Are There More Homeless People in New York City? Posted on August 21, 2015 by Jeff Foreman in City Limits Are more people homeless in New York City than ever before? For many weeks the New York Post and other media have been running stories about people experiencing homelessness in the city, using increased homelessness as a measure of declining “quality of ..Read More
Civil Discourse: Lawmakers and Legal Experts Want to Expand Your Right to a Lawyer Posted on August 20, 2015 by Jillian Jorgensen in New York Observer “You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be provided for you.” That right—enshrined in many minds thanks to repeat viewings of cop shows—comes with an asterisk: it applies only to criminal cases. But a growing coalition of ..Read More
New York City Homeless Deserve Police Union Respect Posted on August 20, 2015 by Vincent J. Bove in Epoch Times It is no secret that there is a great rift between the NYPD Sergeant’s Benevolent Association (SBA) and the mayor. Although the SBA is entitled to its opinion, encouraging members to take photos of the homeless and post them online to insult the mayor’s po ..Read More
Electeds, Community Leaders Call for Unity in Fight Against Poverty, Homelessness Posted on August 20, 2015 in Amsterdam News This week, members of the United Nations brought up the issue of increasing homelessness in New York. At about the same time, at a rally at City Hall Tuesday, Communities United for Police Reform, elected officials and a diverse group of homeless and anti-pove ..Read More
Reports of Homeless Surge Confront Limitations of City Stats Posted on August 20, 2015 by Gerard Flynn in City Limits He never gave his name but did say that he was a hired hand with a traveling carnival over six weeks ago before getting fired during a dispute about contested wages. In his first unsheltered week he was rudely awoken in the wee hours by a violent kick to the g ..Read More
What Happens When the Largest City in the U.S. Decides to End Veteran Homelessness? Posted on August 19, 2015 by Bryce Covert in Think Progress The phone rings just as Katrina Fingerson and Latoya McClary are about to leave to start their shift at the Goddard Riverside Community Center. It comes in on the line reserved for the 311 calls from concerned citizens and businesses who report homeless people ..Read More
Domestic Abuse is a Leading Cause of Homelessness, But New NYC Program May Bring Some Relief Posted on August 18, 2015 by Colleen Long in Associated Press When Karen finally decided to leave a husband who had been abusing her for years, she found out that fleeing was the easy part. She and her little boy spent the next three years homeless, in and out of shelters, because she couldn’t afford New York City ..Read More
Advocates Urge Action, Not Shaming, for Homeless New Yorkers Posted on August 18, 2015 by Jillian Jorgensen in New York Observer Advocates took to the City Hall steps today to demand action to help the homeless—and bashing the Sergeants Benevolent Association and the media outlets for vilifying people on the street. The rally comes after weeks of coverage of homeless people on the str ..Read More
NYC Pols Blast Cop Union’s Photo Campaign for ‘Shaming’ Homeless People Posted on August 18, 2015 by Erin Durkin in New York Daily News City pols and advocates slammed a police union campaign to publicize photos of people living on the streets, saying it demonizes the homeless. The Sergeants Benevolent Association launched the online photo blitz last week, urging members and their friends and ..Read More
