernadette Hogan, and Emily Crane in New York Post In yet another disturbing twist to the migrant crisis in New York City, families with young children are sleeping alongside adult single men at a makeshift shelter inside the NYPD’s old Manhattan police academy gym — a move asylum seekers and officials hav ..Read More
Jordan Neely Was Already Dead Posted on May 6, 2023 by Errol Louis in New York Mag For some New Yorkers, Jordan Neely was dead even before Marine Corps veteran Daniel Penny allegedly choked the life out of him on the floor of a subway train. Read more… ..Read More
Jordan Neely’s death reflects the inhumane consequences of being homeless, experts say Posted on May 5, 2023 by Char Adams and Claretta Bellamy in NBC News The death of Jordan Neely reveals a wide societal belief that “any homeless person is likely to be violent or likely to attack them,” one expert said. Read more… ..Read More
No charges yet for man who put Black homeless New Yorker in chokehold on the F train Posted on May 3, 2023 by Matt Katz and Samantha Max in Gothamist The death of a Black man who appeared to be suffering from mental illness on an F train on Monday is stirring outrage after a white man who had placed him in a chokehold wasn’t charged by the NYPD. Read more… ..Read More
Man dies on NYC subway after being placed in chokehold by fellow passenger Posted on May 3, 2023 by Dylan Stableford in Yahoo Video of the deadly encounter shows the 30-year-old man being restrained by a 24-year-old U.S. Marine veteran. Read more… ..Read More
Artist Plate Project Returns for Third Edition Posted on May 2, 2023 by Shawn Ghassemitari in Hypebeast The Coalition for the Homeless‘ Artist Plate Project has become a platform for established and emerging creatives to showcase their work, while providing meals for low-income New Yorkers. Read more… ..Read More
NYC agency defends decision to stop homeless youth from sleeping overnight at drop-in centers Posted on April 24, 2023 by Giulia Heyward in Gothamist Local lawmakers blasted the city’s Department of Youth and Community Development over the agency’s recent decision to keep teens and young adults from falling asleep at its drop-in centers, saying it forces these youth to instead sleep in subway ..Read More
Council Passes Bill Requiring More Rigorous Customer Service Training for Shelter Personnel Posted on April 24, 2023 by Jacqueline Lacovara in City Land NYC On April 16, 2023, NYC adopted Local Law 49 of 2003. The new law was originally introduced as Int. 431 in 2002 by Council Member Rafael Salamanca. Local Law 49 will require the Department of Homeless Services to provide biannual customer service training to em ..Read More
Rent Guidelines Board floats double-digit increases for stabilized tenants Posted on April 20, 2023 by Ben Brachfeld in AM NY The Rent Guidelines Board, the panel that ultimately determines the rent increases New York’s more than 1 million stabilized tenants will have to bear, floated hikes of nearly 16%, a substantial metric that the mayor’s office argues will not come to pass. ..Read More