More Than 60,000 Homeless in NYC and How You Can Help Posted on March 18, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Conscious Magazine According to the Coalition for the Homeless, as of November 2014, there were 60,352 homeless people in New York City. To be more detailed, there are 3,262 single homeless women and 9,064 single homeless men. Additionally, there are 25,630 homeless kids in fami ..Read More
Homelessness Isn’t a Crime, But When You’re Homeless, You’re Breaking the Law Posted on March 29, 2015 by Gabriela Sandoval Requena in The Epoch Times In NYC, anyone caught sleeping on sidewalks, can be charged with obstructing pedestrian traffic. ..Read More
Housing Homeless Youth Poses Challenge for Mayor de Blasio Posted on March 27, 2015 by Gabriela Sandoval Requena in The New York Times As the city wrestles with an overall homeless population of more than 60,000, young people pose a challenge not just in terms of providing shelter for them, but also in providing the right kind of shelter to lure them off the streets. ..Read More
Arnold Cohen: Nevermind shelter, gimme housing Posted on March 23, 2015 by Gabriela Sandoval Requena in New York Daily News Temporary solutions cost more and don’t work. ..Read More
More Homeless Bedeviled by Trauma Than Mental Illness, Experts Say Posted on March 27, 2015 by Gabriela Sandoval Requena in Healthline Health problems can lead to homelessness — but life on the streets would make anyone sick. ..Read More
NYC Struggling With Apparent Homeless Encampments In Herald Square Transit Corridor Posted on March 30, 2015 by Gabriela Sandoval Requena in CBS New York Homeless New Yorkers seek shelter in Herald Square Subway Tunnel. ..Read More
New York City’s homeless find little comfort in shelter system Posted on March 30, 2015 by Gabriela Sandoval Requena in Al Jazeera In “Shadow City,” Fault Lines examines the historic crisis of family homelessness in New York City and investigates the forces displacing so many from their homes. ..Read More
Advocate: NYC’s homelessness crisis has ‘reached historic proportions’ Posted on March 27, 2015 by Gabriela Sandoval Requena in Al Jazeera In “Shadow City,” Fault Lines examines the historic crisis of family homelessness in New York City and investigates the forces displacing so many from their homes. ..Read More
Uncertain Future for New York Housing Program That Helps Mentally Ill Homeless People Posted on March 24, 2015 by Gabriela Sandoval Requena in The New York Times The supportive-housing programs aim to keep disabled individuals off the street by placing them into rent-subsidized units with supportive services. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio have indicated that they plan to renew the program, but each has ..Read More
