The Grand Central Food Program Responds to the COVID Crisis Posted on May 4, 2020 by Tim Campbell The Grand Central Food Program (GCFP) was founded in 1985 the day after a homeless woman died of starvation in Grand Central Terminal. This memory of a homeless person starving on the streets of NYC is embedded in the fabric of the program.&nbs ..Read More
Homeless in NYC: Scared of shelters during COVID-19 crisis Posted on May 4, 2020 by David Crary in Associate Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three hours before mealtime, a line begins to form on the sidewalk outside St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, facing Park Avenue in one of New York City’s poshest neighborhoods. By 5:30 p.m., when plastic bags of carry-away suppers are u ..Read More
Fears overnight closure of New York subway will push homeless ‘into the shadows’ Posted on May 4, 2020 by Ellen Wulfhorst in Reuters NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Plans to close New York City’s subways at night to disinfect trains during the coronavirus pandemic risk pushing hundreds of homeless people “further into the shadows”, housing experts warned, calling for saf ..Read More
Subway closure ‘outright disaster’ for the homeless who have few safe shelter options, advocates say Posted on May 2, 2020 by Ella Torres and Aaron Katersky in Subway closure 'outright disaster' for the homeless who have few safe shelter options, advocates say ..Read More
