As the migrant ‘crisis’ recedes in NYC, criticism of the city stands its ground Posted on October 16, 2024 by Arun Venugopal in Gothamist The Brooklyn Community Board 1 meeting was a sleepy affair, almost entirely populated by members of the board, city officials and police officers who were all on hand to discuss the state of the city’s migrant influx, which has long been described as a “cr ..Read More
US sanctuary cities move to clear migrant tent encampments Posted on September 5, 2024 More than 64,000 migrants live in New York City-funded shelters, but like other cities where new arrivals have been bused from the southern border, the Big Apple has started clearing tent encampments to get asylum-seekers off the streets and moving toward more ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless collects school supplies for children in shelters Posted on August 21, 2024 by Natalie Duddridge in CBS News New York Dave Giffen, the Executive Director of the Coalition for the Homeless talks about their Project: Back to School campaign. ..Read More
New York City Moves to Shut Down a Growing Migrant Encampment Posted on August 19, 2024 by Luis Ferré-Sadurní in New York Times Dozens of migrants have been sleeping outdoors near a large shelter complex on Randall’s Island. On Monday, the city forced them to pack up their tents and move. ..Read More
A Growing Number of Homeless Migrants Are Sleeping on N.Y.C. Streets Posted on August 9, 2024 by Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Olivia Bensimon in New York Times As New York City officials struggle to provide shelter for nearly 65,000 asylum seekers, some have said they feel safer sleeping in parks, on the subway and on streets. ..Read More
New report slams Adams and Hochul for rise in NYC homeless population Posted on August 1, 2024 by Josephine Stratman in New York Daily News A scathing new report from the Coalition for the Homeless slammed Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul for New York City’s homelessness crisis, saying they both “engaged in harmful and counterproductive strategies” in meeting the needs of the city’s homeless po ..Read More
It’s harder for NYC homeless families without young kids to get shelter beds, data shows Posted on July 26, 2024 by Karen Yi in Gothamist In the last year, homeless families without young children in New York City are increasingly having to apply for permanent shelter placement several times before they’re approved for a bed, a Gothamist analysis found. ..Read More
Advocates worry homelessness sweeps could send more people onto streets Posted on July 25, 2024 by Karen Yi in Pix11 Some homeless advocates are attacking New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ homelessness policies. At a rally outside City Hall Thursday they said they were particularly concerned more homeless encampment sweeps are coming. ..Read More
This summer camp offers refuge for NYC’s record-high youth homeless population Posted on July 23, 2024 by Karen Yi in Gothamist As the population of children living in New York City shelters reaches unprecedented highs, with enough homeless kids to fill Yankee Stadium, a longtime summer camp is offering these young New Yorkers a chance to temporarily leave behind the trauma of congrega ..Read More
