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As reports circulate that the Governor and the Legislature have agreed to expand involuntary commitment, a wide-ranging coalition…call for investment in proven solutions.

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Coalition condemns expansion of forced psychiatric commitment; renews calls for investments in mental health and social services

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As mayoral candidates develop their platforms for the upcoming election, experts are urging all candidates to make ending homelessness a central campaign issue and to adopt the plan’s recommendations.

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Homelessness Experts Release Comprehensive Plan for the Next Mayor to End Mass Homelessness in NYC

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal would make it easier for local authorities to hospitalize people who cannot provide for their own basic needs, such as food, shelter or medical care. (Spectrum News NY1)

With a deal now made on discovery law reforms, lawmakers must turn their attention to another issue still up for negotiation — the involuntary commitment of people with severe mental illness…

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Advocates discuss involuntary hospitalizations of mentally ill with budget talks in overtime

There are just 1,066 public restrooms available for the city’s 8.2 million residents, or one facility for every 7,800 people.Credit...Natalie Keyssar for The New York Times

The City Council enacted a bill Thursday that aimed to double the number of public restrooms in the city by 2035…

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New York City Council Approves Bill to Build More Public Bathrooms

A pedestrian walks past one of the city's public toilets outside Madison Square Park. (AP /Mary Altaffer)

The City Council is voting Thursday on legislation that would require one public restroom for every 2,000 residents by the year 2035…

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City Council to vote on bill to expand NYC's public restroom access

Marisol Casilla, First Step graduate from class 119, sharing her journey to career success across 11 years, with her sisterhood of First Steppers by her side along the way.

 

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Marisol Casilla | Embodying what it means to be a First Stepper

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The Plaza Grand Ballroom buzzed with energy on Friday, April 4th, as over 300 professionals gathered for the Coalition for the Homeless’ hallmark spring event—the annual Women Mean Business Luncheon, now in its 29th year…

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First Step Graduates and Supporters Came Together at the 2025 Annual Women Mean Business Luncheon to Celebrate “Community” – and Raise Over $520,000

FILE – Homeless Outreach personnel reach out to a person sleeping on a bench in the Manhattan subway system, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

New York is in the midst of both a mental health crisis and homelessness crisis, which is playing out in a very public fashion — on the streets, subways, and other public spaces. But when it comes to proposing a solution to helping the thousands…

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Really aiding those with mental illness

Coalition for the Homeless, VOCAL-NY, Community Service Society and other nonprofit groups have released a blueprint on how the next mayor can solve homelessness. They cite the pressing affordability crisis, the dismally low apartment vacancy rates and surging levels of food insecurity, as well as a 12% increase in the number of non-asylum-seekers in shelters last year.

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How can NYC’s next mayor bring down homelessness? Housing groups weigh in.