Number of homeless people killed in NYC is increasing Posted on March 15, 2022 by Matt Katz in Gothamist The killer police say targeted homeless people in New York City and Washington D.C. is part of a disturbing trend: A growing number of unhoused people being murdered in the city. ..Read More
‘Coalition for the Homeless’ director speaks out on shootings of homeless men Posted on March 14, 2022 by Kemberly Richardson in abc7NY Policy director for “Coalition for the Homeless” Jacquelyn Simone, digs deeper into the disturbing acts of violence by a gunman who has targeted homeless men in New York City and Washington D.C. ..Read More
Protecting Homeless New Yorkers Posted on March 14, 2022 by PIX11 in PIX11 Police in New York City and in the nation’s capital launched a joint investigation Sunday into a series of attacks on homeless individuals. Shootings in Washington, DC and in NYC are believed to have been committed by the same individual, police said. Office ..Read More
‘Cold-blooded killer’: 6th homeless attack investigated after 5 linked in NYC, DC, officials say Posted on March 14, 2022 by Katie Corrado and Lauren Cook in PIX11 TRIBECA, Manhattan (PIX11) — The death of a homeless man found on a Tribeca street Sunday evening has residents rattled as the NYPD and police in Washington D.C. investigate a series of attacks that they believe are connected. ..Read More
How Can NYC Make Shelters Safer? We Asked Four People on the Front Lines Posted on March 14, 2022 by Reuven Blau in The City People openly smoke crack in bed. Weapons like brass knuckles and stun guns are stashed inside lockers. And there’s the constant fear of being assaulted or robbed. ..Read More
Advocates react to shootings of two homeless men Posted on March 13, 2022 by Arnold Davick in NY1 Advocates for homeless New Yorkers are reacting after two homeless men were shot Saturday morning, one of them fatally. For Shams DaBaron, who experienced homelessness for many years, it brings back memories of the times he had to sleep on the streets. ..Read More
New York grapples with best way to treat severe mental illness Posted on March 7, 2022 by David Lombardo in The Capitol Pressroom March 7, 2022 – High-profile incidents involving mentally-ill, homeless New Yorkers has prompted state policymakers to offer up temporary solutions for helping people with severe mental illness. Coalition for the Homeless Deputy Executive Director for Policy ..Read More
City’s subway safety policy collides with reality as enforcement begins Posted on March 4, 2022 by Chau Lam in Gothamist The woman sitting on her walker in a tiled corridor at Penn Station wouldn’t give her name, but her story illustrated the cat-and-mouse game that plays out between the authorities and homeless people seeking shelter in the nation’s busiest transportation h ..Read More
Losing hope on the streets: A mental health crisis grips the city Posted on March 3, 2022 by Courtney Gross in NY1 It’s just after 3 a.m. in mid-February. It’s the end of the line – the E train in Queens. Car after car, New Yorkers have taken to the subway, some in desperate need of medical care or social services and housing. ..Read More
