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
After-school programs for homeless NYC youth push to make a difference Posted on April 14, 2023 by Nathan Smith, Emily Lippiello, Seiji Yamashita, Penelope Lopez , and Ivan Pereira in ABC News As New York City deals with an increase in its unhoused population, advocates for children say they fear kids who are in families experiencing homelessness are being left behind. Read more… ..Read More
As NY Budget Drags On, Pressure Builds to Negotiate Tenant Protections Posted on April 13, 2023 by Emma Whitford in City Limits Gov. Hochul’s plan to ramp up construction across the state has emerged as a sticking point in delayed budget talks—making now the time, some lawmakers say, to push for the deal to include renter protections like “good cause” eviction. “You try to re ..Read More
The Politics Of Involuntary Commitment Posted on March 29, 2023 by Elena Burnett in NPR Some officials in Democratic-led jurisdictions around the country are pushing to use involuntary commitment as a tool to tackle a surge in homelessness. We hear what officials in New York City, California and Portland, Oregon are proposing – and some of ..Read More
